Official website, the Education Bureau of Changzhi City, shows that Jiuru Middle School in Changzhi City is a private junior high school and a non-public school. Private schools refer to schools organized and operated by social forces, as opposed to public schools. Changzhi Jiuru Middle School is a private institution, and its funding sources and management methods are different from those of public schools. Therefore, Changzhi Jiuru Middle School is not a public school.