For the exceptional student public high school has more to offer! Catholic school is geared towards the average student.
. Totally totally incorrect. Have no idea where you get your facts from, but they are very flawed.
Agree with the original poster. We spent months comparing the pluses and negatives of public vs private for our son who was recruited and invited to attend private schools because of his lacrosse talent. When you remove the outliers on a normal curve, standardized test scores are virtually identical so for a motivated student, the fallacy of private being a better education is totally unsupported. A good student does not need smaller classes. Good students in public schools are placed in classes with other exceptional students so the free flow of ideas and creativity is similar in both a public and private environment. the programs for specialized study outside of core courses are significantly greater at public schools as they have the scale and resources to offer those opportunities and curriculum. Just look at the course offerings for the private schools versus the public schools-there is a huge difference and this is important for a student who wants to investigate or experience specific areas of study while still in high school. Private schools are great and have many wonderful virtues but broadness of curricula offerings is an area where public schools do excel.
