Vague_Disclosure t1_j9p6oxz wrote on February 23, 2023 at 4:16 PM

Reply to comment by rovinchick in Every year, there are more applicants to Philly charters than seats. But demand is still lower than before the pandemic. by AbsentEmpire

That was my thought after reading the title. Is demand lower because kids are going to public school or is it lower because people who would go to charter schools have already moved or are enrolling in private schools.

animesekaielric t1_j9pcmoe wrote on February 23, 2023 at 4:53 PM

I would imagine it would be that during the housing boom of the pandemic, families with children in the city have traded in their homes in the city for more space in the burbs and into those school districts. The influx of new owners were majority first time home buyers with no family and kids yet. So this may just have been temporary as the city population boons. That being said I don’t have children but I dread sending my child to a school with asbestos, terrible food and no A/C, the public school system needs critical rehabilitation