[quote]Once again, all the north county schools not in SDUSD that I listed have predominantly white whith % as high as 80+% in case of Canyon Crest. So, if these are predominantly white/asian, why then do they have enough students to fill their schools? I don’t understand your argument about ares having predominantly white/asian not having enough students to fill schools. [/quote]
Compare the amount of homebuilding that took place in north county vs. SDUSD in the last 20 years. Carmel Valley tripled in size, Carlsbad probably doubled, 20 years ago there was no Fairbanks Ranch, no Olivenhain, no Cielo, etc. etc.
On the other hand, total enrollment in SDUSD today is roughly on the same level it was in 1970 (when baby boomers were in secondary school). The only neighborhoods built since then were Mira Mesa, Sorrento Valley, parts of Scripps Ranch. Total population grew slightly, ratio of school-age kids to total population declined.
[quote]What’s so wrong w/ building more schools down south and have the student go to school close to where they live? We already prevent free choice by not having a voucher system. What good is diversity if it’s purely for diversity sake.[/quote]
Like I said, coastal schools would be left underutilized. Also, building is expensive. That Lincoln HS renovation I mentioned (which added 2000 seats, less than 2% of total enrollment in the district) was 4 times the entire annual transportation budget of the district.
Re: vouchers, what would your voucher system do when 80% of SDUSD parents bring their vouchers to La Jolla High and Scripps Ranch High?
