Yes, the idea that it is in my own best self interest to have an educated populace, the original argument for public education, is becoming overshadowed by both the feeble education provided by public education today, and the indoctrination in socialist dogma that is has degenerated to. I know kids in high school who cannot read the instructions on how to put their skateboards together. It is a sad state of affairs.
I see it all too often on employee applications. Anyone that can't read is incapable of doing a great many things, let alone handling dangerous machinery for fun and profit.
So force the states to give back that ~10,000 per student in taxes and we'll see if the entrepreneurs can do a better job.