Synonyms of common school

common school

noun

as in high school

Related Words

• high school
• public school
• secondary school
• trade school
• primary school
• senior high school
• junior high school
• elementary school
• middle school
• grammar school
• training school
• kindergarten
• boarding school
• prep school
• school
• preparatory school
• charter school
• academy
• magnet school
• academe
• Sunday school
• prep
• seminary
• minischool
• yeshiva
• madrassa

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of common school

Hand in hand with that was the rise of literacy and the universal common school movement. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

Being outside of the scope of the requirement of the statutory definition of the common school system, charter schools fail to meet the definition required of a common school. — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026

Lawyers representing charter school interests argued such funding is constitutional as charter schools are held accountable by the state and fit the Kentucky Constitution's definition of a common school. — Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2025

The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s. — Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025

Indiana code requires the court to forfeit the bond of a defendant who fails to appear in court and transfer the bond amount to the state common school fund, according to the audit. — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024