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Absolute minimum

Year
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97

Tuition at Darchei Torah

Kindergarten
$1,500
1,600
1,700

Grades 1-6
$1,850
2,000
2,200

Grades 7-8
$1,950
2,100
2,300

Nursery
$1,200
1,400
1,500

Kindergarten
$1,500
1,700
1,800

Grades 1-6
$2,100
2,300
2,500

Grades 7-8
$2,200
2,400
2,600

Nursery
$1,350
1,500
1,600

Kindergarten
$2,800
• 3,000
3,100

Grades 1-6
$4,000
4,300
4,500

Grades 7-8
$4,100
4,400
4,600

Nursery
$1,200
1,300
1,400

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1996-97

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1994-95
1995-96
1996-97

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volunteering for extracurricular
activities.
With the exception of Darchei
Torah and the Lubavitch-spon-
sored day schools, local Jewish
day schools get a boost from the
Jewish Federation's Allied Jew-
ish Campaign. Federation has in-
creased allocations to Akiva,
Hillel and Yeshiva Beth Yehu-
dah by 67 percent in the past five
years, from $690,000 in the 1992-
93 school year to $1,154,000 in
the 1996-97 school year.
Akiva Hebrew Day School re-
ceived about $1,000 per child last
year in its annual allocation from
the Campaign; Hillel, on the oth-
er hand, was able to cover $630
for each student from Federation
funds. This was up from 1992-93
when Federation gave Akiva
$656 per student and Hillel $431
per student.
"Federation has been very
helpful to us," Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah's Mr. Ellenberg said.
That school has seen a 61 percent
increase in Federation funding
in the past five years.
But will the efforts aimed at
curbing tuition increases actual-
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ementary school saw a $75 in-
crease last year and a $50
increase the year before.
Although no price increases
have been formally announced
for next year, Mr. Ellenberg said
he expects an increase of 5-7 per-
cent, the first major increase
since 1994-95, when tuition was
raised nearly 10 percent. The cur-
rent tuition for elementary stu-
dents is $4,275 and for upper
school students, $4,725.
As with other schools, Darchei
Torah parents on the board of di-
rectors guide the increases in tu-
ition and set the rates for the year
ahead. Rarely has an increase
surpassed $200.
"We have a very nice crowd on
the board," said Rabbi David
Kahn, principal of the boys
school. "They all know what it is
like to pay tuition."
For most schools, donations
and income from fund-raisers
make up the difference between
total cost and tuition assessed.
During the past decade, local
day schools have introduced new
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