They don't have the resources. The kids just come from safer, more controlled home environments. The kids that go to Mayo are there because they want to be, not because they have to be. My middle son is in private school, something we fought for so long. He didn't get in to Mayo, so we put him in private school.
Test scores are about the same as areas close by.
And there is an upward trend. Student-teacher ratios are getting better, but we're not where we should be. It should be 15 to 1. We're experimenting with that, but we don't have it everywhere yet. The schools in this county aren't on par with the schools statewide.