Public Vs Private School

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Public Vs Private School
Often, parents spend a great deal of time trying to figure what is best for their children’s futures of education. Sometimes, they offer guidance and other times force their children to do what they perceive good for them. Where education is in concern, parents will always find themselves making decisions that affect every other member of the family in light of providing the best opportunities. Of these many decisions that concern education is the choice between private and public school education. Man times, parents are torn between the quality of education in public schools verses that of private schools. Of course, other factors such as cost and bias affect the choice made by the parent on the choice of school. Some people are inclined to the idea that private schools offer better quality justifying their costs while others will argue for public schools saying it offers more real life experiences. There are however distinctions in the two systems that may make a difference for your child.
When parents deem the likelihood to send their children to a private school or a public school, there are many factors to consider. The most obvious factors go down to expenses. Public schools are funded by the government from tax money. In this way, the parent does not directly pay the tuition fee when they send their children to public schools. However, there are other costs that the family may undergo for this same education. Learning materials such as art supplies, books, musical instruments and others may need to be provided by the parent. In some cases, parents may be forced to relocate to districts where there are public schools with better reputation which in the long run can be expensive to the family. Often people provide public schooling to their children because one, fixed costs offered by the private schools are large and because people wish to spread the cost of educating their children for minimal effects. Private schools in this perspective would be more competitive if they find ways of reducing the cost.
Private schools on the other hand source all their funds from those attending or from donations. Religious affiliated schools may offer subsidized cost which is still higher in comparison to public schools cost. Other cost that may face private schools pupils is the cost of transportation. Public schools may provide transport to and from school but in private schools, one has to pay for transport.
Public schools are obliged to provide education that is universal and for everyone residing in the area. For pupils who need specialized training, the parents may consider sending them to public school where they are guaranteed that their children will get the education they need. Private schools are a little limited in the kind of children they would take. They do not have to accept special needs students unless they are specifically geared to assist such students. They may also disqualify a student if they do not meet the minimum academic standards.
The population of the school and the class size is another factor that parents may want to look at. Public schools are mandated to take in the population that resides in the surrounding area. The population of school going children varies over time due to factors like local employment opportunities and birth rates among others. This variation of size is not directly translated on the physical aspect of the school. While public schools have to respond to such variations, private schools can limit their size as they do not have to accept everyone.
Small sized classes offers more individualized attention which may lack if the population surrounding a public school rises. Thus, private schools can guarantee a good teacher/student ratio.
A private school exists when it can offer schooling that is so much closer to the demands of a sufficient number of households in question are willing to cover its costs (in addition to whatever property taxes they must continue to pay for...