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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I are trying to decide if we want to go with a private school or public.

We both went to public and feel like we had a quality education and real life experience.  I’m ignorant to private school culture, but I fear it’s pretty WASPy and privileged?  We want our DC to have classmates from various backgrounds.

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Where do you live?  Does your zoned elementary have at least some diversity?

Not sure there's a simple answer.  One of us did public all the way, and the other did private/boarding schools.  We bought in a diverse neighborhood with decently regarded schools (although some poverty, which brings the scores down a bit).  Our child was there for several years and we had a good experience, although we eventually moved to private for a specific curriculum not available in our public.  Also, the private is FAR from WASPy, and is in fact pretty diverse as far as privates go.

tl;dr: Assuming your public is good, I'd start in public and only move private later if warranted.[/quote]

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