Boarding school applications for Fall 2021: general interest level compared to last year

I am seeing a lot of kids looking to re-class from public to private/boarding. First because a lot of public schools have done an absolutely terrible job with online instruction so kids have basically missed a year of school. Second because of athletics and the fear of trickle down.

I just got the 5th text from a parent asking for help with applications (that strikes me as a lot since I don’t have a huge social circle).