Yes, I don't really think any blanket rule (except this one--LOL!) works for HG+ kids.
Some schools really try hard to make things work for HG+ kids. Some HG+ kids are quite patient with boredom. Some HG+ kids get the stimulation they need through afterschooling and use school for social time that they enjoy. Etc., etc....
I think kids who look like educators expect gifted kids to look tend to have more success in public school settings. That means fast, mature, teacher-pleasers, etc. Again, not always. But I think kids who fit in well every way/most ways except academically are going to do better with public school. But too much depends upon the specific child and the specific school to make a blanket statement like "No public school will work."
I think it really comes down to how hard would you have to work to make public school serve your child's needs, and is that more work than you care to invest? For us, homeschooling was simply less effort, so that's what we chose.
