Having recently graduated from a public high school (4 years ago), I may be able to share some insight.
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Pro 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
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If a Christian child is in public school, there quite honestly could be not a single sound Christian companion for them to spend time with during lunch or recess.
Also, like you implied, there are going to be around these individuals for about 7 hours of the day, which, considering Pro 13:20, could be extremely negative.
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1Co 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
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I went to an Arkansas high school, an area which most people would call the "Bible belt", and even that high school would be horrible for a Christian child to be grow up in. That being said, some of the teachers may be sound Christians; however, the vast majority of other children will not be.
*EDIT* I just noticed the under 16 comment, and I can tell you from first hand experience that children in the 4th-5th grade can be addicted to gangster rap and pornography. Where I went to school, it would still be a bad environment for a Christian child.