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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a status symbol thing - as wealthier and wealthier families move into ARL, they'll shift more and more to private. I don't know why this isn't obvious to you.[/quote]

And yet most families still go public. Even in the priciest neighborhoods. [/quote]

You think? Give us a zip code where you think that is true.[/quote]

22201 - most of my neighborhood still goes to APS. [/quote]

You are correct.

22201: Median HHI is $133,471, with 43% over $150,000. Population 39,240. Enrollment in public school in the zip code is ~3850 of out ~5200 school aged children living in the Zipcode, or ~74%. So most use public schools, but it does not appear that a large percentage could easily afford private school. The 26% who use private schools seems to correlate roughly with the percentage of households that could afford to do so (just a rough assumption, of course, given that the generally more affordable Catholic schools in that diocese educates ~18,400 students).[/quote]

Look a little closer at the age spread if you’re going to do stats. You’re assuming the people with kids are spread evenly across the income spectrum when in reality that zip code has a ton of apts and condos with 20-35 year olds. These are not the people with school age kids. In reality a much higher percentage of those with kids could afford private. [/quote]

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