Re: Is Chantilly High School a rich snob stuck up high school?
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Date: September 11, 2015 10:07AM
LetsRock Wrote:
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> cheapparents Wrote:
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> > Also, some rich people are cheap as hell.
> Despite
> > their millions they will send their kids to
> public
> > school to save money. True fact.
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> You don't accumulate wealth by paying twice for
> the same education by sending your kids to a
> private school after paying property taxes to
> attend public school.
You don't serve your children well by sending them to a failing school system, even if it's "free". Wealthy schools like Langley, Oakton, and Mclean are being significantly affected by the swelling ESOL/FRL/immigrant population, but in different ways than other schools. For the "rich" schools, it's much higher class sizes, stagnant teacher salaries, and constant pan-handling for money. As more and more people realize this, they will punch out of public schools. Even safety schools like O'Connell and PVI are seeing significant increases in applications.
It's maybe 120K over 12 years to send a kid all the way thru private school, unless you go crazy with a Sidwell, Prep or Flint Hill (35K/yr each). Money well spent.