private school

noun

: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency

Examples of private school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web So what that means is, when those students are left and the funding goes to private schools, their resources, their programming, their staff numbers go down. —

Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 27 Sep. 2024 These types of voucher programs use taxpayer funds typically spent on public education to subsidize private school tuitions. —

Brian Schwartz, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024 More than a dozen local school districts and several private schools canceled at least one day of classes last week, Root, the sheriff, said. —

Sharif Paget, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024 Schools and offices closed include public and private schools, high schools, technical institutes, the Lebanese University and private higher education institutions, Lebanese state media reported. —

David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for private school

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Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of private school was in 1574

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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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