Maybe Hogsmeade kids are too poor to afford to go to Howgarts.
In canon, nobody is too poor to attend Hogwarts. When Riddle (Voldemort) is offered admission to Hogwarts, he tells Dumbledore that he has no money:
“That is easily remedied,” said Dumbledore, drawing a leather money-pouch from his pocket. “There is a fund at Hogwarts for those who require assistance to buy books and robes. You might have to buy some of your spellbooks and so on secondhand, but —” (274).
There’s no mention of tuition, so I’m guessing that’s free.
In canon, nobody is too poor to attend Hogwarts. When Riddle (Voldemort) is offered admission to Hogwarts, he tells Dumbledore that he has no money:
There’s no mention of tuition, so I’m guessing that’s free.
thanks! I guess that just leaves us with the theory that there were no Hogsmeade kids in Harry’s interaction circle in the books?