營運經費來自政府的教育機構，為社區或地區上的學童提供國民義務教育；一般包括小學、國中和高中。

公立學校(機構)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
國民學校(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
公立中小學(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
kung li hsüeh hsiao(P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
gōng lì xué xiào(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
gong li xue xiao(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
public schools(institutions)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
public school(institution)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
schools, public(institutions)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
escuelas públicas(institutions)　(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,PN)
escuela pública(institution)　(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....代理者層面
........組織 (層級名)
............組織 (群體)
................機構 (組織)
....................<依活動區分之機構>
........................學校 (機構)
............................公立學校 (機構)

locational context/setting is....	公立學校(建築物)
distinguished from....	私立學校(機構)

英文....	Educational institutions maintained at public expense for the education of children of a community or district as part of a free education system; generally includes elementary and high schools.

公立學校(機構)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 April 27, 2012
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 April 27, 2012
.................	牛津當代大辭典 1486
.................	經濟部智慧財產局－本國專利技術名詞中英對照查詢資料庫 August 6, 2015
.................	經濟部智慧財產局－中華民國專利資訊檢索系統 April 27, 2012
.................	YAHOO!奇摩字典 August 6, 2015
.................	線上英漢字典 August 6, 2015
.................	遠流字典通 August 6, 2015
國民學校............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	經濟部智慧財產局－本國專利技術名詞中英對照查詢資料庫 August 26, 2015
公立中小學............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	YAHOO!奇摩字典 August 6, 2015
public schools(institutions)............	[VP]
.................	Roberts, Construction Industry Thesaurus (1976)
.................	Canadian Urban Thesaurus (1979)
.................	Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors (1982)
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982) Public schools (British usage)
.................	Canadian Thesaurus of Construction Science and Technology (1978)
.................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987)
public school(institution)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
schools, public(institutions)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
escuelas públicas(institutions)............	[VP]
.................	TAA database (2000-)
.................	Comité, Plural del término en singular
escuela pública(institution)............	[VP]
.................	Dewey, Sistema de Clasificación Decimal Dewey e Índice Relativo (2000) 253
.................	TAA database (2000-)
.................	Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana (1997) 20:1025
Subject:............	[VP]
.................	RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982) Schools: public

Getty AAT: 300343441 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300343441
聯合目錄： 公立學校 、國民學校 、公立中小學 、kung li hsüeh hsiao 、gōng lì xué xiào 、gong li xue xiao 、public schools 、public school 、schools, public 、escuelas públicas 、escuela pública