student body

noun

: the students at an educational institution

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Currently, some schools have combined grades into a single class to address shrinking student bodies. Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 Derrick Addison, West Chester University's student body president, says the resource helps remove a financial barrier many students face. Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 With a largely Hispanic and low-income student body at the turn of the century, Ridgetop has seen a thorough demographic shift to a whiter and wealthier population in the years since. Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026 The Jefferson Elementary School sits in a depressed pocket of Davenport, so about half of its student body is now black or Hispanic or Asian. Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for student body

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First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of student body was in 1841

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“Student body.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student%20body. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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