Top private schools in Miami (Pinecrest, Everglades: catholic schools, tuition, pine)

[average dave]

Originally Posted by Cougar Beach

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It is very apparent that all the cities mentioned in the article refer to city proper only, not metropolitan area. So the article refers to the city of Miami, or about 20% of Dade County's population. It does not include Kendall, Pinecrest, Coral Gables or even Pembroke Pines (Broward). The same can be said for the other cities on the list. You can "condemn" the old core city of Baltimore as a less than ideal place for kids, but what about the majority of the Baltimore area which is outside the city limits? (I'm not from Baltimore)

[doggiebus]

I am not really surprised by the link. It probably is not just looking at the city of miami, as we all know the city of miami is really small. I have been saying this for a few years now, the link just backs up what i have known all along. I have said this on here many time, many of my friends with children have left South Florida, because to them South Florida isn't a great place to raise children. And it doesn't matter which part of South Florida you live, its still not a good place to raise children. Even in Coral Gables, Pinecrest, Kendall, Pembroke Pines, etc.

[Cougar Beach]

Miami, Florida. Miami's bar scene may be a tropical playground for adults, but it doesn't have many playgrounds for children (only 1.4 per 10,000 residents). In addition, it has one of the worst crime rates and a shoddy graduation rate of 45 percent.

Originally Posted by average dave

It is very apparent that all the cities mentioned in the article refer to city proper only, not metropolitan area. So the article refers to the city of Miami, or about 20% of Dade County's population. It does not include Kendall, Pinecrest, Coral Gables or even Pembroke Pines (Broward). The same can be said for the other cities on the list. You can "condemn" the old core city of Baltimore as a less than ideal place for kids, but what about the majority of the Baltimore area which is outside the city limits? (I'm not from Baltimore)

Miami-Dade County overall is severely wanting in terms of playgrounds. Planning in that regard is much worse than in many other U.S. urban areas.

That graduation rate is for the Miami-Dade school system in total, not just Miami High. Detroit has a much worse graduation rate, if that's any consolation.

Miami-Dade county was the 11th most dangerous urban area, I believe according to 2006 data.

[average dave]

My point was that these studies, as Doggiebus pointed out, often refer only to the central city proper, not the metropolitan area. I regret responding, considering this thread is about private schools. And by the way, I don't necessarily disagree with your assessments of Miami as a poor place to raise kids, whether it's Kendall, Pinecrest, Coral Gables, Medley, or Stiltsville.

[Cougar Beach]

I don't necessarily agree with the blanket statement that it's a poor place, but it takes some thought and effort -- and money.

I and a lot of people I know were raised here...we seemed to have survived it. I was just at a high school reunion (Killian), and a lot of people have done quite well. That was 30 years ago, though, so it may not mean much.

(By the way, my family was not at all wealthy, and if I'd gone to a private school, it would have had to have been on a full scholarship. It was never actually considered.)

[tml3]

We tried Lourdes, but you must be catholic. How about Palmer Trinity anyone?

[magny13]

That's because the public schools are so bad.

[luvsofla]

I take exception to that. Public schools are great here.

[kevinkagy]

Originally Posted by luvsofla

I take exception to that. Public schools are great here.

Some of them are, not all. The public high schools I'd say are exceptionally good are:

Miami Killian, Miami Palmetto, DASH, MAST, New World School of the Arts, Dr. Michael Krop, Miami Coral Reef, Robert Morgan, South Dade, and Miami Beach High.

[luvsofla]

Ferguson, Braddock, and Varela are excellent schools as well. And they are building a new magnet high school in Kendall, unnamed as yet, but called the Green School, that will be all about the environment, recycling, and will have solar panels, etc.