Academic studies on elite private vs. public schooling? And your thoughts.

Are there well-researched academic papers, essays, etc. about comparing elite private schools to public schools, controlling for a variety of factors?

My child is almost a year old and I live in an area where parents are already talking about the "right" preschools to go to. There's a clear informal feeder system where the "right" pre-school leads to admission into the "right" private elementary school, up to high school and so on. So I'm already starting to think about the best route for her.

We have a very good public school system, though not top of class. I intuitively and emotionally would rather have her in public school to have a slightly more heterogenous group of classmates. However, if a selective private school would be more likely to provide her a top-notch education and help her development, I'm open to it. I don't care about prestige whatsoever, but I do care about setting her up for success for her future--whatever she wants to be or do.

I know "private school" isn't a monolith but I have many, many well-regarded options to pick from. I'm also obviously going to listen closely to what my daughter wants (though a bit too young for that now!).

I tried researching all this but felt in over my head. Any advice would be appreciated!

Submitted September 29, 2022 at 11:24AM by MustardIsDecent https://ift.tt/F6ncJqi