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Re: Should FRC Account for School Size?
I can safely say that size isn't the best factor you could use to determine competitiveness.
For example, Corona del Sol (my school) has a population of about 3400 and growing. We have been a team since '07, but we aren't what this thread would consider successful. We have to pull students from another school just to have enough kids to build the robot!
If you want another factor, in addition to ones suggested within this thread (mentors, budget, resources, experience), consider team spacing/influence. There are 2 other schools within several miles of Corona that have FRC teams. We compete for sponsors, funds, and students. Compared to a team (maybe 20mi away) that draws students from 5 schools, the reason for our lower scores becomes apparent.
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