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I don't know any middle class person who feels guilty. It's primarily a money question.

I have the money to send my two kids to expensive privates. But I preferred to move to a great public school district in a wealthy enclave, and thus invest in real estate that would never go down in price (it stagnated during the 2008 recession), and get a good-enough education for the price of my taxes. I supplement with a reading list of classics at home, and expensive one-on-one tutors when they need it to help them to get stellar GPAs, AP and SAT test scores. This decision frees up money for any private university they want, with grad school if needed. My oldest goes to an 85K a year uni.

This is VERY CLEARLY a money question: where to allocate funds to act in children's best interests.

Some of my wealthy neighbors don't need to make that calculus - they have enough to offer their kids private all the way, plus the downpayment on the home, the car, etc. More power to them!

PS: one of my kids went to a special needs program in his public school. It was a way better fit than any private. So don't think that "high needs" kids always need privates.
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