Everyone in the US has the opportunity (or close to everyone) to attend a near-standard public school in the US. Not all countries subscribe to this model, I b

Everyone in the US has the opportunity (or close to everyone) to attend a near-standard public school in the US. Not all countries subscribe to this model, I believe. Although the US average is low, I strongly suspect that the top 10% of US students perform at or above the levels of all other countries. As for paying more, this increases competition as stated, but you'd need all other factors to remain equal. The class size in US public schools is now ridiculous, 30+ kids per teacher at the local elementary here. Education funding should basically be doubled imho, and the number of teachers per student dropped to 17 or 18 maximum.