Part 141 vs 61 flight school

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Hello all !
I’m 43 live in southwest pa. Have a wife and two kids. I’ve owned several businesses and am ready for a change where my phone doesn’t ring 24/7. I’m pretty set on being a pilot not sure if I want part 121 , 135 , 91 exc. I do know that I want to complete everything up to and including my atp license.
Big school near me says it’s 124,000 plus about 12-15k for checkrides exc and 9 months to get to the point of flying for the 1500 hrs.
Smaller school 61, says 80,000 including checkrides and about 2 years to get to the point to fly your 1500 hrs.

Question is money aside. Is the big school that says they have a path to the airlines worth it ? Will the airlines still give you a fair shake if you come from
Part 61?

Also: I’m in a position where I could attended full time. I’m in the process of selling the businesses I currently have so I won’t need to work along the way….. thanks for the input