private school
noun
: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency
Examples of private school in a Sentence
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Conversations with these parents—all of whom live in the New York City area, and whose kids attend a mix of public, charter, and private schools—hit common refrains.
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
Last month, a new private school with ties to Tyson and MMA fighter Daniel Puder opened in Phoenix.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Busing will be reduced to state minimum standards which ends all public and private school busing for high school students.
—Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
Teacher applications haven't caught up with demand The ADP Research Institute created indexes to measure employment changes using employment and wage data for kindergarten through 12th grade teachers in public and private schools.
—USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
The event, at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA in San Diego, brought together more than 80 students, from sixth to eighth grade, from public and private schools countywide.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
Miami-Dade and Palm Beach remained below the threshold, with nearly 94% and nearly 93% immunization rates, respectively, for seventh graders in public and private schools in the 2021-2022 school year.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
Storylines: Athenian, a small private school in Danville, took advantage of being the top seed in the NorCal Division V bracket and won home games against Mt. Shasta, International and San Domenico to advance to Sacramento.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
School Of Rock follows Dewey, who became a substitute teacher at an uptight elementary private school after being kicked out of his rock band.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024
Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
Last month, a new private school with ties to Tyson and MMA fighter Daniel Puder opened in Phoenix.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Busing will be reduced to state minimum standards which ends all public and private school busing for high school students.
—Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
Teacher applications haven't caught up with demand The ADP Research Institute created indexes to measure employment changes using employment and wage data for kindergarten through 12th grade teachers in public and private schools.
—USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
The event, at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA in San Diego, brought together more than 80 students, from sixth to eighth grade, from public and private schools countywide.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
Miami-Dade and Palm Beach remained below the threshold, with nearly 94% and nearly 93% immunization rates, respectively, for seventh graders in public and private schools in the 2021-2022 school year.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
Storylines: Athenian, a small private school in Danville, took advantage of being the top seed in the NorCal Division V bracket and won home games against Mt. Shasta, International and San Domenico to advance to Sacramento.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
School Of Rock follows Dewey, who became a substitute teacher at an uptight elementary private school after being kicked out of his rock band.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1574, in the meaning defined above
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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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