When we first moved here I was debating on sending my kids to a private school. The prices varied from 600 to 800 per kid. My kids cringed at the ideal of going to a private school.they convinced me to let them try the highschool out first. My main concern was the violence. My dh commutes 30 min to work so we can live in a nice small communtiy & the kids can attend a better school...
I went to a private school 7th to 8th grade. I was so far behind it was pitful I failed the first year. My father gave me the choice after I finished I could attend a private highschool which was in the next city and possable graduate early I ended up choosing the public school.
Let me tell when I re-entered the public school I was so far advanced it felt like I was doing 3rd grade work..lol Going to a private school was the best thing for me. The teachers had more time to spend with you and work one on one..There was only 22 kids per grade..I wished I could of put my kids in a private school from the get go but when dh was in the military we just couldn't afford it.