Boy, we must be living in a very special place (Charlotte, NC) because I've not seen so many 'gifted' schools in one area ever. My daughter is loving her private school : http://www.woodlawnschool.net/aurora/index.php (If anyone has kept up with the Spanish teacher murdered in Mexico last week, he taught here)

We also have Metrolina Scholars Academy (for highly gifted) that everyone who attends seems to love. We had a seat and were so tempted, but she just loves her teachers so much where she is. Charlotte-Mecklenburg has two different programs within our public schools (Horizons and IB ),and then there's a plethora of other private and charter schools. Must be a vein of concerned parents of gifted kids around here. Generally speaking though. Mecklenburg schools are just so-so for the general population. I think Charlotte was ranked really low for upward career growth which kind of follows suit in that we must have a strong stratification. For better or worse.