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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends on the school district. In Bethesda/Chevy Chase most of the kids going to private are special needs or come from snooty families. On the DC side of the border, it's people that want a good education for their kids without the fear of violence. No judgment. Families try to do what's best for their children. Certainly not jealous of families that choose private school  [/quote]

If you are wealthy why wouldn't you send your kids to private schools?

Is the money better spent on fancy German and Italian sports cars?  If you have excess cash flow after savings, why not?  I want to give my kids the best of everything.  I still save and have a high net worth by even country club standards.

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Because they're not better

Do you really think that some kid coming out of Landon is better prepared for college and life generally than next door Whitman? Or Walter Johnson? Or Churchill?

Do you think the families that send their kids to those schools don't value education? Or could afford private?

It's the difficult kids that are sent to private[/quote]

The level of wealth at Bethesda private schools and the network kids get is far superior to any W school. The lunches served are actually healthy.  Most problem kids are not allowed to continue.  At public schools problem kids are allowed to stay.

And sports are far superior at the local private schools...about 18% of the graduating class at several Bethesda private schools signed to play college sports.  At Whitman it was around 3%.
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So you admit that the advantages of private are from making social connections and not necessarily the school quality.
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It all makes a difference—smaller classes, better sports and coaching, better lunches, better facilities, great network/ Rolodex , superior parent network and experience…it’s a nice luxury to give your kids if you can pay for it without making a real dent in your net worth.

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