We are in the suburbs but it's a pretty diverse population because the district is large (about 7000 graduates). We do have some super stars with international and national awards/recognition and multiple elite college acceptances. Then there are the poor kids who do end up with full rides to elite colleges. However, another big difference stems from the strong program aimed at kids who start freshman year in the middle range academically. Apparently, some of those kids end up with a ton of scholarship money. These kids have to work super hard throughout the four years and jump through multiple hoops to get to that place.