@blossom I agree with your post #175 about safeties and school reputations being very regional. I have been wondering how to best ask this question on CC for a while but was not quite sure how to say it well. You have done so. Would you be willing to start another thread asking for folks to discuss the perceptions of the schools which kids from their area, or at least kids they know, attend? Since hiring can be very regional as well, I think this is useful information. Marketing materials can present whatever image the school prefers but regional perceptions may be quite different. I promise to be one of the first to post if you do start a thread.