One of the differences between schools is that some principals in the profession prefer students from the school that they went to themselves or ones that they view as part of their group. If there is a presence of principals in the city that you want to work in, you may want to consider that.
I’ll second Dave’s caution of accumulating debt, but I have noticed that there is definitely a community amongst the elite schools, being an outside on the turf of the Harvard crowd. If you go for a high priced school, go all the way so that you are in the click and make sure that click exists where you plan on working. After that, I don’t think there is a big advantage between a low priced school and an almost elite school other than debt.
I’m still not sold on the idea that an MLA without a BSLA or BLA is a better degree in the job market today than the undergraduate degree unless it is from an elite school. It is like skipping boot camp.
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