Sign of the times, 20 years ago when my kids were in school it was $10 - $15K. :-) And yes, one of the "popular" private schools in the Bay Area is "Harker Acad

Sign of the times, 20 years ago when my kids were in school it was $10 - $15K. :-) And yes, one of the "popular" private schools in the Bay Area is "Harker Academy" which is between $41 and $53K / year depending on age. The point stands though, someone who is renting and paying of student debt and working in the cube next to you, is probably not thinking (seriously at least) about private school for their kids. But the new multi-millionaire is. One common themes, in my experience, over the years of people who have become wealthy through stock ownership is "now I know my kids are going to be okay." A long time ago I mentioned it as the first tier of 'wealth' which gives people a more fearless attitude at work.