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

Eighty of the 1,935 students in the consolidated school have withdrawn and enrolled elsewhere, some in a tutorial program run by the striking teachers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The consolidated school has enabled rural education to assume new undertakings and this is most fortunate, for the old type of rural school has about reached the limit of its social service.

From Rural Problems of Today by Groves, Ernest R. (Ernest Rutherford)