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. 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 See All Example Sentences for private school

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First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of private school was in 1574

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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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