Parochial school
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A parochial school (also known as a faith school or a sect school) is a type of school which engages in religious education in addition to conventional education. Parochial schools are typically grammar schools or high schools run by churches or parishes.

In the United States this is a type of private school maintained by religious groups such as Lutherans, Orthodox Jews, Muslims, etc., however the most numerous are those attached to Roman Catholic parishes. "Parochial" is used to distinguish a school operated by a Catholic church from one operated by a Protestant church. The Catholic parochial school system developed in the nineteenth century as a response to what was then seen as Protestant domination of the public school system in the United States.