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We aren’t an affluent upper middle class district, though we do have a critical mass of upper middle class kids. We have gangs in our school, and are majority minority. We’ve got the gamut from upper middle class to kids who take six years to graduate or who drop out all together. What our town has realized is that they need to keep the academic students happy enough that they don’t leave for private schools. So they offer a lot of APs, decent college counseling, lots of info about financial aid, and plenty of extra arts programs. They do a pretty good job on balance.</p>