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The US education system covers elementary, secondary and post-secondary education. Education in the US is governed by the federal government, under the US Department of Education. All states provide universal, free elementary and secondary schooling for 12 years.

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Elementary: Children usually enter kindergarten at age 5. Elementary school generally includes grades 1 through 5, and students then go straight into the secondary system.

Secondary: Secondary school--most often called high school--typically includes grades 6 through 12. Secondary education in the US is typically divided into middle school (grades 6/7/8) or junior high schools (grades7/8/9) and then high school (grades 9 through 12).

Post-secondary: Post-secondary education includes career college (also known as vocational school), community college, university and graduate school.

Language programs: Language programs (English as a second language or ESL) are offered at middle schools, high schools, colleges, universities and private language schools.

Public and private: The US education system includes public schools, which are free and funded by the government, and private schools, for which students have to pay. At the post-secondary level, public colleges and universities (also known as state colleges) still require students to pay tuition, but it is substantially less than tuition at private universities.

Religious and secular: There are people of all faiths in the US, and there are many schools that offer faith-based education, whether Catholic, Christian (protestant) or Jewish. As well, many schools are completely secular and have no faith-affiliation whatsoever.

You can read more on these and other school types elsewhere in this section of the website.
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