Hogwarts Upkeep

[joanne0012]

No: HPFGUIDX 36476

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Felicia Rickmann" <felicia.rickmann at d...> wrote:
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> 
> I think that Hogwarts has to be "state" funded as it seems to be the 
> only wizarding school in the UK. I can't believe that it would be in 
> the interest of either the wizarding community - or the Muggle 
> community 
> 
> In that case the mystery is, who funds it?  The wizarding community cannot be 
huge and the financial implications in feeding and housing several hundred 
students, teaching staff of various levels and the upkeep of Hogwarts etc. must 
be considerable.  

Why couldn't the wizarding comunity fund Hogwarts?  The students are there in 
proportion to the adult population, just as they are in muggle schools.  And the 
wizarding community apparently doesn't fund any lower (e.g., elementary) or 
higher (e.g., college) levels of education; Hogwarts would be the only educational 
institution they'd support.  Costs would be lower than at comparable muggle 
schools, as the physical plant has long since been amortized and much of the 
labor is provided by house elves.  If they can support an entire complex Ministry 
of Magic, they can also suport a school!