public school

noun

(in the U.S.) a school that is maintained at public expense for the education of the children of a community or district and that constitutes a part of a system of free public education commonly including primary and secondary schools.
(in England) any of a number of endowed secondary boarding schools that prepare students chiefly for the universities or for public service.

public school

(in England and Wales) a private independent fee-paying secondary school
(in the US) any school that is part of a free local educational system
in certin Canadian provinces, a public elementray school as distinguished from a separate school

First recorded in 1570–80

And, most of all, thank you federal, state, and local governments for magnificent public school systems.

He went to public school until the 7th grade, and then attended Flintridge Preparatory School in La Cañada Flintridge, California.

Stephen Knolls School is a public school in a Maryland suburb of Washington DC.

There are 3.4 million public school teachers in the United States.

About 70 civilians, little children as well as adults, were hiding in a deep cellar of Public School No. 51.

But Yung Pak was not allowed to share the pleasures and the trials of the boys in the public school.

Local school and capitation taxes were optional with each county and public school district.

The public school system and even the court system became infiltrated with politics.

Regional festivals and a State Festival for public school bands and choral groups are held each year.

These courses coupled with the original fundamental courses provided a rich curriculum for the public school children of Virginia.

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