"Grade School" (sometimes called "Elementary School"), usually housing children from pre-kindergarten through 5th (or 6th) grade, "Middle School" (sometimes called "Junior High School"), usually housing children from 6th (or 7th) grade through 8th grade, and"High School", usually housing children from 9th through 12th grade (the collegiate terms "freshmen", "sophomores", "juniors", and "seniors", representing grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, respectively, are sometimes used as synonyms).

There are also some "Technical Schools" for training in specific skills or careers (the term "magnet school" is common, and is usually oriented toward a specific career requiring a college education).

Schools are arranged into school districts, which generally are independent of city/town, borough/township/county, or other jurisdictions, though they may share common geographical boundaries (such as a city or county). In some areas, a large city may (due to growth into neighboring areas) be served by several districts (this is the case in Texas, where districts are (with one exception) independent of cities; most of the major cities are served by many districts, with the district carrying the city's name being the poorest performing and least-desirable for parents).

Public schools have become predominantly liberal and atheistic[4][5][6][7][8] government institutions that employ 3 million people and spend more than $410 billion annually at a cost of more than $10,000 per student. Liberals censor classroom prayer, the Ten Commandments, sharing of faith in classrooms during school hours, and teaching Bible-based morality.[9][10] Mandatory homosexual indoctrination is common as early as elementary school in more liberal states.[11] Many public schools have created eSports teams that compete in video game tournaments, wasting taxpayers' monies and further diluting their educational "mission"; this has spread to the college sector, and many students will get into college due to their gaming skills rather than any other reason.

The following are characteristics of US public schools:

30% of public school students fail to graduate from high school,[12] and more than 40% of minorities fail to graduate;[13] the real drop-out rate may be 50%.[14]Nearly 70% of students leave high school unqualified to attend a four-year college, and many are unable to hold a steady job.[12]A 2007 study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse found that 77% of students between eighth and 12th grade had used illicit drugs.[15] Fatal overdoses are common but underreported.[16] Public schools are required to present "drug education" to students. More than 60% of public school teenagers (in one regional study) watch more than 3 hours of television a day, compared with a national average of 35%[17]About half of the viable pregnancies among girls attending public school end in abortions and about half end in birth. Public schools "educate" kids about sex.[18]"About 160,000 students miss school daily because they fear being bullied," and students viciously fight each other and post videos of it on YouTube.com.[19]20% of students had been dangerously "binge drinking" in the previous 30 days, and 50% of seniors regularly drink illegally, according to a 2007 study of Ottawa County, Michigan.[20][21]10-20% of students become addicted to cigarettes[21][22]More than 10% of public high schools have homosexual student clubs. The majority of public school students are completely ignorant about the Bible, even in history and literature 35% of students are overweight. Health screening of public schools in Memphis, Tennessee, found that nearly 10% of students have mental health problems. California public schools, the largest in the nation, now rank at the bottom in academic achievement. Public schools are among the main locations where socialism is promoted.

Public school culture is an atmosphere fostered in public school,[2] especially in the most liberal of public schools, which is characterized by:

anti-white rhetoric and curriculum, critical race theory prohibition of classroom prayers education, homosexual curriculum, and sexual abuse by school personnel have been referred to as a "red-light district" for students [3]promotion of the homosexual agenda in public schools (see images above), even though other forms of expression, such as displaying the Confederate flag[1] or promoting Bible verses,[4] are persecuted. Promotion of socialism.[5]a culture of incompetence [6][7]rebellious and distracting fashionfacial piercings and rings, tattoos, and male earringsdepressed demeanorsan absence of objective morality; instead, a principal will say someone "made the wrong choice"a sense of hopelessnessa lack of critical thinking about liberal indoctrinationprofanity and bullyinggeneral inability to look someone in the eyelewd behavior euphemistically referred to as "PDA" or "Public Display of Affection" [8]racial discrimination resulting from set cliques of racially homogeneous students [9]forced tolerance of homosexuality due to school-supported and funded groups[10]extreme anxietydisruptive yellinglack of supervision, class cuttingbeing so accustomed to censorship of ideas that there is genuine surprise when someone actually says something unfamiliar or politically incorrectlack of awareness that prayer is censored in public schools and that teachers' unions are very liberalsmoking, vaping, alcohol and drug abusedrug testing[11]disrespect for teachers, taking advantage of substitute teachersbullying, hazing, public humiliationgang activity,[12] weapon detectors, locker searcheslack of proper etiquette and mannersglorification of certain groups such as athletic teams and outcast of othersbitter hate for rival schools and their studentscorrupt and abusive teachers and school administrators[13][14][15]censorship of conservative sources of news and informationviolence and school shootingsexcessive network abusecomplete lack of awareness or involvement by parentsrampant cheating by students[16] and teachers[17]cross-dressing in schools plays, boys wearing girl jeans, powder puff sports, etc.special concessions for certain ethnic groups and religions while Christianity is ignoredallowing students to opt-out of saying the Pledge of Allegiancepregnant students being accepted by school officials, and sometimes even pregnancy pacts[18]acceptance and sometimes even encouragement of abortion and birth controla lack of respect for public property and other people's personal property, as seen by vandalism (e.g. defacing and/or inscribing obscenities into desks, lockers, etc.) and high rates of theftdisruptive pranks like false fire alarms that have caused many schools to implement detection mechanisms such as surveillance cameras and tamper dyes[19]students impeding traffic by walking on roadways instead of walking on the sidewalk or on the grass going to and from the school bus stopdisrespect for authority figures and high-ranking elected public officials[20]liberal bias and the inducting of children into liberalism and secularism