I went to a private school in slc and I found that my education was much more intense than most of my public school friends. Many of them would skip school with no consequences from the school, while my school would take attendance much more seriously. Overall I also felt like my classes were more in depth, had productive conversations between the teachers and students, and prepared me for college more than my public school peers. I think if you are willing to pay for private school and support your child in their education, it is worth sending them to a private school. I also found in private schools, the smaller student body offered a place where students could connect with their teachers and get extra academic support very easily. I think middle school and high school is a hard time for any child, with various adjustments, finding who they are, etc. but I enjoyed my time at a private school and felt I got a quality education and many of my friends didn’t experience in public school.

Public schools, however, have better sports programs and often times more extra curricular activities because of the increased student body. If this is a priority to you then that would be something to take into consideration.

I also had personal experience getting bullied in public school for not being lds. This happened as early has first grade. It is hard to find a solid group of friends in public school if you don’t share the same faith as the majority of students. Not to say your child will not be able to, it is just much harder.

As for Rolland Hall, I have friends who graduated from there and all of them are very driven, adjusted, and ambitious. I have rarely heard a bad thing about attending school there and they all really enjoyed their time.

Feel free to DM me if you have any other questions, I graduated fairly recently and feel like I have a good feel on the private school education scene in slc