Xifeng Town Primary and Secondary School is a public school, which is managed by Xifeng Education Bureau of Guizhou Province. According to China's Education Law, a public school refers to a school built, managed and operated by the government, and its running funds mainly come from public resources such as government financial allocation and social donations. Private schools are built, managed and operated by individuals or enterprises, and their operating funds mainly come from private resources such as tuition fees and social donations. Therefore, the primary and secondary schools in Xifeng County, as a school funded, constructed, managed and operated by the government, belong to public schools.

Public schools have advantages in educational resources, teachers and teaching facilities, and they also undertake the important mission of popularizing education and promoting educational equity.