[Walt Longmire]

Independent Schools: Pikeville, Raceland, Beechwood, Mayfield, Bardstown, Corbin and Bowling Green all made the finals.  The Independents took 7 of the 12 spots in the finals this season.  And it is really 7 out of 10 as, I don't believe that there are any Independent Schools in 6A are there?

Independent schools are public schools. Which means 11 of the 12 finalists are public schools.

I understand that they are public schools.  But the 7 out of the 10 schools are Independent Schools.   I said nothing about putting them in the same category as Private Schools.  I was pointing out that it has been a particularly good year for Independents this season.  If anything, the Independent Schools have a tougher time that other public schools.   They are generally much more limited in the area from which they draw their students and, they don't have the tax base as most of the public schools.  As far as the state is concerned, the counties have to provide schools for the people--they don't care if Independent School exist at all.