Definitions for "Private institution"
A school that does not use taxpayers dollars to help subsidize education costs. Private schools typically cost more than public schools and are usually smaller.
Private schools that rely on money received from private sources (donations, organizations, etc.), unlike public schools, which receive money from funding by the state or government.
In education, an educational organization that a private individual, company, or agency owns and operates. Neither public funds nor public officials operate a private institution.
An institution that relies primarily on non-governmental sources of financial support.