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1. Regarding large MCPS schools: my kids attended/attend two large public high schools in MCPS, Walter Johnson and Bethesda - Chevy Chase. They have never been shut out from any class they wanted, or had any trouble navigating such environments, even my kid with special needs who had an IEP from K to 11th grade (BTW, his IEP teams were great in elementary, middle and high school!). Oldest took 12 APs, youngest is taking 14. My oldest is a freshman at a large private university and felt at home immediately, since he comes from a large public school.

2. We know kids in MD, NoVa and DC public schools, and kids in top DC privates. It's clear to me that the best FCPS and MCPS high schools rival the top DC privates for instruction, with the following caveat: English writing and literature is much better taught in private, and STEM level is much higher in public (particularly public magnets such as TJ and Blair, but public FCPS and MCPS do a great job as well). No other public school system in the greater DC region even comes close to FCPS and MCPS. There are problems everywhere, obviously. But in general, this is true.

3. You need to take a good hard look at your finances. With the exorbitant cost of college these days, it might be worth your while to move for in-state tuition before your kids get to the end of high school. And that's whether or not DCPS is objectively worse than other public school systems!
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