The phrase "affluent public" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a wealthy or well-off segment of the population, often in discussions about consumer behavior, social issues, or economic trends.
Example: "The affluent public has shown a growing interest in sustainable luxury brands, reflecting their desire for both quality and ethical consumption."
Alternatives: "wealthy demographic" or "prosperous community".
AltSchool's technological schemes, however, may be very hard to implement in less affluent public school districts.
At my affluent public high school, potential pre-meds and Wall Streeters (yes, at age 17) lined the hallways.
"The ones who are driven into these top schools and are in certain top prep schools or affluent public schools don't have it".
For years, China's big banks, unable to collect on many of their loans, have relied on an ever-rising tide of deposits from an increasingly affluent public to keep from running out of money.
Almost as entrenched as SAT tutors or senior prom, spring break has become a tradition for seniors at Manhattan's private schools and a few affluent public schools in the New York suburbs.
Until this year, the worries that rippled through the affluent public school community here were largely enviable -- such problems as which Ivy League colleges the high school seniors should consider.
It's all too easy for the stereotype of the latter being for affluent public-school Oxbridge types to crystalise, with an apprenticeship scheme for everyone else.
In this executive leadership case, the activist superintendent of Virginia's affluent Fairfax County public school district, Daniel A. Domenech, is faced with a complex, politically-loaded policy dilemma.
McCaffrey surely has enough to worry about with the influx of heroin and cocaine from across the borders to satisfy the twisted appetites of an affluent American public.
At New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill., another affluent suburban public school, about 15 to 20 seniors apply to as many as 20 colleges each year.
Private institutions will retreat from their commitment to discounting tuition for needy students and will serve mainly the affluent, while public colleges, in order to cut costs, will rely more on technology and part-time faculty.
