Secondary Schools
educational institutions in the United States higher in grade than the COMMON SCHOOLS (q. v.) and next below the grade of colleges.
Under this head are classed all public high schools, academies, etc. Under special secondary schools are included all preparatory, normal and manual training schools. The increase and development of public secondary schools has been very rapid. In 1918 there were 678,469 pupils enrolled in the high schools of the United States.