Thesaurus results for PUBLIC SCHOOL

public school

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as in high school

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Recent Examples of public school Transitioning to a new school year brings adjustments for every family, whether students are entering public school for the first time or simply moving up a grade. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 30 July 2026 While all traditional public school districts in North Carolina currently operate a bus system, charter schools have some more flexibility. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026 Today, nearly 40% of Colorado public-school students — more than 347,000 children — attend a public school other than the one assigned to them based on their address. — Jared Polis, Denver Post, 30 July 2026 Alongside the declining birth rate and immigration trends, these school choice options are viewed as a contributor to public school enrollment decline. — Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for public school

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For 42 years, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has named the annual Super 11, a class of Georgia’s top high school football seniors destined to become the next generation of football stars.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
People with a bachelor’s degree earn a median of 75% more over a lifetime than those with only a high school diploma.

— John Ketcham, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of high school

Noun

When participants come into the program, some want to finish a trade school, like HVAC or beauty school, while others may want to improve their grades.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
For some students, the appeal of immediate earnings and jobs that come with attending a trade school is a big draw—many of these graduates secure employment while still enrolled thanks to program partnerships with local businesses.

— Jessica Bryant, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Definition of trade school

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So the Sephora Performance Center might as well be a junior high school gym.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
The two remaining students already were of junior high school age and were in the midst of attending middle school in neighboring districts as part of an agreement that McAuley leaders reached with District 33 in the late 1980s.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Definition of junior high school

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Hand in hand with that was the rise of literacy and the universal common school movement.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, 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

Definition of common school

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Part of the summer will be preparing George for what is ahead at secondary school, namely from William, who also attended Eton.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 July 2026
In early February, a Canadian 18-year-old named Jesse Van Rootselaar shot and killed five students at Tumbler Ridge secondary school before turning the gun on herself.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 July 2026

Definition of secondary school

Noun

This would be required for elementary, junior and senior high schools.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Yet running in a pro race in Europe after that senior high school season in 2004, Rupp came up more than 36 seconds off of Chapa’s time.

— Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of senior high school

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