We home schooled eight children. None of them have any problem competing with the products of the public schools.
http://www.activistpost.com/2012/11/10-freest-states-for-homeschooling.html
Get the book from Amazon called "Public Schools, Public Menace"
http://www.amazon.com/Public-Schools-Menace-Parents-Children/dp/0964569329/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354112211&sr=8-1&keywords=public+schools+public+menace
