FWIW, our kids are in the highest academically ranked schools in the district. One of the biggest reasons we moved to this district is because with the upwardly mobile families, the better technology, also comes parents who are more active about advocating for academically challenging curriculum, services for their kids, etc. There are gifted mentorships with community businesses/academic institutions that are only available at this school, and it is a direct result of so many parents being involved in higher institutions, high tech businesses, etc.
So we chose bigger classrooms because of the extra funding and services that came with that option.
I have no idea if this would be the case where you are, though.
