This indicator estimates the willingness of middle-class parents, who could potentially afford to send their children to private schools, to enroll them in public elementary schools. It reflects the difference between the proportion of middle-class children who live in a neighborhood and the proportion who are enrolled in public schools.
The performance of our public schools is of paramount importance to the city’s future. If schools are performing adequately, then middle-class families, which can more readily afford alternatives, will not leave the public schools.