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Originally Posted by SIGSEGV
I'm sure you're well aware, but bigger cities do tend to have good public schools if you can get into them. The top 5 Illinois public schools (according to USNews, not a great source, but a source perhaps used by parents) are all in Chicago, as are 7 of the top 10. It looks like the top 10 in NY are all in NYC. Boston Latin School is the best public school in Massachusetts.
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Right, but that's a major caveat. "If you can get into them". Stuyvesant has a 2% acceptance rate, and virtually the entire student body scores in the 98th or 99th percentile on national tests. Bronx Science and Brooklyn Tech are only slightly less competitive.
In contrast, if you move to a good school district, you're set for 13 years, with neighborhood schools, no long commutes, no uncertainty. The best K-12 open admissions public schools are almost always in sprawl.
And, with the suburbs, you can "buy into" school quality. All you need is to buy/rent a home. You can't do that in cities. Stuyvesant only accepts based on the results of a single assessment. Your net worth, extracurriculars, ethnic background, unique attributes, are all irrelevant.
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