How Do You Rate Private High Schools?
No single rating system should be used to rate all private high schools, because every student’s needs are different. To rate private high schools before you invest the cost of a small cottage in sending your child to one, prepare and utilize your own set of factors. Ideally, student and parents should make this process fun and work together on it–or conduct parts of it individually and compare notes. Make a list of the factors that are important to you in selecting a school. Assign a numerical or subjective value to each factor, and begin gathering the information necessary to rate each school on each factor. Begin rating schools by narrowing your criteria based on whether you are looking for a boarding, day or mixed school, with a student body that is either single gender or coed. Other factors may include whether a school offers a postgraduate year or accepts special-needs students. Use Peterson’s Private Schools and Boarding Schools Search website to find schools you want to rate
