No, we all went to Catholic grade school - at that time in the 60s it only cost about $50 a year! Ha! High school was split between public and private schools depending on whether or not a scholarship was available. College, I and my sibs were kinda on our own although my parents helped out as much as possible. I have three children of my own now, and all my brothers and sister save one who is still single at 40 do too, but none have more than three. As I said those big families are more and more rare. But when I was growing up, there were several families in our church with 12 kids, and lots in the seven-to-ten range. Honestly when I look back on it, I don't know how my parents managed it: not having the nine kids I mean, but the economics and logistics of it!
Easy--doing without and slave labor can save lots of moola and still get everything done! :-)
I am the oldest of ten kids. I told my mom one time that when I think back on what it took to get us all ready for church on Sunday I am just amazed. I asked her how she did it and she just said, "We just did it." One of my fondest memories of my dad is when us kids would line up in front of him so he could brush our hair.
There's a lot more to this story. I would consider this family a "success" in many ways. No, the kids would be the first to tell you that the meals were often lean, but the love was in abundance, and, by and large, they all turned out to be good people contributing to society.