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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ which is also part of the reason the better privates have to be better than the best publics. Virtually unlimited resources, small class sizes, ability to tailor the curriculum to the students, no fighting with central office of DCPS, ability to hand select children through extensive testing, families that are able to afford $40,000+ tuitions, and autonomous decision making to improve and redesign facilities at will.

For the sake of the parents who are paying tuition it inevitably has to be better than public. The question is by how much? We are at Janney and it seems that 10-15% better (as mentioned by a PP) seems about reasonable. However, for us it is a non-issue.

We would not qualify for financial aid, yet do not have a dedicated trust fund, or grandparents that would pay the way. It you look at the recent private school threads it seems that for many families in the elite independent schools private school tuition is not a factor in their budget because they pay significantly less than 10% of their income on tuition or absolutely nothing because it is part of the inheritance.

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I just switched my kids from public to private (after five years in public) and agree with much of this.  If private was at all a financial burden, I could have gotten my kids a very good education in public.  But, I would peg  difference at more than ten to fifteen percent in terms of what is extra benefit at the private, but much of that depends on the quality of the public alternative and of the particular private.  In my own case, the most significant differences are going to be at the middle and high school levels.[/quote]

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