centralized school

noun

consolidated school

noun

a public school formed from the pupils and teachers of a number of discontinued smaller schools, especially in a rural district.

Also called centralized school.

Origin of consolidated school

1910-1915

An Americanism dating back to 1910-15

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Under the modern system the centralized school has become sometimes the chief social center of the township.

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