If you had to choose between a private and a public high school what would you choose and why?

Question

ex. (in Missouri) Nerinx Hall vs. Lindbergh

Answer 1

I have never heard of the schools you listed. However, I will tell you this. Go where it would be more easy for you. Can you family afford the private school? Do you have fears about the public schools? Make a t-chart for each school and list the pros on one side and the cons on the other. Put a 1-10 value on each pro or con. (For example: A smaller class size. 7points Gang violence -5 points Good athletics 2 points, etc.) After that, I you should have an answer.

As for my preference, I would not have one. It is not the school which you attend, it is the people attending the school. You have to see which school's values and mission matches your values and goals better. Teachers play a big role in this as well. A driven and passionate teacher in a public school is better to have than a blase teacher in a private school.

Good luck in your high school career.

Answer 2

I can only talk about my experiences with public/private schools.

My sister attended a private school and I was as well, but I insisted on going to a public school. We had great schools in my district so the schooling was the same. It just seemed that a lot more trouble-makers went to private school. Some of them had parents who thought that a private school would "keep" them in line or they went there because of behavior problems at other schools. But when that many affluent kids get together with unlimited budgets and parents that don't really want to be a part of their lives, it becomes a den of drugs and alcohol.

It's a top priority for me and my husband to live in a district with good public schools. I think it has all the benefits of a private school but they get to be around children with different backgrounds-different ethnicities, different economic backgrounds, different religious beliefs. That's important to us.

Answer 3

Believe it or not, the same things that go on in public go on in private. The only major difference is that in private, there are more rules for public-school actions to get around, and sports aren't as general. Personally, I like private school because uniforms dissipitate any worries about what to wear the next day or how to get over dress code. It's also not as wild as public school, but the kids aren't brainwashed in private school; they act just the same.

Answer 4

Public.

Answer 5

I would choose public because in my area the public high school system has higher standards than any of the private high schools (too focused on religion and not on academics), However, the reverse is true for under high school for my area.

Answer 6

I would choose only any Indian schools because public/private both teach the course permitted by the government

Answer 7

Public. In private school there's too many rules. More rules than public school.

Answer 8

private of course, at least for high school. you will learn more, both from better teachers and more study-oriented classmates.

With colleges, you have to look at ranking of their undergrad programs in whatever area you want to study.

Answer 9

private because it will probably challenge you more, teach you more, and help get you into a good university.

Answer 10

Public because you get more diversity.