Private games are safer for sure, but that has to do with economics like almost anything else in this country.
As far as community feel…some privates feel that way bc the kids grew up playing at the same elementary, middle, and high school yes of course. But most of these big time privates like PD around the country that are attracting top level HS athletes are pulling kids from all over, not much a community feel and your not playing with your neighborhood friends you grew up with. I know PD has a really good OL that they pulled from butler a year ago. PD is much different than a boring a** country day trust me

. Nobody is going to watch sorry country day play besides their “community”.