parochial school
noun
: a private school maintained by a religious body usually for elementary and secondary instruction
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Families could use new vouchers collectively worth billions dollars for education outside of public schools, such as for private schools, parochial schools or homeschooling.
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Riley Beggin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
There were more than a thousand priests and hundreds of parishes and parochial schools.
—Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
The state's Education Freedom Accounts are vouchers designed to help students attend private school, parochial school or homeschooling and were created under Sanders' signature education initiative, called the LEARNS Act, which was enacted in the 2023 regular session.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
And while enrollment at parochial schools that feed graduates to Catholic universities fell more than 10% from 2017 to 2021, the most recent year for which a figure is available, the number of students at other kinds of religious primary and secondary schools is up.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 18 May 2025
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Riley Beggin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
There were more than a thousand priests and hundreds of parishes and parochial schools.
—Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
The state's Education Freedom Accounts are vouchers designed to help students attend private school, parochial school or homeschooling and were created under Sanders' signature education initiative, called the LEARNS Act, which was enacted in the 2023 regular session.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
And while enrollment at parochial schools that feed graduates to Catholic universities fell more than 10% from 2017 to 2021, the most recent year for which a figure is available, the number of students at other kinds of religious primary and secondary schools is up.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 18 May 2025
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“Parochial school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parochial%20school. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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