This is how schools are like in North Carolina.

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Especially if you live in my part of the state:

They're not all uptight and preppy (unless you're at my school).
We always take a bunch of hard, standardized tests a lot.
We always have a bunch of ridiclous dress codes.
They're always too super-restrictive about everything.
If you're like me, it gets kinda hard making friends.
They're not always very autistic-friendly.
The teachers...not so good.
If there's a problem like bullying, they don't often do much about it.

And it's just plain messed up in general.

PS: I certainly hope I can out this dumb state soon enough.

I have bad news for you, it is not only North Carolina where the schools are like what you describe above.

Here's what schools are like in Arizona:

Everyone is a stoner or preppy, with rare exceptions.
We take a bunch of easy, standardized tests.
We have a dress code, but it isn't enforced.
The staff lets too much go (except on-campus fights are quickly stopped).
Not autistic-friendly.
The teachers... some amazing, others good, and many that are just awful.
Zero-tolerance with bullying, but it is never enforced or enforced on the wrong people.

By the way, Arizona is the dumbest state in the US.

Balefire - I am convinced you have one of the most, if not the most, awesome avatar on this entire site.

Buuut, anyways. California wasn't much better. ; This is private school, by the way. I don't know if they can have dress codes at public schools elsewhere, they certainly can't here!
-We had stupid preps, some druggies, and some rebel/"gawth" kids who secretly wanted to be popular.... and a few lovable oddballs interspersed between them.
-We had some useless standardized tests that I generally skipped because they reflected on the school rather than me.
-We had ridiculous dress codes and other pointless rules that were enforced more than things that actually mattered. Like, ya know, students being protected from harrassment. Some of the stupid rules even forbade me to do things that were PRODUCTIVE, like practice piano or work on my paintings during break and lunch. Bah. At least the rules were fun to break.
-Had a few semi-friends. The people I thought were my close friends screwed me over. It was hard to make friends for a great many years.
-Very little tolerance for idiosyncracies, either from the students or the teachers. The only reason I came to be tolerated, perhaps even liked in some capacity, is that I was useful, smart and hardworking, and enough good people recognized this with time.
-The good part about private schools is that they can hire anyone. The bad thing about private schools is that they can hire anyone.
-Zero Intelligence policies, as a thankfully good but short-lived teacher once so aptly called them, often punished the victims and rewarded the bullies. Whereas I was insulted numerous times because of the facial condition I have in front of teachers by a student, I was sent to the counselor's office for making threats towards the same student.... the "threats" being, and I quote, that I would "take him down" in an upcoming academic competition.

So yeah, I think unfortunately that abuse and poor education is systemic, not specific to certain regions. This is not to say it can't be changed, just know that you aren't alone.

I know that southerners are mostly ignorant religious fancatics who are obsessed with oppressing the poor and black people but the schools are nearly the same here in seattle

Schools in the US sound awful...

I go to a private school.

You must pass an entrance test to enter.
There are 59 people in my year.
Lots of exams.
No school uniform.
No one knows I have Asperger's.
I've found four other students with Asperger's in my year...and no one knows.
Most of the teachers are great.
Bullying is not tolerated.

what do you mean?