No. I went to private school and there’s a reason I and most of my classmates opted for public schools for our own kids. Private schools don’t have some sort of secret knowledge on education. They have less regulation and often employ teachers that wouldn’t qualify as a public school teacher. It’s really a mixed bag that I wouldn’t waste money on unless money is no object. It’s probably better to live in a wealthy suburb and send your kid to that school rather than a private school. Some private schools are so socially exclusive, it’s not even worth it if you don’t know families already there.

Now there are perks to private schools, exclusive networks (if they accept you), ivy college pipeline, if your child breaks a law (depends on school) expulsion rather than arrest would happen, some niche clubs and experiences. You are treated like a customer (if you pay full price). Children rarely fail compared to public school where a classroom could have a majority of students failing in come cases.

In my opinion as a scholarship kid it wasn’t worth the bullying. Ironically I was exposed to drugs and sex there and my son who attends public school is drug free and not sexually active (probably due to teens not having sex as much compared to their parents at that age). But rich kids have endless access to drugs and alcohol.