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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m guessing OP chose to ask about NoVa because the private schools in NoVa aren’t that great (I live in NoVa). There’s not a great selection and the ones that are here honestly don’t seem worth it, apart from 1-2. Even those are arguably not better than the best options at public (eg Langley, McLean high). But I think the answer is mostly the same across the board, and is usually one of these—have so much money so what better investment is there; cultural- ie a mix of parents grew up in private school and want the same for their kids / parents want kids to associate with people who are like them financially or in [b]an environment that is predominantly white culture[/b]; parents are anxious that their kids won’t stand out in competitive public schools or will be precluded from social networking, elite opportunities etc that happen in private. I think there are some who genuinely l need it for the reasons others listed here but in my experience, those are not as common as parents convincing themselves that their kids need small class sizes etc.[/quote]

Our religious private has a large group of first/second generation immigrant families who share the religion and want that for their kids. My white kid feels awkward as the only one of their friends who isn't multilingual. Maybe other privates our very white, but I would not describe ours that way at all. It's nearly as multicultural as our former FCPS public.[/quote]

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