It was better in terms of the people compared to middle school but worse in terms of the academics. I was in all these advanced classes because my parents wanted me to take them (and going in, you just never know how it's going to be so I figured I might as well take the risk) and I think most of those classes contributed to my self esteem issues. Not to mention, I didn't even get proper college credit for the advanced classes I took all four years of high school. What a waste! There was also COVID during my junior and senior year so you can imagine how that went. At least I got a prom, even though it was a weird one outside.
I do have some fond memories of certain students and teachers, so it wasn't all bad, but definitely something I would never want to revisit. I'm so much happier now that I'm out of the school system.