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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a status symbol thing - as wealthier and wealthier families move into ARL, they'll shift more and more to private. I don't know why this isn't obvious to you.[/quote]

And yet most families still go public. Even in the priciest neighborhoods. [/quote]

Arlington wealthy isn’t the same as DC wealthy. 50+K of after tax dollars is a lot to pay per year (per kid!), even if you live in a 3 million dollar home.[/quote]

I think you’re overestimating the wealth of the majority of private school parents and underestimating the number of families with grandparents paying tuition.  [/quote]

Sure, there’s a lot of generational wealth there. Maybe the grandparents are buying these families’ second and third vacation homes, too. 😉

I am friendly with a family whose grandparents pay for their children’s private school tuition. It’s not because mom and dad can’t afford it. It’s a way of passing down wealth and avoiding taxes on that amount.[/quote]

“I want to pass on enormous amounts of wealth to you, avoiding as many taxes as possible. Here’s a couple million dollars in private school tuition for your kids.”

50K x 13 years x 3 kids = $1.95 million (though it will be higher because private school tuition keeps ballooning)

Not everyone who has gramps footing the bill is poor.[/quote]

Nobody said that.  The point was that most families aren’t any more wealthy than the average 3M Arlington homeowner.  But yes, there is a group of people that are ultra-wealthy, I think everyone understands that.

Anyway, this is a silly tangent and I regret chiming in.[/quote]

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