Look at the stat's ...yes, they do offer a much higher quality educational experience and graduates have a much, much better chance of getting into top-tier colleges/universities.....if your child is academically qualified, and you can afford it....it's a good option.....many foreign nationals send their kids to these schools precisely so they can have an advantage in admissions to U.S. elite colleges/universities...it's no secret. I have a child in a great boarding/prep school who was heavily recruited by many Ivies and now has received nomination to two of our military service academies (West Point and Naval Academy)....and no, we are not a "trust-fund family"....we are working parents who sacrificed for our kids education.