[quote=bearishgurl]Folks, I want to know exactly how much $$ your kid(s) right to attend particular public schools is worth to you (per kid). Let’s assume one in first grade, one in K and and any other kids are not in school yet so let’s assume 2 kids, for discussion purposes.

Let’s break it down here:

What is a “good school” . . . say 9 to 10 on Great Schools) “worth” to a parent today (over and above a similar-sized home situated in an area costing much less with a 7 – 8 school score on Great Schools)?

Another option is: where should a parent of two school-age children today put their homebuying funds based upon what they can afford? Examples:

Elem school 10
Middle school 9
High school 8

House cost will be $850K, rent will be $3500 mo;

Elem school 9
Middle school 8
High school 8

Same house will cost $650K; rent will be $3000 mo, OR:

Elem school 8
Middle school 7
High school 8

Same house will cost $550K; rent will be $2500 mo.

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Food for thought: What would the right to attend a particular HS with a “9” score be worth to a parent who has, say, only a 13 and 14 yo the time of home purchase?

Use money, please, i.e. “I would spend $150K more ($75K per kid for two kids) for a home located in an “8” high school attendance area than I would pay for a similar home situated in “7” HS attendance area” (all other factors being equal). Thanks.[/quote]

None of your business. Even if someone did truthfully answer, you wouldn’t like it anyway because anything anyone else wants/does for their kids that you didn’t do yourself for your own kids, you would immediately criticize that being a waste/unnecessary, because in your mind your way of parenting and viewpoint any anyone else that shares your viewpoint is the only right way. So why bother even “discussing” it. It’s not a discussion. It’s going to be another argument, for which you are setting up, which eventually a lot of people will probably disagree with you on, and then you’ll try to bend over backwards to argue, just for the sake of arguing or maybe in some twisted way try to convince yourself you made all the best decisions and that everyone else that doesn’t agree with you is wrong, and how smart you are… It’s you’re MO.

Usually, “normal” people ask other people what they do and what they are doing for things like finance, education, kids care, etc because they want to compare notes to see what/if anything they are missing they should be doing. And usually people that do that, shut up and listen, and digest, and think, and evaluate, and then make informed decisions appropriately. I think in your case, you ask just because you want to argue and try to convince yourself you are always right. There’s no point in this “discussion”, because it’s not a discussion. It’s a pissing match, one which chances are you’re going to be really bad at.