private school
noun
: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency
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Starbase includes SpaceX's construction and launch site, employee housing, the Ad Astra private school and various other amenities.
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Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Because Riley is at USC, a private school, the institution is not required to disclose contract terms via open records laws.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The Education Department has also encouraged school districts to spend some federal money meant for disadvantaged students on services from private providers and on children from low-income families who live within district boundaries but attend private schools.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
Isidore Newman is a well-to-do private school that plays private school opponents, not Class 6A giants.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
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Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Because Riley is at USC, a private school, the institution is not required to disclose contract terms via open records laws.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The Education Department has also encouraged school districts to spend some federal money meant for disadvantaged students on services from private providers and on children from low-income families who live within district boundaries but attend private schools.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
Isidore Newman is a well-to-do private school that plays private school opponents, not Class 6A giants.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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