My direct experience with the inner city educational system is from growing up in North Philly.
There was a wide difference between us kids who went to Parochial school because our parents sacrificed to come up with the extra money to send us (while paying for the public schools as well) versus the hoodlums coming out of the public school system.
” here was a wide difference between us kids who went to Parochial school because our parents sacrificed to come up with the extra money to send us (while paying for the public schools as well) versus the hoodlums coming out of the public school system.”
No question about it. I lived in a rural place , and for grades 1-5, I was in a Parochial school. When I switched to public school, I was a year ahead of most kids.