Private Schools vs Private Schools

1. Student to Teacher Ratio

1.1. 16:1 Public Schools

1.2. 12:1 in Private Schools

2. High School Graduation Rate

2.1. Private: 95%

2.2. Public: 83%

3. Syllabi

3.1. Public: Must adhere to state mandated curriculum

3.2. Private: Greater flexibility

4. A well known public school graduate is Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg.

5. Both Gates and Zuckerberg dropped out of college.

6. Make-up

6.1. Private Schools are 90% white

6.1.1. 70% of private schools are religious.

6.2. Public schools are more ethnically diverse

6.2.1. 24.4 M White

6.2.2. 13.6 M Hispanics

6.2.3. 8 M Black

6.2.4. 2.8 M Asian/Pacific Islander

6.2.5. 0.5 M Native American

6.2.6. 1.5 M Mixed Race

7. Cost to Family

7.1. Private: Average tuition of $8,000 a year

7.2. Public: Free to family. Average $12,000 per student paid by taxpayers.

8. A well known Private school graduate is Microsoft Founder Bill Gates.