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GapingYouSoftly t1_j18ssov wrote

I lived in Glastonbury growing up. I went to East Catholic my first two years of high school and then transferred back to GHS. The public school program was far more rigorous and had more AP options than East Catholic by a long shot. My graduating class had almost 20 kids go to ivy league schools, EC had 1 or 2.

It really depends on the student and the school. I have no familiarity with Shelton public schools, but IMO if the student is engaged, socially apt and eager to learn, they'll do well in either environment. I would say most people send their kids to public school before they go the private school route, usually due to bad experiences/poor teachers/bullying/etc. Also it's expensive. EC is about $15,000/year to attend. Totally not worth it if you have access to quality public schools, but that's just my opinion.

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helloworld2389023 t1_j18unn7 wrote

I am not knocking public schools but Shelton does not have a great public school system.

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_lucid_dreams t1_j1apapq wrote

That’s the first time I’ve ever heard anyone say that. I have no personal experience but I know many people there who are happy with the school system.

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sean101v t1_j1avssv wrote

Why do you feel this way?

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helloworld2389023 t1_j1aydxd wrote

I went to shelton public schools, not a fan.

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sean101v t1_j1azpq8 wrote

Got it. Although I will say it’s changed quite a bit and might not be as you remember it. I can’t speak for how it used to be because I don’t know, but now I’d consider it to be a pretty good school system. I may be slightly biased because I work for the SPS administration now, but speaking from my own experience going to school in both West Haven (pretty awful school district) and Milford (very decent school district) I wouldn’t really say that Shelton isn’t really any worse than Milford in terms of quality of learning.

That being said, the most popular 2 private schools that I’ve seen among Shelton students that have transferred are Foote and Hopkins, maybe I would look into those?

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helloworld2389023 t1_j1baho3 wrote

Thank you! I hope Shelton does put some money into the school system. We have a great town, lots to do but they seem to focus on the school system.

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