neighborhood schools
Nearby community classrooms
Neighborhood schools are public schools that serve students living in the surrounding geographic area, as opposed to magnet schools, charter schools, or other programs requiring application or lottery.
The term often appears in debates about school choice, busing, and integration policies: The district eliminated busing and returned to neighborhood schools.
Because residential patterns often reflect economic and racial segregation, neighborhood schools can perpetuate educational inequality.
- catchment areaZone where precipitation collects
- walkabilityFoot-travel suitability rating
- proximityNearness in space
- school busVehicle transporting pupils
- district boundariesLines demarcating administrative zones
home address · parental involvement · PTA meeting · busing · school facilities · zoning · redistricting · feeder school · walking distance · community identity · transportation routes · civic engagement · desegregation · magnet school · equity in education · class size · volunteer programs · school board
- schoolsprimary school, school, college, academy, high school
- School Desegregationschool busing, desegregation, busing, school integration, Brown v. Board
- school districtsschool district, school districts, school boards, school board, district office
- School Diversityschool integration, school desegregation, diverse classrooms, busing, Brown v Board
- school segregationschool segregation, desegregation, school desegregation, school integration, de facto segregation
neighborhood schoolsmagnet schools
Theme-focused public education
charter schools · vocational schools · alternative schools · school choice · gifted programs
neighborhood schoolsintegrated schools
Racially mixed educational institutions
neighborhood schoolsprivate schools
Tuition-charging educational institutions
boarding schools · parochial schools · independent schools · prep schools · homeschooling