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What's the difference between private schools and public schools?
Private schools refer to schools or other educational institutions run by social organizations or individuals other than state institutions using non-state financial funds for the society according to law.

Different organizers

Private schools are organized by social organizations or individuals other than state institutions, mainly including: individual citizens, private enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households, collective economic organizations, state-owned enterprises, institutions and social groups; Public schools are managed by state government departments.

Different sources of funds

Private schools are funded by non-state financial funds, including self-financing, personal intellectual investment (no capital investment), personal and corporate investment, fund-raising or shareholding, donation, etc.; The funds of public schools are basically government financial allocations.

Number and scale of schools

Generally speaking, the number and scale of public schools far exceed those of private schools, and the study expenses are relatively low and the teaching facilities are relatively perfect.