Talking about the school district

In Zhengzhou, more and more parents choose to send their children to study abroad. Of course, the United States is a big country studying abroad. If there are many family conditions, they will choose to buy a school district in the United States to provide a better environment for their children to go to school and grow up. Bian Xiao will tell those who are interested about American school districts.

What real estate does the school district house in the United States refer to?

In the United States, all residential areas have corresponding school districts, and school-age children are generally enrolled in the neighborhood. American primary and secondary schools are divided into public and private schools. If parents plan to send their children to private primary and secondary schools in the United States, it has nothing to do with the "school district". But if you want to buy or invest in a school district in the United States, you still need to know some basic information.

13 compulsory education in American public primary and secondary schools (including kindergartens in 1 3) is completely free, which is determined by the school district of the house.

In addition to families who buy houses, families who rent houses can also let their children enter schools nearby on the basis of leases, or they can enter good schools.

If there are children studying at home, you can rent a house in a good school district. If the average family can afford the house price, they will choose to buy the "school district house". The funding of public primary and secondary schools in the United States mainly comes from the real estate tax in the surrounding areas of schools. The tax rates vary from place to place, mostly 1%-3%.

The school district's funds are directly proportional to the amount of property tax. With more funds, schools have the financial resources to improve the quality of teaching. Good school quality will attract families with children to live around these schools, thus forming a so-called "school district". A good school will inevitably attract parents to buy "school districts", which in turn will push up housing prices and form a virtuous circle.

How to choose a school district in the United States

"School district housing" has a great influence on housing prices. Under the same conditions, the price difference between a good school district and a poor school district may be twice. Every school district publishes its own school report every year, including the school environment, student attendance rate, student test scores ranking and so on. This report is usually used by parents to evaluate the quality of schools and whether to send their children to school. This standard has become the vane of real estate prices. Among all the indicators, the API (Academic Achievement Index) of high schools in the school district is the most comparable.

Faced with the increasingly fierce pressure of college entrance examination in China, coupled with the increasing difficulty of applying to Top50 University in the United States, many schools begin to inspect students from junior high school, which involves social practice besides their studies, and good schools are usually linked to school districts. Therefore, many parents in China send their children to the United States for junior high school, hoping that their children can adapt to American education in advance, which is more in line with the admission standards of American institutions. These parents only pay attention to two kinds of schools: private middle schools or top public middle schools.

The best 1 0,600 high schools in the United States are located in various states, but the top 1 0,000 schools are relatively concentrated in several states: California, Florida, Maryland, new york, Virginia, Texas, Washington and so on. In other words, among these states, there are more top high schools, among which California has the most.

What should I pay attention to when buying an American school district?

School distribution

Since you want to buy a house for your children to study abroad, you can first choose several urban areas with developed education in the United States, such as California. The same is true of choosing primary and secondary schools.

Residential environment

No matter where you buy a house, especially a school district, you must check whether the living environment in this area is comfortable, quiet, convenient and safe. And, the population composition, population nationality, income and education level of this school district. Are there many facilities for children to have fun? Whether the children and adults in the school district are friendly, and whether they can provide a safe learning environment for their children to integrate into as soon as possible.

School district housing price

Many property taxes in the United States are used for the construction of school districts, and house prices are closely related to the quality of school districts. If the school district in a place is good, the house price will rise accordingly. Therefore, before buying a house, you must measure your ability to pay, so as to avoid the situation that the school is very good and the school district is expensive beyond the budget. You must first check the house prices around the school you choose.

Lease demand

When children studying in the United States buy a school district, they should also look at the rental situation of this school district. Even if the children return to China, they will not leave the house vacant. Generally speaking, there are many schools around a good school district, and the demand for renting houses is relatively strong.

The academic level of the school district itself

When judging whether a school district is good or not, it depends on the teaching level of teachers and the learning ability of students. Each state may have different evaluation criteria. In California, in the past, the government mainly used API scores to measure the performance of primary and secondary schools around the country. Although the indicators are different, the official data are authoritative and can be used as a reliable basis for choosing school districts. In addition, parents can also check the SAT scores of the school over the years online.

Security situation

The security situation of a community is the primary index for choosing a residence. To investigate the school district safety, one is to inquire about the regional crime rate report through the website, and the other is to conduct on-the-spot investigation.

Life convenience

This includes transportation, shopping and entertainment, such as highways, shopping malls and parks. For Chinese, if there is a Chinese supermarket around the property location, it can greatly add points, and it is also convenient for daily life after buying a house in the United States.

natural environment

This is also an important criterion to measure the quality of a school district. If there are parks, lakes and mountain views around the community or by the sea, they generally have great appreciation potential.

Resident quality

To understand the quality of community residents, we can usually investigate through the proportion of ethnic composition, divorce rate, the proportion of families and singles, and the education level and income of residents.

(The above answers were published on 2016-12-19. Please refer to the actual situation for the current purchase policy. )

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