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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For me, the issue is whether I want to have a cheaper mortgage, more space and pay private school tuition.

I have decided that I can live without as much space, increase my mortgage and move to a neighborhood with good public schools.

When you do a cost-benefit analysis, you really don't come out ahead by living in an area with unacceptable public schools. Private school tuition has gone up so much in recent years, that it doesn't make sense to have a cheaper mortgage and still pay $1,500 or more per month in tuition.[/quote]

Actually, when I did the math for my family, PG county came out way, way, ahead.  Our type of house, with our proximity to DH's job, the beltway, dc, and public transit would cost 800k almost anywhere else.  Our house cost 320k.  Private school (which is cheaper in PG) is fine for that 500k difference for our one DC.  If more people actually did this calculation, PG would become more desirable.[/quote]

I have a similar situation.  PG County is actually the best location, commute wise, because of where my spouse and I work.  It gives us public transportation options as well that we weren't able to find elsewhere.  And it was comfortably within our budget.  Our local elementary school is highly rated.  The middle school and high school are actually pretty average.  They aren't rated as low as some others in PG.  The high school has an honors program that people seem pretty happy about, so we figured we would cross that bridge when the time came.

Quite honestly, if more people did the cost-benefit analysis you mention, they would move to PG.  And over time, the schools would improve.  Everyone acts like people who buy in PG just do it for the space, but the truth is that most people can't afford anything in MOCO or NOVA.  And given all of the crazy bidding wars, et cetera, it seems to me that something has to give, that increasingly people might see PG as a viable option.  After all, if they build more houses in MOCO, the schools will just get overcrowded, which I think is already happening.  And when that happens, the quality goes down.

Who knows.

But to the OP, the Great Schools site should list private school options.  I would also say, it depends where you are in PG.  If you are closer to MOCO or Howard County or AA county, you might also check to see if there are private schools there that aren't too far.[/quote]

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