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Results show a large share of parents want to switch but have not acted, with differences driven by the severity and nature of school challenges. It also highlights an affordability wall where low-income families are constrained by tuition and fees, while higher-income families more often face social barriers. 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What separates those who switch from those who merely consider it? The answer lies in the nature of the problem they face.  \n\n| Share identify ing th is as pr imary motivation | 60%\u003Cbr>50%\u003Cbr>40%\u003Cbr>30%\u003Cbr>20%\u003Cbr>10%\u003Cbr>0% | How switchers and considerers differ\u003Cbr>Switchers (actually switched)  Considerers (want to switch, haven't)\u003Cbr>53% 24 pts 29% 26% 21% 17% 12%\u003Cbr>10% 16%\u003Cbr>12% 3%\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | Big challenges at school | School not listening | Whole-child development | Academic rigor Other |\n\nFigure 1. Primary motivation self-identified by switchers vs. considerers.  \nSwitchers and considerers were asked to select from a list of statements a single statement that best describes their primary motivation. Among parents who switched, motivations are mixed. Roughly a quarter (29%) describe their primary driver as whole-child development, another quarter (26%) as big challenges at school , with academic rigor and feeling unheard by the school each accounting for 12% . Yet among considerers the picture is dramatically different: over half (53 .2%) indicated they are seeking better whole-child development for their child.  \n\n| Switchers\u003Cbr>28.6% Whole-child development 26.3% Crisis relief\u003Cbr>12.4% Academic rigor\u003Cbr>12. 1% School not listening\u003Cbr>20.6% Other | Considerers\u003Cbr>53.2% Whole-child development\u003Cbr>17.4% Crisis relief\u003Cbr>16.2% Academic rigor\u003Cbr>10.3% School not listening\u003Cbr>2.9% Other |\n| --- | --- |\n\nThis pattern has a clear interpretation through the lens of behavioral decision-making: switching requires overcoming the inertia of the status quo and dealing with challenges such as social disruption, logistical barriers, uncertainty about the new school. Aspirational parents may envision something better that they want for their child but find that real barriers stand in the way of making a change. Meanwhile, for many of those who actually make a switch, the acuity of real struggles seems to drive them past the barriers. When a problem becomes severe enough (a child dreading school, being bullied, falling behind; or a parent feeling frustrated that their concerns aren’t being heard), families move even when it is hard.  \n The large considerer population does not represent satisfied parents. It represents parents  \n with unmet aspirations whose situation has not yet become acute enough—or whose  barriers are too high—to cross the action threshold. Non-switching is not the same as  satisfaction.  \n\n| 2 | The Affordability Wall\u003Cbr>Low income parents face a fundamentally different barrier landscape |\n| --- | --- |\n\nAmong parents actively considering a school switch, barriers vary significantly by income.  \n\n| Barriers to switching vary by income – and not all in the expected direction\u003Cbr>\u003C$50K $50K-100K >$100K |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| % of conside r e rs c it ing th is bar r ie r (%) | 35%\u003Cbr>30%\u003Cbr>25%\u003Cbr>20%\u003Cbr>15%\u003Cbr>10%\u003Cbr>5%\u003Cbr>0% | 33%\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>31%\u003Cbr>29%\u003Cbr>24%\u003Cbr>20%\u003Cbr>17%\u003Cbr>Can't afford tuition/fees Friends/family prefer current school |\n\nFigure 2. Barriers to switching by household income among considerers (weighted) . Note: Barrier questions were asked only of considerers. 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