It is also the nonpublic schools that have no territorial limit. Unlike the public school system where wealthier school districts only accept the privileged students who live within their boundaries, or within the artificial attendance areas which the district itself has created, nonpublic schools have no geographic limits to attendance. Many of them offer financial aid to make it possible for low-income students to attend. Another claim made by Bob Chase was that nonpublic schools accept only a small fraction of students who apply. He cited no evidence, because there is none.
Most nonpublic schools accept most applicants, space available.
They do not create the barriers listed above, they sometimes offer reduced tuition or financial aid, and they have a greater success rate. Related to limiting acceptance is the claim that nonpublic schools can expel students. The statement usually stops there. While it is in theory easier for them to expel students, in practice they rarely do. This claimed advantage of nonpublic schools is usually accompanied by the complaint that public schools cannot similarly discipline problem students.