Types of High Schools

• Public Schools: a school administered by a government agency and funded by taxes
  • district schools; charter schools; Horace Mann schools; pilot schools; innovation schools; in-district charter schools; traditional public schools; turn-around schools; etc.
• Private Schools: non-governmental or independent schools
• Parochial Schools: private schools “affiliated with a religious organization and whose curriculum includes general religious education” in addition to the standard subjects (Math, ELA, etc.)