The school also accepts tuition-paying students from surrounding towns and states.

Not all suburban districts accept tuition-paying students.

Generally, tuition-paying students are admitted only in classes where there are vacancies.

Funds come from the Services and Activities Fee (S&A) that all tuition-paying students pay each quarter.

The Garrison school district accepts no tuition-paying students.

Last year in the neighboring school district of Edgemont, a group of residents opposed a proposal to admit tuition-paying students on similar grounds.

With most districts confronting increased certioraris and decreased state support, tuition-paying students are a way for districts to balance their budgets.

Officials say football can bring in more tuition-paying students than any other course or activity - and not just players themselves.

Bethel Academy accepted its first tuition-paying students in 1836, both locals and boarders.

Almost half a million tuition-paying foreign students were enrolled in American institutions in the 1997-98 academic year.