Private/Public schools - is it really worth to pay for tuition? I live in a suburban area in Ohio, my children currently go to my public school system I graduated from. I was recently approached by dad/step mom (daughters) with split tuition expenses if we move her into a private school. My daughter (4th grade) has anxiety and motor apraxia, large groups of kids are a big trigger for her. She has hated school since kindergarten and they feel private schooling would give her a better opportunity to succeed. She is a C average student, but given her opinion of it she doesnt try very hard but is very bright and an intellectual. I also have another child who is 4 years younger (different father) who excells in the public school (he is in 1st grade, has never missed a single point on any paper and enjoys it) I really would prefer both of my children are in the same system, however I would be okay with just sending my daughter until my son is older if the pros outweighted the cons. My ex-husband and his wife and I get along decently and we have a shared parenting custodial order. One conflict we have always ran into is my exhusband became very successful after our divorce and I am very low income. Sometimes they (unintentionally? )suggest things that they may have the extra funding for, but its not even within my reach. Our county was granted the educational choice scholarship so I was considering applying for a scholarship for tuition but I am not even sure if this would be financially possible without 100% paid.