I know several parents that sent their children to private high school after going to public school in the lower grades. I never thought to ask why. However, in one case it was the school assignment. They applied to Lincoln and got assigned to Mission which they found unacceptable. There was also a case where they could not get into Lowell and opted for private school.
If you look at demographics, many children are born in SF but leave by the time they reach school age. Some higher density neighborhoods have about the same percent of preschool age children as lower density (single-family) neighborhoods. As the age increases the percent declines in the higher density areas until there hardly any high school students.
In my single-family detached neighborhood, there has been an increase in the number and percent of school-age children. Families have moved here from condos or apartments in the Inner Sunset, NOPA, and South Beach when their child reached school age. However, I had assumed many more leave the City than stay in the City. That would suggest high school enrollment would have been lower.
I wouldn't have guessed that about K-8. Any public/private data on grades 7-8 alone, by chance?
I know several parents that sent their children to private high school after going to public school in the lower grades. I never thought to ask why. However, in one case it was the school assignment. They applied to Lincoln and got assigned to Mission which they found unacceptable. There was also a case where they could not get into Lowell and opted for private school.
If you look at demographics, many children are born in SF but leave by the time they reach school age. Some higher density neighborhoods have about the same percent of preschool age children as lower density (single-family) neighborhoods. As the age increases the percent declines in the higher density areas until there hardly any high school students.
In my single-family detached neighborhood, there has been an increase in the number and percent of school-age children. Families have moved here from condos or apartments in the Inner Sunset, NOPA, and South Beach when their child reached school age. However, I had assumed many more leave the City than stay in the City. That would suggest high school enrollment would have been lower.