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[quote=Anonymous]My kid is going into a very small high school next year, one of a class of 20, so I'm going to be talking generally here from what I've heard from staff, upperclassmen, and their parents. There are a limited number of electives and clubs, and they are careful to not add too many because they want to ensure they hit critical mass.  There are limits to the ability to offer differentiated classes.

However, there's a lot of encouragement to mix grades together socially and at activities, so the social pool is a lot closer to ~80 than 20 -- maybe a bit more, because lunch and some activities include junior high kids. Even the competitive sports are pretty much open, so if you have a hopelessly unathletic kid, he can still be on the team. He might not get much playing time, but he'd be there.

Everyone knows everyone else - you can't hide in the shadows. This means that  sometimes kids more-or-less will get drafted by the rest -- my junior high kid was is helping with the student paper, which is something that does not meet his natural inclinations, but other people pushed him to join, because they needed help, and now he likes it.[/quote]

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