Yet as I said, if you look at the actual numbers and where they actually fall on the continuum I showed, you’ll see I’m right. The magnet school average income is higher than that of the comprehensive and lower than that of private schools. Look it up for reals if you have data access, don’t accept the categorization that Chris Christie has approved for your consumption.
But - you have a very good point that rural/suburban/urban are quite different! From everything you’ve said, it’s significantly worse where I am, not just at the state level but also in our respective local areas.
Nonetheless, segregation by testing is a real thing, supported by real science. If it’s subtler where you are (and it is, at least since 2014 ) that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. If there’s a test, or a recommendation system, or existing social stratification by economics of housing, then without directed and purposeful intervention these things will always segregate educational opportunities by parental income, to the great detriment of society as a whole.
