When a person looks at purchasing a home one factor that comes into play is the school district.

Dick Pryor is a real estate broker. He said buying a home is both an emotional and investment decision. For those with school children it become more emotional and even if two home are the same, if one is in a distinct seen as lacking the decision is easily made.

"Emotionally you can get stigmatized as yes or no, up or down, plus or minus," explained Pryor. "If you have...