pupil
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Najya’s school is extremely well-resourced, spending more than $50,000 per pupil each year, and it has a low student-teacher ratio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Two people died - a 21-year-old University of Kent student and Juliette Kenny, a sixth-form pupil at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Faversham.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Census Bureau reported in May that U.S. public school spending per pupil rose to $17,619 in fiscal 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to track brain activity, while breathing patterns, heart activity, skin conductance, and pupil responses were monitored at the same time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
I found my pupil sufficiently docile, though disinclined to apply: she had not been used to regular occupation of any kind.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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