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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These days I'm thankful my kids can attend a regular public school and do well academically and socially. We did private from K-8, but made the choice to move to public last year. With three kids, we spent a lot of $$ those years.

We did a lot of research when deciding to move our oldest from private to public in 9th. Overall, we are really pleased with our school and surprised that [b]the only real difference is that private schools are more polished in many ways (facilities, brochures, presentations etc), but public seems to get the important stuff right[/b][i][u]. We're happy with the rigor and that DC has time to work on his other interests. Grading is very transparent. We'll see how things turn out in a few years, but I know I would've regretted staying in private, if after spending $40K per year we felt other wealthier, more prominent families were given more attention in the college application process.

It's a known fact that kids are competing within their schools for college admissions, so there is much more to consider than simply choosing the most prestigious high school. Choose the school where your kids will excel and be happy. [/quote]

The bolded is probably the truest thing to be posted in this thread.
I have one in each.  Yes, the private facilities and presentations (from admin, not kids) are more polished.  But also yes, the public gets the important stuff right and is providing my kid with a great education.
The major significant difference is class size.  For some kids that's critical. For others it's not.  And for some others bigger is better.
Put your child in a school where they will thrive - that's the best way to set them up for success in college and life.[/quote]

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