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[quote=Anonymous]I'll echo what many have said---switching from DCPS to private was an individual choice based on our kids, not a writ large judgment of public schools or DCPS. The big "pro" of private for us was size, e.g., class size, teacher-student ratio, size of community. I don't doubt that Deal and Wilson are great schools, but they are also absolutely massive. We thought a smaller school was not only better for our kids, but better for us. The "con" associated with DCPS was looking down the road to middle school, high school, and college, and our desire to minimize risk and uncertainty. In other words, we roughly concluded that: ($300k spent + high odds of having quality HS options) > ($300k saved + low odds of having quality HS options). Was that the right decision? We still think so, but who knows. All you can do is make the best decision you can with the information you have at the time. [/quote]
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