Where a child goes to school is a decision that will play into the rest of their lives. This is because a school is a place a child goes when their parents are working. Thus, teachers will become role models for them during the day and even other children will have an influence over them in terms of their decision making.

As a result, parents take this decision very seriously and put a lot of work into finding the right education for their child. This education can either come from a public school with a public school education or it will come from a private school with a private education. Even though many parents will choose to send their child to a private school, there are plenty of myths that surround the idea of a private education. Here are these myths and why they are wrong.

Private Education Is Not Common

Plenty of people and parents believe that a private education is a privilege that very few people indulge in. However, this is not at all true. Not only are there plenty of private schools across the nation there are also a lot of parents that will choose to send their child to a prep school instead of a public middle school or high school.

Across the nation, there are over 30,000 private schools that enroll over 5 million students between the grades of preschool and twelfth grade. So there is no doubt that plenty of parents will decide that they want their child to get a private education. These parents believe that a private school is a right school for their child.

Furthermore, this is even more true in areas with a large population of large cities. Private schools in these large cities there are twice as much of an enrollment number for these private schools as compared to public schools. So private education is incredibly popular in large cities.

All Private School’s Are Single-Sex

There are a large number of parents that believe the only way their child can receive a proper private education is by attending a single-sex school. This means that they think private schools, as a whole, are either all girls schools or all boys schools. While there are plenty of private schools that are single-sex, the same cannot be said for a majority of private schools across the nation.

A study was conducted in 2011 that gathered data regarding single-sex and coeducation private schools. This study revealed that just about 96% of all private schools are coeducational. On the other hand, only 2% of all private schools enroll all girls and only 2% of all private schools will enroll only boys.

Parents Do Not Want To Send Their Children To Private Schools

The oddest myth of them all deals with the idea that parents do not want to send their children to private school but instead do so just because they can afford. This is the idea that people who are rich have money to blow and spend without thinking about it. However, that is not why parents will send their children to private schools for a private education.

It is importnat to know that parents love the private schools they send their children to. A study was conducted that revealed that just about 80% of all parents that enrolled their children in a religious private school were happy with the school they chose. Furthermore, this study also revealed that 82% of all students that send their children to non-religious private schools were incredibly happy with the school that they chose.

In Conclusion

There is no doubt that parents across the nation will have to make the difficult decision of whether or not they prefer public schools or private schools. It is important to know that there are plenty of high-quality public schools that exist across the nation that rival their private education counterparts. The most important part of this process is that parents should take their time making a decision. There is no need to rush and send a child to a school that is not the best fit.