Richard, this past fall a girl from STA won the individual state championship in girls golf. This girl transfered from Washburn Rural in Topeka. In an article in the Topeka paper, the Wasburn Rural golf coach indicated this girl lives in Missouri. He said in the article, he was proud of her for winning, but he could not understand how a girl from Missouri should be able to compete in the Kansas tournament.
If this coach has his facts correct, and a person from a different state can compete in a state tournament for a private school, it is an advantage for the private school. Can a public school have someone from another state compete for their teams? Maybe I'm naive, but it seems like an advantage for the private schools.