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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have an accepted offer on a house in the burb. Moment of truth. Pull the ripcord or no?[/quote]

What town?[/quote]

Princeton [/quote]

That's where I grew up and attended public school.  Luckily, there are also good private options.[/quote]

What was your experience? No good?[/quote]

Fine.Support for athletics is non existent.  It won't match your private school experience academically.  The glorifcation of public school education in this thread is crazy.  In reality, it's bureaucratic. Detracking has been an issue --like most public school systems these days, there is buy-in on need for "equity." On the other hand, there are some insane tiger parents and a very stressful high school academic experience.  Student suicides have been an issue for decades, with the train tracks providing an unfortunate lure.  If you don't like it, plenty of private schools nearby.[/quote]

I would have a very different take  for some suburban districts outside of New York City.  Not sure about Princeton .  I have plenty of them, athletics can be heavily emphasized.  Overemphasized.  Why is there so much time and attention spent on high school sports?  It makes no sense but it is there.

If you find an IB district and decide to pursue the IB diploma, It feels tracked although anyone can choose to pursue it.   Only a small number of students choose to do the full diploma and it's generally a nice nerdy group.   The emphasis on writing seems to deter a lot of interest for some reason.  But it's a benefit and the kids that do it will be well prepared for college.[/quote]

Princeton spends zero on athletics or close to it.  Only spends on orchestra and the like.  If that's not your kid's thing, you are out of luck.[/quote]

I don't know.  Google says they spend 1 to 2% of their annual budget on Athletics every year ...1.7 million.  That does not sound like zero.[/quote]

The average public school district spends 2 to 4 percent of its budget on athletics.[/quote]

Okay personally I think it sounds like Princeton has their priorities straight. But if you want more spent on athletics there are other districts I suppose.[/quote]

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