For the exceptional student public high school has more to offer! Catholic school is geared towards the average student.
Private schools offer a safe learning environment when the available public school is unsafe.
Private schools provide personal attention to individual students that would not be possible in overcrowded public schools.
Both private and public schools have can good to excellent students.
However, many public schools have horrible students that do not want to be there and cause problems for the kids that do want to be there to learn and contribute. The zone you live in dictates number of students that fall into this category.
Or maybe they grow up not making judgment calls about why other students might be "horrible" and learn a bit about real life, socioeconomic differences and empathy while also getting an excellent education.
