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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But suburban high schools tend to have much better facilities than we have in DC.  They also offer test-in school-within-a-school programs in many cases, e.g. well-established International Baccalaureate programs.  They have partnerships with vocational/career high schools for enrichment so students in academic programs can access hands-on classes. The big high schools often teach half a dozen language to AP level and offer a vast array of strong extra-curriculars.'

I'd be OK with a giant HS in the District it offered all that![/quote]

Research says a 800 student school, with a medium array of extracurriculars but with a community feel, results in a better high school experience than huge size and a "vast array" of extracurriculars.

But huge is cheaper, so that's what happens.[/quote]

But if you have a school within a school or magnet schools/programs, than no it is not that big or feel that big.[/quote]

I think that's true for classes depending on how the school is set up, but a vast array of extracurriculars is often not all it's cracked up to be at a huge school with only kids with prior experience/expertise can actually make any of the teams because of participation limits. Big schools typically don't get more roster spots, so more extracurriculars may be way less accessible than fewer at a small school.[/quote]

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