private school
noun
: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency
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Georgia spends $6,500 per student to pay for a private school education for a small minority of our children.
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Lisa Morgan, AJC.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The American-Statesman’s all-Central Texas private schools football team for the 2025 season, honoring the best of the best of Austin-area TAPPS and Southwest Preparatory Conference schools.
—Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
To make matters worse, while private schools take the funding, Orange County Public Schools remains on the hook for providing special education services to some of those very same charter and private school students.
—Dick Batchelor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Many might argue that the private schools would do better on the end of year assessments than public school students.
—Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
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Lisa Morgan, AJC.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The American-Statesman’s all-Central Texas private schools football team for the 2025 season, honoring the best of the best of Austin-area TAPPS and Southwest Preparatory Conference schools.
—Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
To make matters worse, while private schools take the funding, Orange County Public Schools remains on the hook for providing special education services to some of those very same charter and private school students.
—Dick Batchelor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Many might argue that the private schools would do better on the end of year assessments than public school students.
—Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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