Steps to locate a private school in Miami for your children

Sending children to private school is an option that many newcomers seriously consider. Whether it’s because public schools are overcrowded or because they want a more personalized education for their children, it is important to know what primary and secondary schools offer, how much they cost and how they work.

In the United States there are 27,400 private schools that offer education to six million students, most of them religiously oriented (85 percent) with an average of 300 students (81 percent have less than that number).

According to data from the National Council for American Private Education, an organization that brings together all private schools in the country, one in four schools in the nation operates privately and the growth in student enrollment indicates that by 2010 there will be a number of 53 million students enrolled.

How much does a private school cost in Miami?
While private education is expensive in Latin America, newcomers should be aware that prices in the United States often double or triple what is paid in other countries.
According to the data published in the “Digest of Education Statistics” presented by the National Center for Education Statistics in March 2000, the average enrollment in any U.S. private school is $3,116 per year.

It is worth clarifying to our readers that this amount is an average: a Miami private school like Miami Country Dade, for example, charges an annual tuition for 1st graders. to 5th grade of $ 10,580, while a high school student must pay $ 13,480 in the same establishment. Each school has its own particular policy regarding scholarships and payment plans. Be sure to ask and know the options to access a discount, as they usually exist.

To grant you the scholarship, private schools will ask you for all bank records, account statements, tax returns and a detail of personal expenses of the last two years. If you are a newcomer or plan to arrive in Miami, bring all these documents in order, as they can help you when enrolling your children in private schools.

Secular

and religious private schools While it is true that most private schools are religious
, we will tell you how they are divided and what offer you will find when you arrive in the United States.

According to the information provided to The Paratrooper by the National Council for American Private Education, schools are classified as Catholic, Jewish, non-sectarian (Gulliver Schools, Montessori, Waldorf, and other alternatives), conservative Christian, Baptist, Lutheran, Episcopal, Calvinist, and Seventh-day Adventist.

50 percent of private school students opt for Catholic schools and the rest are divided into the other categories. These schools have a high academic level, education is personalized, there is an average of 12 children per classroom and according to an organization called Public Agenda, based in New York, 55 percent of American parents who send their children to public schools would like to switch them to the private education system.

In Miami, private schools are scattered throughout the city and it is convenient that before choosing your place of residence you take knowledge of the educational offer. For more information and location of private schools in your area you can contact the National Council for American Private Education:
www.capenet.org
 (all information is in English) or send them an email:
cape@capenet.org
. T+ 301-916-8460 (they are outside Miami and only serve in English).

For scholarship information you can contact the organization called Children’s Scholarship Foundation whose function is to manage scholarships in private schools for low-income children. In this case you must be a resident, provide Social Security number, credit status and tax return for the last two years. T + 212-752-8555/ 212-515-7134 (English only),

You can also call the Miami-Dade County Department of Schools for help with information about private schools. The phone number is 305-883-5651.