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Public and Private Schools in the Unite States Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the Unite States， and， as a result， are usually somewhat expensive to_1_. The largest group of religious schools in America _2_ by the Roman Catholic Church. While religious schools tend to be_3_ expensive than private schools， there are usually some fees. When there is free education available to all children in the Unite States， why do people _4_ money on private schools? Americans offer_5_ great variety of reasons for doing so， including the desire of some parents to _6_ their children to schools _7_ classes tend to be smaller， or where religious instruction is included as part of the educational program， or because， _8_ their opinion， the public schools in their area are not _9_ high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the Unite States _10_ widely in size， quality， and in the kind of program that are offered to meet _11_ of certain students. The degree _12_ American parents are active in their childrens schools is often _13_ to people of other countries. Most schools have organizations _14_ of both parents and teachers， usually called P.T.A for Parent-Teacher-Association. They meet together to _15_ various matters concerning the school. Parents often give their time to help with classroom or after school activities. | 
