Elyria Private Schools (Cleveland: to buy, income, property taxes)

[MVVAOH]

Possible moving to NE Ohio. I'm looking for some info/opinions on Open Door Christian School in Elyria, oh.

[floramarche]

I didn't go there, but knew people that did. Religion is stressed over academics. Demographics are overwhelmingly white and middle to lower-middle class. If your goals for your children prioritize education over belief, look into St. Jude's/St. Mary's. Lake Ridge Academy in N. Ridgeville is a very prestigious and expensive non-religious private school. You may get more responses by reposting this in the Cleveland forum.

[EarthBound?]

Originally Posted by MVVAOH

Possible moving to NE Ohio. I'm looking for some info/opinions on Open Door Christian School in Elyria, oh.

I have a huge problem with that school. And we call it "Church of the Open Wallet".
As a private school their teachers don't have to be Board Certified by the Board of Education. But they can charge outrageous school dues. And if you want to become a member of the church, they expect you to show them your last two years tax forms, so they now what to tell you to pay as your tithes and offerings to the church . I never new that a church was considered a social club to be a member of . As private school they get to use the city school buses to bus the kids in from all over the county. Those buses are paid for by the 1% school income taxes and the property taxes we pay. If the parents want to send their kids to a private school, then pay the extra cost for it, not us. Or, the private schools need to buy their own buses. That sorry ars chuch has a bad habit of sticking their noses into the local political issues just so they can get a stronger hold on the community and the folks around here are getting tired of it. We have lots a good city & township schools to choose from, just look around and you'll see them all over.