When it comes to your kids’ education, the choices can seem endless. Finally decided on private school over public? Your journey’s just getting started. How much does annual tuition run? What’s the school’s religious affiliation, if any? How does the admissions process work? Will your child receive one-on-one attention and instruction? And this: is it all worth it in the end? The money, the stress, the waking-up-early-to-drive-the-kids-to-school-on-the-other-side-of-town-and-doing-it-all-over-again-that-afternoon?
Education is serious business, and we’re aiming to provide serious answers to these questions and more with this year’s feature on the city’s top private schools. Within these pages, you’ll find stories from parents who’ve been through it all, guidance from real-life headmasters who’ve seen it all, and tips from experts who may or may not know it all.
We’ve also compiled a handy chart packed with information on Houstonia’s most prominent private schools, to help arm you with the knowledge—the education, if you will—to make the right choice for you and your family.
For Love and Money
Kids should go to great schools, but at what cost?
Stress Test
At many private schools, both parents and students feel the pressures of success.
Paying the Price for Private School
A top school district or private school still digs a hole into parents’ wallets.
For Special Needs Students, A Different World
Though public schools offer some services, parents of children with special needs often find private education better in the long run.
On Deadline: A Private School Application Schedule
Keeping up with admission requirements is a year-round job.
Houston Area Private Schools by the Numbers 2015
Breaking down the differences between 82 of the city’s top private institutions.
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