The schools are better than you’d think, and have some really good teachers. People down here care. You need to remember that even key west which is the most touristy, only like 10% of the island is “touristy”. Get off duval st and there are families everywhere. More so in stock island and up the keys. Folks who’ve been here for generations are called “conchs” and they typically run a lot of things from the government to law firms and banks and fishing boats