Just some of the reasons we sent our kids to private high school:
To continue and nuture their love of learning which the public school environment wasn’t focused on for a variety of reasons
No teaching to the test, no busy work, no gpas and class ranks, no APs but a rigorous preparation including extensive writing on a weekly basis
Smaller classes, more personalization, and discussion based learning. No class was bigger than 13 students, some were as small as 5 or 6. Teachers were very accessible outside the classroom.
More diversity of all kinds than what is found at our local public
Being in a place where it was okay to be smart and even cool
Superior instruction and opportunities in the fine and performing arts
Amazing, world class speakers coming to campus
Broader offerings in general - academic and extra-curricular