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We are outliers on this board because we only send one of our kids to a private and it’s for a specific reason. A lot of the criticism of publics isn’t valid imo. Public school teachers are better at classroom management and I found - contrary to what every private says - better at differentiation. We found a great school for one of my kids with ADHD but the accommodations in his private elementary were laughable.

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This was EXACTLY our experience. Clearly, though, this varies a lot depending on where you live what schools are being compared.

In the end, the public school did a far superior job meeting the individual needs of a couple of our kids (which was contrary to what we expected) and prepared them exceptionally well for a rigorous university experience.  I can say confidently that one of our kids blossomed in a way in public school that would have never happened had he stayed in private. This is not to suggest that's always be the case (not at all), but only to suggest you look closely at the individual needs of your kids and not to make assumptions about the quality of public vs private education.

I started the process with a bias towards private schools and came away with very different conclusions.  But I've also lived in different regions of the country and understand that my answer to this question would change based on the region/schools under consideration and the individual learning style of the student. 
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