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OP,

Overall I prefer a large public.

My 9 year old has diagnosed ADD and suspected Asperger's. His classmates are friendly, but he has no friends, KWIM?

Having done both a small private and a large public, I can tell you it hasn't yet made a difference in the friends department because it's our sons who have to be willing to connect and make the effort! The day DS really wants to make friends, he will try harder. I have enrolled him in social skills groups in the past, maybe you might want to look into that, although I have reservations about the transfer into real life of skills he learns there.

Small classes are wonderful for executive function issues. Unless you are sure that the larger public school will help him with organization, by implementing his IEP for example, he will have a hard time adjusting. 
OTOH, he has to prepare for college independence at some point, and also he might meet a like-minded friend in a bigger school.

Does he have an IEP which can be implemented for organizational help?
My son has an IEP and has received a ton of support in his public school.
We save money for college, so I think it's a win-win for us!

Good luck, these decisions are not easy.

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