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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is anybody mature enough to return to OP's original question?

Unless a family is loaded, 35-45K/year privates aren't worth it as compared to Walls. But reputable 20-25K a year DCMD/VA high schools like Gonzaga, St. John's, DeMatha, Bishop O'Connell and Bishop Ireton might be for those without philosophical or religious objections to parochial schools. They tend to offer better facilities, smaller classes, more serious sports and better humanities instruction.

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I would disagree.  The academics at those Catholics are not much different than the academics at public.  I've given this a lot of though with 4 kids who have attended many different schools from DPCS to Catholic to "top" privates (Sidwell/STA).  it's really only the top schools (Sidwell/STA/NCS/GDS) that have a 
substantial academic difference over public (specifically DCPS).  They operate on their own level--for better or worse.  I say "better or worse" because in my experience this is only good for kids who really want an academic slog--there are many unhappy kids at these schools. They weren't the right fit for all my kids. The large Catholics have more in common academically with the publics than they do with the top privates. Of course, you may elect to pay for Catholic high school over public for other benefits: smaller classes, consistent teachers (no missing teachers like can happen in DCPS), possibly better facilities, the tight-knit Catholic community, and of course the religious aspect (which is a feature, not a bug to most of the families who choose these schools). [/quote]

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