Are private schools really worth the price? In my opinion private schools are not worth it. They don't prepare you for college or life. Private schools tend to pamper their students, while public schools don't. If school doesn't help you prepare for life, then what's the point of paying for it? My particular private school calls itself a college preparatory school. It doesn't prepare me in any way for college unless I'm going to be pampered the whole way. They will have to remind me every day before homework is due and will give me extra days if I say I didn't do the homework. Some teachers at my school are a little stricter than others, but some are just more relaxed. They are more concerned about their students liking them than teaching them. They try to be the most loved teacher in the school. Some teachers allow you to retake a test if you do poorly. I honestly don't think my college professor will let me retake the test multiple times just because I keep doing poorly. Many private school kids don't have the life skills that they have...