I couldn't find too much information online about the local lef Al-Ghazaly High School, but the Annur school in Schenectady I found the tuition to be a fraction of what we pay for local Yeshiva Day Schools.
I did calculations for a hypothetical family of 5 called the Goldbergs & found out how much they would be paying to send their 3 kids to a local YDS. The prices ranged from about $30,000 to $60,000 per year.
At Annur they would be paying......$1,195! No that's not a typo. They even qualify for a 5% reduction if they pay up front.
[Editor's note: That may be amount of each of the 10 installments. The wording on the website was a little vague. Still, $11,950 per year is a lot less than we pay. They must be getting serious voluntary contributions. I think they take Zakah more seriously than we take Ma'aser]
They have a full 180 days in the school calendar despite having to take off 3 days for Eid Al-Adha.
And what I like personally is that the budget is right there on the website. Both revenue and expenses. There is nothing to hide! No need for bloggers to speculate. I know some local YDS board members have suggested doing that but apparently they were overruled.
Allahu Achbar!
