Is private K-12 worth it for your kids? I grew up in an average public school system, went to a top 20 party school for college, and have turned out okay so far. Have the opportunity to send my kid to the top private K-12 in the state, but it’s a world I just don’t know anything about.

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I personally believe your home life is a much bigger factor than school. I went to private K-8 and my spouse went to a terrible public elementary school. We both went to top public high schools and are both very successful today.

The other thing to look out for is diversity. I was ridiculously sheltered coming out of my private school experience which resulted in some embarrassing faux pas in high school so I’m keen on my kids getting a full and rich experience outside of math class as well.

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If you’re in a good pub system might be worth trying first. It’s hard to go the other way once you go private. That being said, my kids have been in private school forever and I think it offers a fuller academic experience in terms of not catering just for standardized tests and smaller class sizes where the students build stronger ties with the teachers and with each other. Let me know if you care to talk more on this.

Good question. Deff try to find the value prop of each private school you visit. Whether that be the type of student body, cultural enrichment activities, level of play their sports team play at, additional curriculum outside of common core, etc. As they get into high school stay away from all girls or all boys school. They should be co-Ed before going into college. That’s my two cents.

Depends where you live. I'm glad my parents did private schooling for me in Philadelphia.

It depends on the public and charter school options, and also the child. Some schools are going to have strength or weaknesses when it comes to things like gifted programs, special needs, athletics, diversity, clubs, arts, safety, etc.

Private schools are not necessarily "better" across the board. They are the better choice in some situations though.

Like others have said, it depends. My wife went to a crappy suburban PA public school and I went to one of the top schools in Canada (Vancouver born and bred). Private, boys only, and non-religious. We both went to Columbia undergrad, I did a PhD at a private research institute and she did a masters at NYU. So ultimately we ended up at the same spot. I think the biggest differences are the opportunities I had at my fingertips compared to her. I went on rugby tour to Australia and New Zealand, and a trip to the Galapagos (for extra $$$, thanks mum and dad). She didn’t have any of that, to say nothing about the rigor and options in academics. Is the money worth it? In Vancouver it was because tuition was in the 20-25K CAD range in the mid 2000s. Now I live in NYC and paying $40-50K USD seems like a waste when Bronx Science is available

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