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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have kids in middle school and are beginning to explore private high school options. Is it really true that kids from private schools  do worse in college acceptances than similar kids from public school? We are in a county that has subpar schools and  do not see many great matriculations from our high school.  I can't imagine doing worse.[/quote]

There's a lot to consider and perhaps one of the those considerations for you is college admissions.  We put one of our kids in private and honestly I do think it is more likely to hurt than help but not significantly so and he's been happy and successful at his private school.  But in the end college admissions may not matter much either. Only a very small percentage of kids going to elite schools and the rest go to all of the rest of the many, many colleges and universities in this country. I recommend this book:  https://www.amazon.com/Where-You-Not-Who-Youll/dp/1455532681  Remember there are lots of reasons that students may be matriculating to the colleges they are and may have more to do with cost than abilities.  Some kids are restricted to in state options due to cost and others need merit aid or significant student loans to attend any school at all. There is just no one single answer.

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