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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m AA and live in SP.  i have younger kids, but of the handful of AA neighbors I know with high school kids, not one sends their kids to Wilson—instead it’s Walls, private/parochial, etc.[/quote]

We are an AA neighbor and send a kid to Wilson. When it’s our other kid’s turn, we will likely apply to private only due to his personal needs. You’ll find a lot of AA neighbors like us do the same just as you would WOTP and I’m Crestwood. Overwhelmingly, we have the resources to go private if we have a kid with needs better suited with a private. My white neighbors in SP are just as likely (if not more) to send their kids private vs. Wilson. Actually, I don’t think I know any white kids that go to Wilson from SP. I’m sure there are some, but I’d wager there are more AA kids at Wilson than white from SP. On my immediate street, there are White kids at Gonzaga, Dematha, St. John’s, GDS, and Stone Ridge. The one black high school aged kid is at Wilson.[/quote]

PP here, hi neighbor.  I’ve heard from the handful of AA families I know w/high school kids that peer pressure was a particular concern for them, hence skipping Wilson for application or private.  But, it’s good to know that some are choosing Wilson—nice to have another option.  We are still at the elementary level, but have heard other black families with younger kids say that Wilson’s the plan.  I do think this will be more the case in the future given how expensive privates are now.[/quote]

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