APS Students Who Went Private -- How many

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

8,000 kids left FCPS this year.



It's crazy to think 8000 private slots were available throughout the area. Some must have homeschooled or redshirted.

It's not that crazy. FCPS has like 185,000 students. 8,000 kids is less than 5%. The same proportion of APS students would be 1120, which is about the same amount that did leave.

No, I’m saying who knew private schools had so many openings.

[Anonymous]

A lot of that 8000 are kids who were registered for K and whose parents didn’t send them after all. When you take that out and realize they’ll all go in next year and many private defectors will come back, it’s not a huge number . Same for any districts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of that 8000 are kids who were registered for K and whose parents didn’t send them after all. When you take that out and realize they’ll all go in next year and many private defectors will come back, it’s not a huge number . Same for any districts.

Private defectors are not coming back. Why on earth would they?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of that 8000 are kids who were registered for K and whose parents didn’t send them after all. When you take that out and realize they’ll all go in next year and many private defectors will come back, it’s not a huge number . Same for any districts.

Private defectors are not coming back. Why on earth would they?

Private school isn't worth $40k more than public 5-days, in-person for many families.

Parochials certainly aren't worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of that 8000 are kids who were registered for K and whose parents didn’t send them after all. When you take that out and realize they’ll all go in next year and many private defectors will come back, it’s not a huge number . Same for any districts.

Private defectors are not coming back. Why on earth would they?

Private school isn't worth $40k more than public 5-days, in-person for many families.

Parochials certainly aren't worth it.

The families I know who left fcps for parochial have been thrilled with the education and are all staying - many not catholic some not even Christian. It’s a lot cheaper than private though, and it may be base school dependent on if it’s “worth” it. But, the Arlington diocese schools are actually very well respected on the academic front unlike parochias in other areas of the country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of that 8000 are kids who were registered for K and whose parents didn’t send them after all. When you take that out and realize they’ll all go in next year and many private defectors will come back, it’s not a huge number . Same for any districts.

Private defectors are not coming back. Why on earth would they?

Private school isn't worth $40k more than public 5-days, in-person for many families.

Parochials certainly aren't worth it.

And you know this how? Are your kids in private?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of that 8000 are kids who were registered for K and whose parents didn’t send them after all. When you take that out and realize they’ll all go in next year and many private defectors will come back, it’s not a huge number . Same for any districts.

Private defectors are not coming back. Why on earth would they?

Private school isn't worth $40k more than public 5-days, in-person for many families.

Parochials certainly aren't worth it.

And you know this how? Are your kids in private?

One is, one isn't.

Many families don't find the value over "regular" school. Covid school was an exception.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of that 8000 are kids who were registered for K and whose parents didn’t send them after all. When you take that out and realize they’ll all go in next year and many private defectors will come back, it’s not a huge number . Same for any districts.

Private defectors are not coming back. Why on earth would they?

Private school isn't worth $40k more than public 5-days, in-person for many families.

Parochials certainly aren't worth it.

The families I know who left fcps for parochial have been thrilled with the education and are all staying - many not catholic some not even Christian. It’s a lot cheaper than private though, and it may be base school dependent on if it’s “worth” it. But, the Arlington diocese schools are actually very well respected on the academic front unlike parochias in other areas of the country.

According to whom?

And this thread isn't about FCPS.............

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of that 8000 are kids who were registered for K and whose parents didn’t send them after all. When you take that out and realize they’ll all go in next year and many private defectors will come back, it’s not a huge number . Same for any districts.

Private defectors are not coming back. Why on earth would they?

Private school isn't worth $40k more than public 5-days, in-person for many families.

Parochials certainly aren't worth it.

And you know this how? Are your kids in private?

One is, one isn't.

Many families don't find the value over "regular" school. Covid school was an exception.

You're right, Covid was a major push to private. I still don't see many families coming back soon. Maybe in a few years when APS is able to catch everyone up, but in general I don't see many coming back immediately.

Two in private, one in APS but graduating thankfully

[Anonymous]

Were there pop up privates we didn't hear about? I suspect a whole lot of homeschool coops, with teachers.

[Anonymous]

A certain percentage of private school kids also opted to be virtual only, that's part of how some spots opened up.

As for APS in the fall, I don't know. I pulled some kids to private who want to go back to APS, but I don't trust it and I wish I knew what would really happen. APS has done such a bad job during COVID.

[Anonymous]

All the kids in my immediate neighborhood and friend group are going private and staying or on waitlists. My child's class at a small Lutheran School has kids from Drew, Fairlington, ASFS, Taylor, Fleet, Longbranch... seems like most of the kids and their siblings will be returning next year. Actually much more diverse and representative group than most APS elementary schools. It’s. It right that APS can’t get the k-2s back 5 days.

[Anonymous]

Not right

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the kids in my immediate neighborhood and friend group are going private and staying or on waitlists. My child's class at a small Lutheran School has kids from Drew, Fairlington, ASFS, Taylor, Fleet, Longbranch... seems like most of the kids and their siblings will be returning next year. Actually much more diverse and representative group than most APS elementary schools. It’s. It right that APS can’t get the k-2s back 5 days.

They will be returning to Lutheran or APS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the kids in my immediate neighborhood and friend group are going private and staying or on waitlists. My child's class at a small Lutheran School has kids from Drew, Fairlington, ASFS, Taylor, Fleet, Longbranch... seems like most of the kids and their siblings will be returning next year. Actually much more diverse and representative group than most APS elementary schools. It’s. It right that APS can’t get the k-2s back 5 days.

Sounds Trumpy.
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