EducationPublic or PrivateIs One Really Better than the Other?
When parents think about their children’s education, they often wonder about the benefits of private school. Private schools in the U.S. make up 24% of the schools in the country. Most of them are quite small, 86% of which have a student population of under 300. A private high school is about half the size of the average public school. In addition, classes are smaller; 12.5 students per teacher in comparison to 15.4 students per teacher in public schools. Many…