>This strikes me as classism Sorry. What I mean to say is that the kids who are in the existing private schools have some sort of a support structure that has

>This strikes me as classism Sorry. What I mean to say is that the kids who are in the existing private schools have some sort of a support structure that has obtained the money for them to go to a private school, and it is that support structure more than the school that increases their academic output. If I had that money to spend I would put it towards programs like Trio which don't throw money at schools, but instead put money into support structures like tutoring, counseling, and outright paying students money if they excel. Putting kids in private schools is a somewhat blunt instrument to create network effects.