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[quote=Anonymous]I have kids in both private and public.

Some advantages of private: option for religious or same sex environment, smaller classes, in some districts more diversity (surprisingly!), more free periods during the day when kids are encouraged to visit their teachers or have a study hall, option to leave early for specific extracurriculars (for example, my kid danced at a pre pro company and we were given the leeway to leave in a way a public would not), uniforms, curated student population and specifically, curated student parents, much better facilities both indoor and sports/fields, extracurriculars as part of the school day, amazing field trips including overnights.  Sports at the lower/middle school ages were a part of the school day - not need to drive all around getting a kid to practice.  I strongly believe privates on average offer better study/organizational skills training and better writing instruction.  (I haven’t found this to be true for math.)

Public: better AP selections (this will depend on the school), bigger grade and class sizes (for one kid, this was a benefit - he didn’t thrive in a smaller environment), better music program (this again will depend on the district but absolutely the case for us), better accommodations for special needs (speech therapy, ADHD, hearing).[/quote]

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