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the Cost of Private Elementary School Tuition

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Location 
Grade Level 
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Description
$ 4500
Aug 2007
Memphis, Tennessee
2nd
Private K-12 school gives excellent education  more... close row
$ 8280
Apr 2008
Tampa, Florida
first grade
A year of private school for six year old  more... close row

Description of service

Private school versus public for educational and social growth of kids. I personally chose private because of social purposes rather than educational purposes.


Review of Service

The education level of my son’s school is top-rate. I couldn’t be happier. Florida’s overall rating in country for public school is a D-. This is a problem I would agree however I firmly believe that a child’s education has much to do with his values. If a child is taught to take his or her education seriously that child will excel in school no matter where they attend school. Private school isn’t always the answer seeing as how there several great magnet schools programs available in the public school systems, one of those being the International Baccalaureate program which concentrate heavily on academics. The reason I chose to have my son in private school is not necessarily the quality of education he will receive at his local public school, it’s more because I’m worried about him coming home and telling me a few choice words he learned in school today. It is unfair to assume he can’t learn these things from private school but I’ve seen the crowd of kids that go to the public school vs. the crowd that’s going to the private school and it’s pretty evident where the better choice was.


Tips

The best advice I can give is weighing your options and observe the school choices you have just because a school is private doesn’t guarantee a better education. The social environment is the driving force behind me to having my son attend private school rather than the educational value. I can a definite difference in the level of education he is getting vs. another 6 year old he close with that attends public school but I honestly tend to think the problem isn’t the teachers at either school. It’s the fact that the kids in the public school are constantly getting suspended, at 6 years old, for all the fighting that’s going on. Is it worth over 8k a year to have my child in a decent environment? Of course it is.


$ 12000
Aug 2007
Phoenix, AZ
elementary
Year tuition for two students at secular private school  more... close row
$ 975
May 2008
Salem, Oregon
6
Very high quality education grouped by skill level  more... close row
$ 9350
Sep 2007
Santa Rosa, CA
3rd
One year of tuition for third grade son  more... close row
$ 500
Apr 2007
Chicago, Illinois
4th grade
Price per month for son's private school  more... close row
$ 900
Jun 2007
Westminster
1
Private school offers small classes, extras  more... close row
$ 6140
Aug 2007
Oviedo, Florida
K-8
One year of tuition at private religious school  more... close row
$ 900
Jan 2008
Houston, Texas
Kindergarten
Monthly tuition for private school  more... close row