i really can't say b/c i've been to private all my life. so i null voted. i've had friends from public though. you can definitely see a difference in how they act. they seem to be interested in the other sex at younger age and have boyfriends and girlfriends and stuff at younger age. maybe it's just my school but people here either have major crushes or just don't really care. and in education, think it depends on the schools. there are good public schools and bad private schools and good private schools and bad public schools. my dad went to public all his life and he said a good thing about public is is that you get to see more of the real life at a younger age than when you're in private. you're more enclosed, more protected at a private school. but for the school's i've been to, which have only been two non-jesuit schools, i've enjoyed them both. i'll probably end up going to a catholic highschool. oh ya, and i don't think you can judge whether which school is better or not if you've only been to one kind all your life. how would you know? also, no offense to anybody, some of the teaching methods don't even get kids to learn. but also it depends on the teacher. if you have a good teacher then you'll be getting either a good or decent education.