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[quote=Anonymous]I will chime in, even though we are not even at the end of the elementary school decision. I do ask myself this question frequently though and have eventually made peace with it. For me, what mattered was the alternative - a not so great local public - we are in the district and not in bounds for any of JKLM. So my daughter gets more recess time, less standardized testing, healthier school lunches, more science, more music, more art, more PE, a higher quality after school program, and enrichments right in the school. Academically, she is a bright kid, that would have learned to read and mulitply almost no matter what school she was in, so we opted for private more for a richer school experience than she would have received in her local public school. Even if she had gone to one of JKLM we would probably be spending more on additional enrichments and I am not sure of what we would have done in terms of after care versus hiring a nanny or childminder, plus we would have needed to send lunch. These items would add up - so I discount somewhat the tuition bill and tell myself that the private school is really only x extra over a public option.  
What do you mean by worth it? getting into a great college? who knows where she will end up but I do want her to enjoy the journey there!
My constant worry is saving for college - we do have some money saved but in reality it is not enough according to the college saving calculators, especially for a private college. However, since we are already paying tuition for school I figure we still have that much room in out budget each year to put towards the college tuition. It will not be enough but the little extra savings we have will help and then we can either borrow or hope for scholarships. There are many great public universities out there and hopefully, the DC money for college program will still be there and then we can afford a great public university.

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