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Definitely - though in china the choices are a) expensive international school, b) "bilingual" private school, c) international division of a public (ie state) school or d) public (ie state) school. Options b, c and d require fluent Mandarin and the government decides on the curriculum, meaning there's political education and Xi Jinping Thought from third grade.
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I had friends who taught in the international schools around the world... their overall opinion was that paying for the school was not going to guarantee any success for the kid no matter where the school was. It could probably guarantee better connections when they were older and a better standard of English (assuming non-native English speaking parents) and probably smooth out the experience for those families that move country every couple of years.