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The Royal High School was used as a model for the first public high school in the United States, Boston Latin School, founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1635. [3] [4] [5] Boston Latin School was initially a private school, so although it did become the first public high school, a school system in Dedham, Massachusetts was the first to be ...
In 1821, Boston started the first public high school in the United States. By the close of the 19th century, public secondary schools began to outnumber private ones. [81] [82]
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Compulsory education is divided into three levels: elementary school, middle or junior high school, and high school. Numerous publicly and privately administered colleges and universities offer a wide variety of post-secondary education.
This category has the following 54 subcategories, out of 54 total. Charter high schools in the United States by state or territory (7 C) Public K–12 schools in the United States by state or territory (11 C)
High schools in the United States. This category provides a listing of secondary schools in the United States . For post-secondary schools, go to Universities and colleges in the United States. For school districts, go to School districts in the United States. Related categories for the United States:
A secondary school or high school is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both lower secondary education (ages 11 to 14) and upper secondary education (ages 14 to 18), i.e., both levels 2 and 3 of the ISCED scale, but these can also be provided in separate schools.
Hartford Public High School is believed to have grown from the classes Hartford founder Rev. Thomas Hooker gave to young men from his house on Prospect Street. In the will of Governor Edward Hopkins of March 7, 1657 funds were provided for a free school in the city. In 1839 the First School Society proposed forming a high school and on December ...
