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[quote=Anonymous]OP here - I'll clarify a few things.

I have done a lot of searching/reading threads on this forum about these schools what I am looking for is a better feeling of which might be good for a middle class family.  Also we have looked at class size and ratios at the local elementary school and for kindergarten they are okay but beyond that the class are large.  And the decision to like at private is not just about class size. It's about the aproach to teaching and music, art, the outdoors and so much more.

My background - I grew up in DC and went to an elite private school.  Both DH & I are well educated with advanced degrees. I hesitate to give more personal details as I prefer to remain anonymous.

As for finances, I know we can swing at least $20K a year from our own pockets without a problem as we did it for infant daycare with out additonal help from anyone.  My parents can easily give us $15K a year and are happy to do so without strings as education has always when important in our family and in fact they rec'd assistance from their parents for my education.  Oh, it helps that we bought our house in 1999 and put down 25% and then did a re-fi a while ago to get a better rate (didn't take any money out) so we have a relative low mortgage payment for this area.

I can already see that I was correct to be concerned that snobbery (or whatever you want to call it) could be a problem.  I am hoping to get a feeling for which schools may have enough socioeconomic diversity to be inclusive of the middle class.[/quote]

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