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What is the difference between independent schools and other private schools?
Private or non-public are two umbrella terms that generally apply to the whole universe of non-public schools, including independent, parochial or religious, Montessori, and even for-profit schools. Independent schools are distinct from other private schools in that they are independently governed by a board of trustees and they do not depend on church funds as parochial schools do, or on tax dollars as public schools do.
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