美国私立高中和好的公立高中主要差别还是钱。差的公立高中根本就不要去。
如果把私立高中和好的公立高中比较，那么每个学校之间的差别要远大于这两类学校作为整体之间的差别。美国没有国家统一的教学标准，所以学校和学校之间的差别很大。常常不同地区的学校用的教科书都不一样。有的地方因为保守派赢了选举，甚至会用反科学(如宣传神创论)的教科书。
下面给你列出一个比较好的公立高中的分类课程(里面AP指advancedplacement，高级班)：
1.Art:
FoundationsofArt
9thGradeArt
Ceramics
2DArt
3DArt
Photography
2.Wellness:
AthleticConditioning
WellnessA
WellnessB
WellnessActivity
3.Music:
Band
ColorGuard
Chorus
Orchestra
4.English:
FreshmanEnglish
SophomoreEnglish
AmericanLiterature
AmericanStudies
SeniorEnglish
CreativeWriting
RWWorkshop
CombinedStudies
APEnglish
5.Mathematics:
Algebra
AlgebraII/Trig
Geometry
Pre-Calculus
CalculusAB/BC
APStatistics
Math-ScienceThesis
6.Science:
AnatomyandPhysiology
Biology/APBiology
Chemistry/APChemistry
EnvironmentalScience
APES
Microbiology/Genetics
Physics/APPhysics
7.WorldLanguages:
French/APFrench
Spanish/APSpanish
German/APGerman
8.SocialStudies:
Civics/Government
CombinedStudies
U.S.History/APHistory
Economics
APMicro/MacroEconomics
WorldGeography
WorldHistory
ModernEuropeanHistory
Psychology/Sociology
9.CareerTechnicalAcademies:
EarlyChildhoodEducation
ORBIT-Business&InformationTechnology
GraphicArt/VisualComm.
MediaProduction/TV
AssociatedHealthSciences
Manufacturing
Engineering
Welding
10.SpecialEducationandGifted