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Your comment got me interested in FCPS income distribution, which is indeed skewed high (although I couldn't find $140k median [1]). If you're in the 20th perc
by evrydayhustling 6y ago
Your comment got me interested in FCPS income distribution, which is indeed skewed high (although I couldn't find $140k median [1]). If you're in the 20th percentile at $54k, or even the 40th at $94k, you have significantly less available after the many living expenses that don't scale with income.
With that said, I recognize that household expenditure on education is going to play a role in preparedness for an advanced curriculum. But I think expecting folks to shoulder an early test prep burden (with uncertain result) is directionally un-meritocratic. For me it raises the evidence necessary that the test is playing an otherwise useful role. What's the best argument you've seen there?
[1] https://statisticalatlas.com/county/Virginia/Fairfax-County/Household-Income https://statisticalatlas.com/county/Virginia/Fairfax-County/...
- rayiner 6y agoThose are medians for all households, which includes say a recent college grad living alone. The median income of a family with kids in Fairfax County is close to $140,000: https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/9184-median-income-of-families-with-own-children-in-household https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/9184-median-inc.... Probably well over $150,000 for people with high-schools aged kids, who tend to be at peak career earnings.
- evrydayhustling 6y agoThanks for the refs - that makes sense.