Finding the Best Schools in the U.S.
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The United States Department of Education reports that there are over 55 million young people who attend pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade in the U.S., with about 9% of them attending private institutions. Public school education costs approximately half a trillion dollars, which comes from state and local taxes.