A recently completed study by Trulia [1] analyzed elementary school districts across the nation to determine which attracted the most—and least—families and why. Trulia ranked each district based on the ratio of elementary school children (ages 5-9) to preschoolers (age 0 to 4) within the district; those with a higher ratio were ranked more attractive. A lower ratio indicates that families are moving out of a given district before their children reach elementary school age.
The top 10 most attractive school districts are as follows:
Trulia’s Jed Kolko notes that the most attractive school districts often have two factors working in their favor: better housing affordability and lower population density. The status of neighboring school districts as well as the parents’ commute to work can also play somewhat of a role.
The bottom 10, least attractive districts (listed from lowest to highest) are:
To read the rest of the story, click here [1].
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[1] http://trends.truliablog.com/2012/08/school-districts-people-flock-to-and-flee-from/