<p>2000 is definitely good for an average for a public high school. I doubt too many reach that. I was just surprised that that was the average for so many tippy top boarding schools. If I were paying that much to send my child to a high school with superior academics and admissions criteria, I’d definitely be expecting an education that would result in a much more competitive SAT score. Most public schools are open to anyone in their service area so obviously run the gamut for scores. However, if you check out the boards for college admissions on here to the top universities and colleges, you’ll see that a 1900-2000 would not be enough.</p>