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[quote=Anonymous]My DD attended a K-8 parochial school and is switching to one of the magnet programs this year (not SMCS).  I'm being intentionally semi-vague as I don't want to out her either.

For us, it was very difficult decision as we really like the nurturing aspect of private.  Unfortunately, the HS privates that we liked would have required her to wake up before 6:00 am and she wouldn't have been home until close to 6:00 p.m. if she had taken the bus/Marc/Metro.  We have multiple children and it would have been very difficult to have tried to transport her ourselves directly each day to school.

Due to the location of the PS, we are able to drive her each day to school and she can take the bus home when needed as we are in boundary.  She will save at least 3 hours a day in commuting time.  Also while we could afford private (we weren't looking at an elite private)- $100k over 4 years would have been a significant expense.

In our case, a three hour round trip commute and $100K tuition delta was too great of a trade-off "cost".  I laugh when I read things from the magnet program staff about apologizing for the cost of field trips- I think I read that it's $50-$100 per year...at my daughter's private that was close to the cost of a single field trip.

I asked about laptops. At the privates, parents must buy one.  At the public magnet, they "understand" that some kids can't afford them.

My daughter also felt on the fringe at her private- there were a lot of nouveau riche families so she was concerned about having to deal with that dynamic for another 4 years.

The thing that I'll miss most about the private is that they care about each and every student and no student fell through the cracks academically.  At the magnet, I feel like it's going to be one big rat race.  I hope I'm wrong.

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