In Massachusetts, we have school choice. You can choose another public school to send your children to. There are availability limitations, but since the chos

In Massachusetts, we have school choice. You can choose another public school to send your children to. There are availability limitations, but since the chosen school gets more public money, they accept as many as they can. The schools that are not getting chosen do try to improve (at least the ones near me do), and this statistic is one that talked about at election time. Of course, parents choose schools that they can get their children to, so it will probably be nearby. Not sure what other states do.