<p>If someone is failing out of school and no one intervenes, there’s a higher potential for bad things to happen.
Good students will generally be okay whether they have AP Chem or not. In my state, for example, dual-enrollment is free. Other schools will let you graduate early. (When good students get discouraged, I think it’s more because of personal/socioeconomic problems or a lack of parental support than the academic quality of the school. It helps to go to a school that provides extra opportunities for you, but it’s not necessary. You learn to seek out opportunities on your own.)</p>