Hello, Lilac.
I would guess the answer to your question depends on the high school.
The first lesson I learned after my son became a (Davidson) YSer was the extensive variance of schooling options available to other YSers throughout the U.S. The educational quality, flexibility and offerings are often not equivalent from state to state or even similar demographical school districts within a state. Based on our particular area, I believe the �personality� of the district has as much to do with these differences as availability of funds.
Some states offer stronger education overall as compared to other states. However, I would bet that in general, high income (high educational level) suburbs of large cities and college towns offer more rigor and challenge than most other areas.
