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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]call me judgemental if you want, but 99% of the people in my situation either send their kids to private school or move.  and since you are on this forum then you are probably the type of parent who would do the same.  My experience reading this forum is that it is not a predominantly low SES forum.  Most of you probably live in good school districts or send your kids to private school or both![/quote]

I get the feeling that if $35K/year was easy for you, then you'd just apply to all the area privates without trying to create a cheaper, coopy alternative. Instead, you're looking to make a one-time investment of $20K - which is less than the cost of one year at a top private - and then ongoing tuition of $7-10K/year. Therefore, I would suggest that you're in an SES group that by no means sends 99% of its kids to private school; instead, if this group is really unhappy with the local public options, they move.  I know moving could be extremely disruptive, but in the end it might be a cheaper alternative, allowing you to save for retirement and college while building equity in the new house which is presumably in a somewhat more expensive area. Moving might also be more practical - given the barriers various people have pointed out here. I know moving probably sounds awful now, but perhaps it's worth a second thought to all the pros vs. cons? That, or home schooling.[/quote]

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