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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know this is hard data to get, but what I would be interested to know isn't just how many Jews, Catholics, Muslims, etc. are in Montgomery County, but how many are in MCPS.

There are many religious school options for Catholic, Christian, and Jewish students in Montgomery County.  Most of the observant Jews I know use private religious schools.  This is going to bring down the % of kids in public schools even if they are county residents.

On the other hand, I am not aware of a single private religious option for Muslim students, which will push up their representation in MCPS.  [/quote]

I know muslims who send their kids to a muslim school.  They live in montgomery county but the school is in PG.

Most jewish people do not send their kids to religious schools.  The above document states 11% Jewish in the county.  [/quote]

Yeah, I don't think it would shift the numbers that much, but I do think it would be interesting.  My kids' school has a good number of visibly observant Muslim families but no visibly observant Jewish ones (no kippas, no tzitzit, no wigs or hair coverings at drop off).  Now, I realize that you can't tell someone's religion by looking at them, but I'm talking about people who are observant enough to have the "trappings" of religion.  [/quote]

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