| Since the times of the Jesuits, private schools have | | | | reduce their overall expenses, cutting down useful |
| typically outperformed public schools both educationally | | | | programs and teachers. However, schools not funded |
| and with prestige. Although there has been a long | | | | by the state are hardly making any reductions in their |
| debated political and social debate about whether an | | | | overall economic budge. |
| independent or public school is best, private schools | | | | 4. Also, Students are motivated to preform higher in |
| typically outperform public schools for a variety of | | | | independent schools than in state funded schools. |
| reasons. | | | | Because parents and guardians are paying for their |
| 1. Private Schools have the best specialized and | | | | student's education, the students are pressured to |
| trained teachers. | | | | preform well and impress their parents. |
| This is one of the most crucial differences between | | | | 5. Private Schools typically have better built schools |
| public and non-public school. With better teachers, thus, | | | | and more funding for sports. |
| one can infer that a private school will deliver a higher | | | | Although this may not be true for all private and |
| standard of education | | | | independent schools, most have modern or upgraded |
| 2. They tend to have smaller class sizes than most | | | | infrastructure and better funding for sports. With a |
| non-private schools. | | | | better looking school many parents and students feel a |
| The average class size for a public school is around | | | | sense of pride and school spirit. Also, increased funding |
| 30 students while the class size for a private school is | | | | for sports helps school spirit as students are more |
| around 18 students. With budget cuts sweeping down | | | | likely to enjoy a winning team. |
| various states including California, class sizes are | | | | However, some private schools are difficult and |
| expected to rise with many layoffs. | | | | extremely prestigious in the way they recruit future |
| 3. State budget cuts don't affect schools that get | | | | students. They often require exams such as the ISEE |
| money from the state. | | | | and the SSAT, which as an SAT for college. |
| Most public schools are making concessions to try and | | | | |