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[quote=Anonymous]My HS is a 9.  Back when I was there, the town was very much blue collar, offered few AP classes, and most kids either entered the workforce, went to trade school, and the top 20% or so went to four-year schools but very regional ones such as state directionals.  I think I was the only student in my graduating class to go out of state for college. It was also one of those towns everyone has the same four or five last names.  It was not an SES challenged school at all - we pretty much all lived your average Midwestern middle class lifestyle (think The Middle), but people really had no desire to leave the area.

Then, two things happened that made the school change- the mills started drying up and people realized they needed to get education beyond high school in order to be financially comfortable.  There was also new housing growth in the district which brought more college educated parents.  These two things led to the rise of AP classes, varied extracurriculars etc. and now it's one of the top high schools in the state, actually.  [/quote]

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