consolidated school
noun
a public school formed from the pupils and teachers of a number of discontinued smaller schools, especially in a rural district.
Origin of consolidated school
1An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
- Also called centralized school.
Words Nearby consolidated school
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How to use consolidated school in a sentence
The excellent auditorium of the consolidated school was made the social center of the community.
Six Thousand Country Churches | Charles Otis GillSomeone has said that every argument for the consolidated school is equally strong for the consolidated church.
Rural Problems of Today | Ernest R. GrovesThe school spirit is abroad in the consolidated school district; people are thinking and talking school.
Rural Life and the Rural School | Joseph KennedyOnce again we must turn to the consolidated school as the solution of our difficulty.
New Ideals in Rural Schools | George Herbert BettsA consolidated school means a larger and better-equipped building.
Society | Henry Kalloch Rowe
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