charter school

noun

: a tax-supported school established by a charter between a granting body (such as a school board) and an outside group (as of teachers and parents) which operates the school without most local and state educational regulations so as to achieve set goals

Examples of charter school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

State assessment scores are higher for private and charter schools, as compared to MPS, the forum noted, but noted that there are differences in the student populations. —Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025

More than 100,000 students attend the roughly 300 charter schools in Ohio. —Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025

Every public school district and charter school operator is required to have a McKinney-Vento liaison on staff who can give students educational stability. —Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025

Early struggles aside, the 43-year-old TV personality went on to graduate from the University of Texas at Austin and later became a teacher at a charter school before getting into the world of television. —Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for charter school

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Kids Definition

charter school

noun

: a tax-supported school set up by a charter between an official body (as a state government) and an outside group (as of educators and businesses) to achieve set goals