Ms.Green , are the schools more or less similar everywhere throughout the United States , or do they differ in various sections ?   The system of public schools is fairly uniform everywhere throughout the United States .   Do most students in the United States attend private schools or public schools ?   Most public schools in the United States are very good , and the majority of students attend the public schools .   Which students go to private schools , then ?   Children needing special instruction . Children whose parents can afford to send them to private schools , and children whose parents want them to receive a religious education .   But are the public schools good everywhere ?   No , public schools can be very different . Even in the same city . 