You’ve got a lot of good answers and here are a couple other things to think about.

We went the private school route due to subpar public schools here but we almost pulled her out a few times when she could get into the good magnet schools here.

The biggest downside to private schools is obviously the cost. This money could be used for college, investments etc. The question isn’t is private school better than public, the question to ask..Is private school better than public plus $250k more in your investments to help you and your family out in the future?

The second issue is if your family is at a private school for 10 years then you’ll see 1-3 leadership changes. The rule of thumb is that every third headmaster is dud. I’m close to board members and admin at three private schools and everyone knows it’s going to happen but it’s so hard to predict. There are just so many internal/external variables that cause it. If your kid catches one of the duds for 3-5 years then that can easily turn a good school into a underwhelming experience.

The third and most important thing to consider is to remember you are making a sacrifice sending them to private school so if they start goofing off and not doing what they need to do are you and your wife prepared to deal with paying money for a kid to piss that money away. I’ve seen more than a few families sacrifice for their kids to waste the opportunity.

With that being said…it was a positive experience for us. Our daughter thrived there and was involved in activities constantly that wouldn’t have been possible at a large school. She made great friends and due to some fairly unique circumstances at her school she actually made a much more cultural diverse group of friends than she would have at any public school in the area.

Good luck!

untouchableobu said:

For those of you with experience, is private school worth it? My boys are in elementary school, and my wife really wants to put them in a private Christian school next year. The elementary school they are at now is great, and we have no issues with it. She just thinks the Christian school route would be better. For context, she went to this school and loved it, and she also works there. I just don’t want to drop a couple grand a month on school.

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2 kids through Wesleyan 6th-12th...not cheap, not easy but I now have a Doctor and a Director of Marketing both under the age of 27.
Yes, it is well worth it IMO. i'm sure others may diagree but for us it was truly a blessing. Good luck

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untouchableobu said:

For those of you with experience, is private school worth it? My boys are in elementary school, and my wife really wants to put them in a private Christian school next year. The elementary school they are at now is great, and we have no issues with it. She just thinks the Christian school route would be better. For context, she went to this school and loved it, and she also works there. I just don’t want to drop a couple grand a month on school.

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My oldest is a freshman at a catholic private school in Augusta. She had a easy transition ( was only one from her previous school to go there) and is being challenged academically. Compared to the public schools here it is a night and day difference.

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My kids are learning in 5th grade what I did as a junior in AP classes at my public school. (Of course things have changed all around in 20 years so who knows the actual difference)

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Lots of factors to consider. How good is the private school? How good are your public schools? Will your child thrive in that type of environment? We have one kid in public school and one in private school. We started both of them in private school when my daughter was in 7th grade and our son was in 4th grade. We ended up choosing private school because we could not get an IDP for our son who has autism. Our son is doing fine there. We moved our daughter to public school when she started 9th grade. For a variety of reasons, it just wasn't the right environment for her.

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Sent 2 to second best public school system in GA. Sent last to private school. Private school 6 days a week and twice on Sunday
No comparison. Found most teachers at public are just there because of time served and waiting to get out. Not a shot at them because they are great but they have to teach what government tells them.Private school prepared my 3rd so much more than public. Public schools are a cesspool of woke BS

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