<p>This is a difficult decision and can only be answered by you for your personal situation.
This CC board is filled with discussions on this exact topic. Here’s a link to one of them with various perspectives.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1421121-should-your-kids-attend-well-known-expensive-private-school-full-tuition.html?highlight=private+school[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1421121-should-your-kids-attend-well-known-expensive-private-school-full-tuition.html?highlight=private+school</a></p>
<p>If you search for “private school vs state school” you’ll get many more threads.
Good luck.</p>