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A '''parochial school''' in the United States is a school which is owned and operated by a church or other religious institution.  They do not receive any federal, state or local funds, but parents may receive [[school vouchers]] good for tuition.

A '''parochial school''' in the United States is a school which is owned and operated by a church or other religious institution.  They do not receive any federal, state or local funds, but parents may receive [[school vouchers]] good for tuition.

The term "parochial school" generally refers to schools operated by the [[Catholic Church]] (the word "parochial" is taken from the same root word as "parish", as the schools were originally operated by the local Catholic parish), but is also used in some circles for schools operated by mainline denominations.  By contrast, schools run by evangelical, Pentecostal/charismatic, and fundamentalist denominations generally do not refer to themselves as parochial; usually they are simply known as "Christian schools".  The term "private school" is used as a catch-all term to identify all non-public schools, especially in online searches, but commonly it is used to refer only to non-sectarian schools.

In the United States, the term generally refers to schools operated by the [[Catholic Church]] <ref>The word "parochial" is taken from the same root word as "parish", as the schools were originally operated by the local Catholic parish.</ref>, but is also used in some circles for schools operated by mainline denominations.  By contrast, schools run by evangelical, Pentecostal/charismatic, and fundamentalist denominations virtually never refer to themselves as parochial; usually they are simply known as "Christian schools".  The term "private school" is frequently used as a catch-all term to identify all non-public schools, especially in online searches, but when in reference to an individual school it is used to refer to one that is non-sectarian.

==Catholic schools==

==Catholic schools==