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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are considering switching our kids from public to private. I know some people don’t care about college outcomes from private but our family absolutely does care. I have been looking at the instagram pages of colleges from both public and private schools in the DMV and the private schools seem to have done significantly better. I currently have 1 kid in high school (freshman at local well regarded public) and two kids in elementary. We applied to a few privates last year for oldest and he decided to stay at his public. I also looked at the college instagrams last year and it didn’t seem like a large difference but the difference this year seems more significant.[/quote]

No and no

Private never ever does better.

I don't know what you are looking at but any W school, Magnet school etc does better than any private.
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Doesn’t it depend on where you fall in the class? Kids profile is what determines it. If it’s top 10% at both (prob little difference) versus in the top 25 to 35% at a private versus same at public?

The outcomes are not the same for that cohort. Obviously assuming full pay you have much better outcomes at a private.

So if your kid is a superstar and an amazing tester, and will always be at the top of the pack, go public.

If kid possibly not in the top 10% of class, you will definitely have more options - including top 25 private universities - from a rigorous private high school.[/quote]

OP here. My oldest is a superstar and would always be at the top. He is at the top at public and would probably have been top at private. He is also a very strong athlete and may or may not be a college recruit.

My middle kid will not be at the top at public or private. This is the kid I think may benefit most from private. He is just as smart as his older brother but not hard working at all. He is super social and I guess what you would call popular. I worry about this kid the most.

My youngest is smart and not so athletic. I’m afraid she will get lost in large class sizes. [/quote]

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