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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am considering buying into Langley area too so my kids can go there, but all those talks about Langley being a "rich" school makes me wonder if we are too poor to go there (I know it's public school, what I meant is whether my kids would fit in with other "rich" students in their class).  My husband and I both work, are there lots of SAHM at Langaley?  What would you say the average HHI is?  [/quote]

If you can afford to live there, you won’t be too poor for your kid to attend.

But if you’re worried about your kid attending a school with no poor kids or your kid not being able to afford the same things as the kids from the wealthier part of McLean or Great Falls, look in the McLean and Marshall districts instead. The academics are just as good and there is more diversity.[/quote]

Thank you! But I thought lots of the "wealthier parts" who are zoned to Langley send their kids to private schools?  I just don't want my kids to feel poor (I felt poor when I was growing up).  I just want my kids to "fit in", on par with his peers (besides academics), on things like sports, summer camps, etc.  [/quote]

They do, especially the Langley families north of 123 in McLean.,

But I really don’t think other kids will make your kids feel poor unless you are the one who makes too much out of any disparities when it comes to clothes, vacations, etc.  Otherwise kids roll with their families having different priorities, without over-analyzing what that may or may not say about their parents’ bank accounts.  [/quote]

The parents who are slumming it in FCPS, but can afford to spend, live in $4m houses, belong to country clubs and travel like it is going out of style.  These families generally have SAHM's who plan trips for a living. There are a few families stretching to keep up with the Joneses, but mostly like hangs out with like. [/quote]

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