<p>My kids walked to every school except upper elementary when they took the bus because it is about 2 1/2 miles down a busy road with no sidewalks. A bus was available for the lower elementary school, but I walked them the 1/2 mile. They would have had to leave the house 20 minutes earlier to ride the bus. Middle school was just over 1/2 mile, and the high school is only a block away. She’s likely to have a longer walk to class in college than she does now.</p>
<p>D14 ruled out a school when she realized it would be a 30 minute walk to the nearest bus stop to go to the nearest town. It was good that she went alone and had to rely on public transportation on that trip. She was very happy to have learned that tidbit before she decided to spend years there. She’s grown up accustomed to the independence of a short walk to town.</p>