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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here and I have only read a few pages, not the whole thread.

I can understand some of the reasons that parents might choose a private school for their child.  What I don't understand is, if you aren't going to take advantage of one of the stronger public school systems in the state, why would you pay the school district premium and live in MoCo.  In Montgomery County, you pay a lot for the school zones.  You can pay significantly less and get significantly more and better housing outside MoCo than you can in the County.  That plus the horrible traffic/congestion, the high COL (it costs about 10-20% more for everything from gas to groceries to home goods in MoCo as it does outside the county) and I can't understand paying all that to live in the County and not even use the school system.[/quote]

Good question. We didn't intend on going private when we moved here pre-kids. When our DC got closer to school age, we took a closer look at MCPS and did not like what we saw (funny how your perception changes sometimes after you have kids). We do love our neighborhood and school, which is nearby. So moving would be difficult. Also, I don't mind paying taxes to support strong public schools even if they may not be right for us. I have always believed that great schools make great neighborhoods. I am concerned, however, that MCPS reputation as a strong school district may be on the decline--but taxes are not. [/quote]
For context, which private (or type of private) are you talking about?  If people taking a close look at MCPS and the Big 3 choose the Big 3, that's not surprising.  If you're talking about lesser known privates, that'd be interesting...[/quote]

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