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Independent schools are public.

Yeah I don't know where people are getting the idea that independents have an advantage. Take us (Somerset) for example. Sure we have open enrollment for kids residing outside of Pulaski County, but the two county schools still draw from a much larger area and much larger student population. The only kids that really come to Somerset from out of the county only do so because their parents work in Somerset. Rarely if ever do kids utilize the open enrollment for sports. Some places may be different but for most of the independent schools in this end of the state (Somerset, Monticello, Barbourville) that is certainly not the case.