I really don't think that you're in touch with reality at this point. Poverty can be an awful, awful cycle that lasts generations. Think about it:
You are born into a family that is already in poverty, living in a very rough area in the country with possibly an unstable family. Because the area is in a rough area, the public school system is pretty poor. Go to public grade and middle school, but the education there is poor, so when you try and get into a private high school with a scholarship or financial aid, it doesn't happen and you get turned down. Then go to public high school, where once again the education is awfully poor, and because of your educational background, there's a good chance that either the grades won't be very good, and even if your grades are pretty to very good, colleges may frown upon it because it's an urban public school with low academic standards. Add that to the fact that you probably won't get a good SAT score because the SAT is all about $$ and the amount of $$ used on preparation (there are several studies that prove this) and suddenly you find yourself in community college and because of your background of being in a poor educational environment, you have mediocre grades in in ther 2 year school and even if you don't, your family can't afford to send you to a four year college, leading to a job that doesn't pay much. And the cycle starts all over gain...
This is happening to millions of families across the country.