consolidated school

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of consolidated school

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Example Sentences

The consolidated school was formed after Katrina devastated several oil and fishing villages in lower Plaquemines Parish.

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2021

Moomaw said the consolidated school districts might have been able to offer more options for kids, but she added that the rural areas that lost their schools suffered greatly.

From Washington Times • Feb. 6, 2016

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, stung by criticism of his off-field exploits from his native Findlay, Ohio, has changed his hometown in the team's media guide to "Cory Rawson" — the consolidated school district he attended.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2010

This prairie town of 1,400 in the northwest grain area of the Hawkeye state has a consolidated school with about 460 kindergarten-through-high school pupils.

From Time Magazine Archive

Measured by this standard education in the consolidated school is no more expensive than in the unconsolidated schools; indeed it is usually less expensive.

From Rural Life and the Rural School by Kennedy, Joseph