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Originally Posted by Sly
Average public student across the country is around $11,500. We have to take the average because prices per area do change. Here are some stats: Fast Facts
Here are some stats on private schools: Private School Statistics | Statistic Brain
The nonsectarian schools are most likely your "Ivy League" style schools for kids that are more expensive. People with money will send their kids to those schools regardless of what other schools are available.
I went to private school for a few years and then public school (the best public high school in my area.) My brothers went to private school. They hands-down had a better education than I did. If I were to have kids, they would be sent to private school. No question. |
So then you'd be paying for public school and private school too. Like my neighbors, kids are grown, but they still pay a large part of their property taxes to the elementary school even though their kids are long gone.
I'm an advocate of charter schools, I feel they tolerate less, teach much more...but if I had to be in an inner city again, I would likely choose catholic school. As far as
teaching goes, at least in Philadelphia, they are second to none but expensive for most people. Especially when you have a few children.
Public school teachers teach for the test, not for the education anymore. It's sad. They can only do what they're told.
Our 5.8 million earned us the lowest test grades in the state of New Jersey I think. And there's ONLY 340 kids or less.