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[quote=Anonymous]We did. A few reasons:

We have a really, really good public elementary. Small, as good as any of the privates we would have considered. Almost everyone in the neighborhood goes public for elementary - literally no reason to waste money. My sister's kids are at a local, well-regarded private. They love it, great environment, but no "better" than our schools. Not more academically rigorous or anything. And my sister is a teacher who agrees, insofar as my kids' experiences at our schools. Obviously, not all publics (or privates) are the same.

We had planned to reevaluate after elementary, and I guess we did sort of, but it came down to we were happy, kids are flourishing, our middle and high schools are also too-rated, so again -- didn't make sense to pay when we're delighted with what we're getting for free. And we've loved our middle school.

Oldest is in 8th grade. We're going to start at public high at least, see if we continue to be happy. Will pivot if we need to, but so far, we just haven't felt any reason to do so.

Honestly, a lot depends on your public schools and the kid(s) you have. There is no one-size-fits-all answer.[/quote]

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