No, that's not recruiting. That wasn't necessarily the point though. What I'm saying is, a mortgage with smaller payment amounts than tuition costs per semester/year and a safe community to live in are just as powerful as the education benefits many associate with private education. That's removing athletics completely. I'm not saying families choose certain public districts because of sport often. I don't think that's necessarily the case. But, when a "suburban" or neighboring community's public district is decent, success in athletics tends to align (i.e. Rochester, Williamsville, Plains, Glenwood near Springfield). And as this as my example it's also quite convenient that you can have a Springfield address and still send your kids to those 4 schools. It's a much easier way to "avoid" the public districts you choose to not be associated with.
So yes, they've committed to a change in their life, so to speak. But, they've not necessarily committed to living in those communities full time. It's very obvious to see downstate. Up north I'm sure those lines get awfully blurry. I'm not as well versed on how things work up north but down here I can say that this is a trend that won't soon end.
