Private School vs Public School - How Do The Students Compare?

What's the difference between a private school and a public school? Which kids are more successful? Who will go on to make more money in life? Let's find out in this episode of The Infographics Show: Private School vs Public School

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[TheInfographicsShow]

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[apriloneel]

I hate that everyone thinks that all private school students are rich. A lot of us aren’t it’s just that our parents rather us have a good education than having the latest tech and holidays. Personally my parents are always trying to budget everything so that they have the money to pay for private school and I say it’s worth it.

[theybothhavebikes]

Bruh 16 students for 1 teacher.
I have been living a lie.
Classes in my school are 30+ per teacher

[strawberrymilk]

If you go to a private school basically everyone knows everyone

[kristinamorales]

“It’s ok to fail in life but you can’t fail in school because you cannot fail in life”
- school logic 🙄

[harpercullen]

I think this highly depends on the neighbourhood you’re from too. The difference between a public school in a violent and poor city, compared to one in a wealthy, high-end neighbourhood is drastic.

[VoidStarzZHD]

I’ve gone to both, they both have ups and downs, in the end, just do good, make good chcoices and friends, and go on to do what you want to do and love in life after graduation.

[tictac]

I went to both, I think private schools have this thing where they have more graduates and people go on to college is because of the stricter rules they apply. You get way more freedom in public school, its almost insane the things you can get away with in public school that will get you expelled in private school

[pluviophilesofie]

Well I was in a private school, and some of the students are not that wealthy like majority of the students, and we had a full scholarship😂 thanks to them

[rpgluvr]

My experience in private school

- we wear uniforms
- most of the kids are Hispanic or Filipino
- the school has this program where the tution is lowered for you if you don't made that kind of money
- I get better grades and feel more comfortable around others
- There are no lockers

So yeah that's really it

[ravina]

I've been to both, and what I can almost guarantee are that the teachers in a private school care so much more for the students and seem like they actually enjoy their job. I love going to school everyday and sometimes even dread the weekend, this is the case for a lot of my friends as well. It really is shocking when you see posts from people saying that they'd rather die than go to school, or something else that goes to the same extent.

[simplymaci]

In my opinion, having come from both a public (high school) and a private (elementary / middle school) institution, it really depends on where you live. Some private schools are really well off in wealthy areas and are expected to go to Ivy Leagues, but there are also some public schools in wealthy areas where they are also expected to go to Ivy Leagues or brand name colleges such as USC, UCLA, etc.

This is the same vice versa, in that some private schools in not-so-well-off areas are (technically) just expected to graduate and may go on to community colleges or state colleges (not saying that’s necessarily a bad thing) and same thing with public schools in not-so-wealthy areas.

In my experience, I’ve had friends from private school (elementary - middle school) who went off to private high school only to go to state schools or community colleges, while my public high school friends are currently going to NYU, UCLA, UC Berkeley, USC, Ivy Leagues, etc.

It’s not to say that where you went to high school is the only factor which would determine your success in the future (I’m stating in where you go to college per se), but how you utilized your school resources, took all the APs and IBs, and received great grades and SAT scores among other things.

[jasonaquino]

Private Schools: Nope
Public Schools: Nope
Home School: Now that's hot

[potato]

I’ve been to both public and private schools and there is a huge difference

[captaindoge]

I went to a private school for 8 years of my life. I can say without a doubt that these schools gave me a much better education, as sometimes I would ask one of my public school friends a somewhat intelligent question only to be surprised that they were never taught such things in public school. The downside to private school is, of course, the cost. In the end, both types of schools use their students for money, unfortunately.

[wyattmoore]

I live in a high school that is $55, 000 a year. Parent teacher weekend is just a bunch of rich people walking around.

[pennyproud]

I go to a private school and i think they’re selective because it isn’t run by the government, and it doesn’t want too many students

[pimperish]

“The government pays for public schools.”
False, the tax payers pay for it.

[karennakye]

I don't know why everyone forgets to mention that Bill Gates dropped of a master's class! Havard Business School...he didn't drop out of an undergraduate class!!!

[KrisMadas]

I've gone to private school, public school, and an online school (homeschool). Here are some thoughts on each.

*Public Elementary School* - I went to the city school from 1st to 5th grade and thought it was fine. I loved reading & learning and never had trouble picking up on new material. I, of course, never knew anything different so was perfectly happy.

*Private Middle School* - Because my mother was concerned about the environment the city's public middle school was infamous for, she transferred me and my siblings to a fancy (non-religiously affiliated) private school for when I went into the 6th grade. (I was one of 5 black students in my grade of 80.) Coincidentaly, when I went there the school had just decided to grant all the student with personal MacBook Airs to be used in correlation with their curriculum. I loved it, as did most of my new friends, and the teachers were able to test new methods because of the added tech within the room. Speaking of which, the teacher's entire presence was completely new to me, they taught at their own pace, not the government's, and were able to incorporate fun projects and such that related back to the subject. I really loved the school and valued what it was able to teach me. I stayed until 8th grade.

*Online High School* - At this point I'd become very involved with the sport of gymnastics. To spend more time training I left the private school for a private online school (so still very expensive) that was accessed via the internet. It was alright. I was able to spend hours at the gym and not worry about a demanding school schedule. The material the school taught though was crap. Each lesson entailed a power point like a thing of info with small side exercises and then a quiz. There was a one a week "class" with a teacher for each subject but it was only a review of the lessons. I hated it. But I kept with it as my gymnastics career expanded. In 10th grade, a series of injuries convinced me to stop gymnastics. It was the middle of the year however so I spent the rest of my online school days at home almost all the time. It sucked and my grades began to falter as I lost the motivation to make myself go through "power points" and instead messed around online.

*Public High School* - For my remaining two years of high school my mother was presented with the options of returning to the private school I've previously gone to or returning to the public school I'd gone to. She chose public because she didn't believe the private school could offer me anything substantial that the public school (highly regarded despite its rough middle school) couldn't, and she was preparing for the college expenses of me and my siblings. I missed the forward-minded teaching, teaching tech, and other luxuries the private school gave but the public school is fine. Keeping up with my private school friends tells me that much of the material is the same.

*Finial Thoughts* - I prefer private school. Obviously. But it's not a fair competition. I think both private and public will do the same if the person works hard enough. It's just a little more comfortable for the private student. And online school sucked for me. I'd say that if you find a good program (I only realized mine wasn't in hindsight) and could be very self-motivated (I'm not a great example of this xD), then it'd be fine. Really, it's personal preference. I know people who've to be in private school, public school, or homeschooled their entire lives and they all seem pretty satisfied and well off for their futures.