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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again.  Many thanks for the feedback.  So does anyone with kids in public school disagree with the following two statements:

1. A substantial number of public school students in the DC/MD/VA area have parents who attended top colleges and grad schools, including not only Ivy League universities but also several other similarly prestigious institutions.

2. A substantial number of public school students in the DC/MD/VA area come from families earning $250,000 or more.[/quote]

I am one of those parents and totally disagree. There are absolutely decent sized pockets of people who meet 1 and 2 in the highly regarded schools in high SES areas.  But from my MCPS perspective could I say that a school with a FARMS rate over 40-50% (of which there are several) has substantial numbers in either category? Of course not. Could I say that for the school population in DCPS high schools - even less chance that it applies to even a small percentage of the total high school population.

What exactly are you trying to prove and why? People make their own decisions about schooling choices. We have one in private and one in public. My income means those decisions are not based on tuition but on fit for each kid.[/quote]

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