private school
noun
: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency
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But Dotres also pointed to Miami’s rising cost of living, driving families to less expensive cities, declining birth rates, and transfers to private schools as reasons enrollment tanked this year.
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Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
According to Smith, the number of participating private schools for the 2025-26 school year was 162, up from 126 the previous school year.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
Four times a week, Nelson would drive an hour and a half to work with renowned quarterbacks coach Jordan Palmer at a small private school in Orange County, Calif.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Lachlan had an elite education that included private schools in Manhattan, Massachusetts and Colorado, before graduating from Princeton University.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
According to Smith, the number of participating private schools for the 2025-26 school year was 162, up from 126 the previous school year.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
Four times a week, Nelson would drive an hour and a half to work with renowned quarterbacks coach Jordan Palmer at a small private school in Orange County, Calif.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Lachlan had an elite education that included private schools in Manhattan, Massachusetts and Colorado, before graduating from Princeton University.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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