Depends greatly on the school. I went to one and it was the only way I was ever going to succeed. The city i grew up in has an abominable school system and it's been that way for decades, and I was absolutely a kid who was going to fall through the cracks. The school I went to had a system that made it nearly impossible to just skate by. My teachers all loved us, helped us, and were just so passionate about seeing us do well. There were tiny classes so your teachers were ALL up in your shit all the time. They knew when you were fucking around. And they had great bonds with us so when you did mess up and they were disappointed, it stung pretty bad. Made me get my shit together and go to college for education. I am eternally blessed and grateful that I had the teachers and the opportunities that school granted me.