The public sector prospers, while the private sector must bear an ever-larger burden. Though most private schools are expensive, and appeal to wealthy families, there are a few private schools that are inexpensive and appeal to working-class families. These working-class private schools are generally found in cities where public education has utterly failed. On the whole, American private schools have a significant impact on society, despite the fact that the vast majority of American students attend public schools. Many of the country s economic and intellectual elite attended private schools.
Public schools do a poor job with foreign language.
Most branches of the humanities can be studied on one s own, so school isn t very important, but a foreign language is difficult to learn on one s own, so I think I missed something by not learning a foreign language in school. Parochial schools are generally run by the Catholic Church, and are generally found in urban areas. They have a reputation for discipline and frugality. There are also some Jewish private schools, which appeal especially to conservative, orthodox Jews. If public schools are a hot topic in American towns, another hot topic is the distribution of the tax burden between residents and businesses.