I think it depends on the child and the school.
For 3 years, my kids were in a good public school. There were lots of Christian teachers and families. However, the district closed the school last year, and we were in public school H*** all year.
I think there are probably okay schools, especially in smaller communities.
It is also very expensive to put kids in private school. Then if you have a special needs kid, it is hard to pay for all of the services they need (you lose services for homeschool or private school). Also, if your child is special needs you may not be able to get into private school.
I really wish that we could get special needs services provided to homeschool and private school students. Of course, I'm also for vouchers.
The problem as I see it is even if your current school has good teachers, the curriculum is the same garbage that other not-so-good schools teach and rising above the curriculum means you need those good teachers. Obviously, to me, your old school was bucking the system, which is maybe one reason it was picked to close.
The incidence of school administrators being entirely unconcerned with academic achievement is frightening.
In PA they classify kids with messy lockers as learning disabled - disorganization - and want to put them in special ed, totally ignoring the fact that the kid may be highly gifted in areas other than organization.
What I find most offensive is the lack of respect for the individual. If you aren't part of a group, you are nothing.