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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. I would save more and be financially independent earlier.[/quote]

All while being a bad parent if you categorically say no.  The point isn’t public or private, the point is best for your kids, whatever that might be.  [/quote]

And for many kids, the publics are the best all around situation.  If you live in a good district (which likely means you own an expensive home), why would you not send your kid to the public if they are thriving there?  My kid has all the APs they need/want to take---except maybe we would have pushed to have them take Alg1 in 6th so they could hit MVC in 12th if it was offered.  But in reality, my engineering student is doing just fine taking MVC and Diff EQ freshman year of college at a top school. That 1 year of more really advanced math is not going to make a difference. 
What is different is that with public schools, their friends are nearby, not a 30-45 car ride away.  So it's easier to socialize, attend football games, etc.  They go to school with kids from the neighborhood.  There was enough academic pressure at our HS, I don't think my kid needed anymore pressure/competition at a private school. My kid got into 3 schools ranked 30-50 and another 3 ranked 50-70.  They are happy, well adjusted, have a 3.9 GPA after first year at a T30 school.   Not sure what more they could want or need.  Their love of learning is self motivating and does not have to be pushed.  They will go far in life.

What I do have is that we saved $40-50K/year for 4-13 years that can be better spent on other things in life.  Spending $200-500K for private schools would NOT have changed my kids trajectory much at all.  [/quote]

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