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+1. Just think about the numbers. You said there are about 100 students in a graduating  class, correct? Do you really think all 100 of those students will be getting a full-ride to college? Is that private school really [i]that[/i] amazing of a school and able to create such brilliant and amazing students who get full-rides to college? The top schools in the country aren't even able to do that.

In what state do you live?[/quote]

I live in North Alabama.

So what are the parents paying for when they pay for private school like that?  A chance for a better college?  A better education?[/quote]

I sincerely doubt that the private school education their children are receiving are going to improve the kids' chances at being a National Merit Scholar or receiving a merit scholarship anywhere. The kids that were going to in the running for that will succeed regardless of whether they go to a public school or a private school. (Unless the public school is absolutely absymal.)

In North Alabama, rich kids go to private schools so they don't have to mix with the poor kids. Middle class parents make sacrifices to send their kids to private schools so they can make connections with the rich kids. [/quote]

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