The phrase "a background in school" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone's educational experience or qualifications gained during their time in school.
Example: "She has a strong background in school, having excelled in various subjects and extracurricular activities."
Alternatives: "educational background" or "academic background".
To further assess whether a background in high school biology affected student improvement, this paired group was split into students who had completed high school biology (n = 116) and those who had not (n = 64).
Although she adopts the position of director in Metamorphosis of Plants and even has a background in film school, Zajączkowska is first and foremost a botanist.
With a background in cooking schools in France, Spain, Germany and Japan, Kinch is free to mix and borrow to produce California's best, while honouring international cuisines.
Van Herpen, who is thirty-three, does not have a background in science; she attended design school in Arnhem, a small city in the Netherlands.
As many of the pre-service teachers teaching primary science do not have a background in science, science educators and school administrators grapple with the problem of weak subject matter knowledge.
Kids who arrive at the center are usually three grade levels behind in math and reading, said Williams, who has a background in special education and designed the school's curriculum.
The song was written in 1955, by Mae Boren Axton, a high school teacher with a background in musical promotion, and Jacksonville based singer songwriter Tommy Durden.
What has gone down is the child protection experience of top managers, with most having a background in education services, and the top expertise in the inspectorate, which is now within Ofsted, with its background in schools inspections.
The word "Everybody" was spelled out in black letters against a background of school-bus yellow.
