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Some public schools are better funded than others (or have more dedicated teachers and admin along with supportive parents).
Private schools aren't necessarily safer. The only ones that teach about God or the religious ones (typically Catholic altho there are all kinds of Christian ones). I went to private Christian schools from pre-school to second grad, and then a non-religious private school for 3rd to 4th. I went public from there on out. I had plenty of opportunities to learn about God in Sunday School at church. I didn't have to do it during regular school.
If you don't have a school nurse, it's not that big a deal. I never thought they were that useful. Anything major and you'd have to go to a hospital anyways. Anything less and a coach or regular teacher could stick a bandaid on you just as well as a nurse could.
Not having a school counselor could suck. However, I've never had a school counselor who knew what they were doing. Even in college. All it did was force me to go out and figure out how to do stuff on my own. I learned about colleges by asking friends and family (now you've got the internet so it's a lot easier). I learned how to apply to colleges by reading the instructions carefully.
My high school only had Spanish and French at first. No biggie. Later on, it added a whole bunch of different languages like Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagolog, German, etc, but only because a local resident volunteered to be a teacher. I didn't think it was a big deal that I couldn't start in those new languages. Spanish is going to be the most useful in the US anyways. Maybe Chinese.
Public schools are often better-funded and have more students, therefore more faculty, which means more academic choices, more opportunities for rewarding activities, and often better teachers.
Learn about God at home and at church, while getting the best overall education you can wherever you happen to live. A good education is the stepping stone to a good life.
It sounds like your public school is poorly funded and/or small. If that's the case, it could be that the parochial school in the area is a better choice for you, so long as the instruction is well-rounded rather than religion-centric.
They both are pretty much the same anymore. Both teach you if you are willing to learn instead of socializing. They both have good kids and bad kids. They both have kids who do drugs and kids who don't, they both have kids who have sex and those who don't, they both have bullies and kids who just want to get along. So the answer is you know which choices are right and which aren't. School is what YOU make of it...
It really depends on the quality of schools in your area. Where I grew up our school board was paid for by our parents, not ran by the state, so we had tons of money to do whatever and hire the best teachers and had the greatest extracurricular activites so there was no reason to go to private school if you lived around there. Schools ran by states probably aren't so great depending on what state you live in. Private schools are better if your child is falling behind or needs to be challenged because they are gifted- teachers will be able to help them out because they don't have to answer to the same pressures of school gradings and standardized testing. Spanish would probably be the best option for your child to learn at such a young age because she will probably use it in the future and its easier for her to learn while she's young.
It depends on where you live. Its odd that the public school you go to doesn't have a school nurse or counselor unless its a small public school but even a small public school should have a counselor. The larger public schools do offer way more classes than the small public school and private schools. I have not seen a fairly large private school (the biggest I've seen at 2A) and yes you might have religion classes and in some cases a special mass service. Depending on the type of private school you go to. Prep. private or Parochial private. Personally i like public school a lot better than private school.
It really does depend on where you live - how the funding works, how much the administration restricts how and what the teachers can teach, and what kind of socioeconomic area you live in. It also depends on you.
There is no one school choice that's best for everyone. I went to public school, I sent my son to private school for 3 years, now I homeschool him. There are pros and cons to each situation, and only you and your family can decide what's right for your situation.
I would suggest making a list of what's really important to you in a school, and in your education, and then compare your choices to see what fits you best. Contact colleges that you're interested in and see what their requirements are (request a catalog), find out which schooling option is going to prepare you for your future.
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