I live in Minnesota nowadays. I got to watch my little brother go to school here, and realized that it is way less strict. No dress code, no uniforms, and it didn't matter what length your hair was. He actually spent his last high school years looking a lot like Zakk Wylde lol.
I spent most of my school years in Texas and Louisiana. It was strict, but from that I gained self discipline. I missed it. It was a shock to my system to move up to Kansas for my last 2.5 years of high school. No uniforms, the band sucked, kids didn't have the same respect for teachers, and PDA everywhere. Kids were making out in the hallway between classes. For me that was just a big no no, if we had done anything like that in Louisiana we would have been punished.
All in all, I would say I am on the fence here. I have spent time on both sides of the fence, and can't really say that I like either one. A happy medium would be nice though.