While the vast majority of celebrities choose elite private institutions like Harvard-Westlake in LA or Brearley in NYC for privacy and security, some high-profile figures do send their children to public schools. For example, Tina Fey and Drew Barrymore have utilized prestigious public options or specialized lab schools in New York. In many cases, these are not standard neighborhood schools but high-performing, audition-based "charter" or "magnet" schools that offer specialized arts or academic programs. In the UK, some celebrities also opt for state-funded schools to provide a more "grounded" upbringing, though this is often in affluent neighborhoods with highly rated facilities. However, the choice is rare because private schools offer "celebrity-proof" privacy policies, high-level security guards, and a peer group of other high-net-worth families, which mitigates the risk of paparazzi interference or social isolation for the children of the famous.