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[quote=Anonymous]We are trying to decide whether to move to the suburb for the schools or try to see if we can afford private school.  I know I may sound naive, but I simply have zero experience with the US school system to understand just how much difference does it make between the private school and a really good public school.  I grew up overseas and went to public schools, however, this country had pretty aggressive academic program in comparison with the US and the overall culture was very conservative as far as drug/alcohol/sex in school is concerned.

So, is this worth it to move to the suburb with the good schools like Mclean, for example and save on having to send two kids to private school?  Will we be doing our kids a disservice if we could afford private school with some sacrifice (living in a cheaper area, small house, no exciting vacations, etc)?  Our budget for a house is about 800K in order for us to afford private school.

I am not a troll, so please no nasty remarks, I am sure there has been debates on that, I am just specifically trying to compare the public schools in Fairfax (Mclean pyramid) with the private schools in the district.  Are they that much better to make sacrifices?[/quote]

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