state schools
Taxpayer-supported institutions
State schools are educational institutions funded and operated by the government rather than private organizations.
The term is standard in British English, where it contrasts with independent or private schools that charge tuition.
In American English, the equivalent terms are public schools for primary and secondary education, and state universities or state colleges for higher education.
Most children in the UK attend state schools.
Those receiving instruction
- teachersThose who instruct students
- principalsChief school administrators
- classroomsEducational instruction spaces
- cafeteriaSelf-service dining facility
playground · buses · alumni · extracurricular · homework · textbooks · parent-teacher associations · school board meetings
Taxpayer-funded instruction
- local authorityRegional governing body
- school boardLocal education governing body
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- tuition-freeNo cost for instruction
compulsory education · zoning · catchment area · public education system · national curriculum · standardized testing · accreditation · school funding
Combining into a whole
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
- busingMass student transport
- magnet programsSchools drawing students by specialization
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
diverse student body · representation · bilingual education · cultural exchange · mixed-income
Designated benefits signup window
- universal accessUnrestricted entry for all
- free mealsFood given without cost
- Title IFederal education funding program
- low-income studentsLearners from poor households
special education · accommodations · mainstreaming · afterschool programs
students
Those receiving instruction
- teachersThose who instruct students
- principalsChief school administrators
- classroomsEducational instruction spaces
cafeteria · playground · buses · alumni · extracurricular · homework · textbooks · parent-teacher associations · school board meetings · graduation
free education
Taxpayer-funded instruction
- local authorityRegional governing body
- school boardLocal education governing body
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
tuition-free · compulsory education · zoning · catchment area · public education system · national curriculum · standardized testing · accreditation · school funding
integration
Combining into a whole
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
- busingMass student transport
- magnet programsSchools drawing students by specialization
multicultural · diverse student body · representation · bilingual education · cultural exchange · mixed-income
open enrollment
Designated benefits signup window
- universal accessUnrestricted entry for all
- free mealsFood given without cost
- Title IFederal education funding program
low-income students · special education · accommodations · mainstreaming · afterschool programs
- UK Public SectorNHS, Home Office, MOD, DWP, Foreign Office
- schoolingelementary school, school, middle school, high school, primary school
- schoolsprimary school, school, college, academy, high school
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- British educationprimary education, secondary education, national curriculum, sixth form, A-levels
- African schoolsprimary school, secondary school, technical colleges, polytechnics, technical institutes
state schoolsprivate schools
Tuition-charging educational institutions
independent schools · public schools · private academies · prep schools · charter schools
state schoolsfaith schools
Religion-affiliated educational institutions
religious schools · parochial schools · church schools · Catholic schools · Christian schools
state schoolselite schools
Exclusive educational institutions
selective schools · boarding schools · Eton · preparatory schools · finishing schools
state, stated, schools, states, stately, interstate, stating, statesman, upstate