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[quote=Anonymous]We've survived the choices of elem.  Now we're looking ahead to MS and HS.  Our local MS/HS is more "diverse" than our neighborhood elem. school.  I suppose this is often true as there are more elem. schools pulling together (and therefore more variations on housing, wealth,   racial categories).

Our elem. has lots of racial diversity, but mostly homogeneous in terms of professional parents and economically stable households.  The MS/HS demographics trend toward significantly more needy kids and culturally -- it's a plurality -- with kids like mine making up about 30% of the school (down from about 50% at the elem).

For those who have experienced MS/HS -- tell me about the influence of peers (those that are actual friends and those that are just in the school, but not actual friends), how safe did your child feel at school, how did the overall demographics of the school affect your child's experience/education -- or did it not have any effect?  If the school had a significantly needy population, do you fee that the administration gave the appropriate amount of attention to that group? (too much?, too little?)

How did you make your decision on where to live/send your child to MS/HS school?  Do you think your initial reasoning was borne out in reality?  If your child's experience was less than expected, to what do you attribute that?[/quote]

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