The phrase "school counterparts" refers to students from another school who have a similar role or function as the students from your school. Full definition
The case alleges the way the state funds charter schools is unconstitutional because less money is allocated per student than to their traditional public school counterparts. (spectrumlocalnews.com)
As you might be aware, even though charter schools are public schools, we are not funded equally as our traditional public district school counterparts. (edlanta.org)
For men in some fields of study, the earnings return would not be as high as a woman over her high school counterparts. (sciencedaily.com)