That said, the public schools in NYC are (mostly) a disaster, and it's disgusting to me (as an NYC taxpayer) that their return on investment, so to speak, is so poor. (Even the good schools will commonly have class sizes of 35-40 students. Lots of long writing assignments for high school students? Not likely...)
You are right about NYC being larger than Manhattan.
The citation itself was the first I could find, simply to verify the outrageous sounding numbers. At private schools in Manhattan, numbers of 25,000-30,000 are now "normal". I don't know the rates for schools in the outer boroughs, but I'm willing to bet that Brooklyn rates are right behind or equal to Manhattan rates.
My larger point was just that comparing NYC public school to average private school rates was off-center.
Also, just fyi, no matter what they say, those private schools do not offer a 1:4-1:10 student:teacher ratio. 1:12-1:20 is far more common now by high school.
Hey - it's your article citation - did you even read it?
That list contains TOP schools some of which were founded in the 1600 and 1700s and who are so selective that some reject 80% of applicants. That was not a typical list of private schools.
And I actually believe their claims of teacher ratios -- at least on that list.
While I accept, NYC private schools cost more than the national average - they are essentially charging taxpayers $20K a year to not educate kids.
Hey - it's your article citation - did you even read it?
Fair enough - also funny. I did read it. I don't think it says that other schools in NYC cost much less. The numbers are normal for Manhattan and Brooklyn now. I can't get you the weblink for every private school in Manhattan and Brooklyn, but here are two more links chosen pretty much at random. The number you will see over and over in articles and blogs on this is $30,000.
That said, the public schools in NYC are (mostly) a disaster, and it's disgusting to me (as an NYC taxpayer) that their return on investment, so to speak, is so poor. (Even the good schools will commonly have class sizes of 35-40 students. Lots of long writing assignments for high school students? Not likely...)