private school
noun
: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency
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The respondents spend an average of $53,558 a year on their nanny, $30,000 a year on private school and $20,000 a year on day care.
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Felix attended a private school and was pressured to do well academically.
—Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Stern’s office said the earmark for the private school wasn’t his.
—Wire Report, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Two children taken from a private school bus.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Felix attended a private school and was pressured to do well academically.
—Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Stern’s office said the earmark for the private school wasn’t his.
—Wire Report, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Two children taken from a private school bus.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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