SCHOOL DISTRICT.
private school.A school maintained by private individuals, religious organizations, or
corporations, funded, at least in part, by fees or tuition, and open only to pupils selected and
admitted based on religious affiliations or other particular qualifications. [Cases: Schools 1.
C.J.S. Schools and School Districts §§ 2, 807.]
public school.An elementary, middle, or high school established under state law, regulated by
the local state authorities in the various political subdivisions, funded and maintained by public
taxation, and open and free to all children of the particular district where the school is located. —
Also termed common school. [Cases: Schools 11. C.J.S. Schools and School Districts §§ 4, 74,
76, 396–398.]
2. The collective body of students under instruction in an institution of learning. 3. A group of
people adhering to the same philosophy or system of beliefs. [Blacks Law 8th]