school district

noun

: a unit for administration of a public-school system often comprising several towns within a state

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In the first year, the program gave out $45 million to 170 school districts. Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025 The events are free and open to families with children in kindergarten through 12th grade who are from local school districts in the surrounding communities. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025 Before his employment by Springdale, McGann had been employed at another school district for several years. Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025 My phone was my lifeline when I was stranded in paradise and acted as my connection to work, online travel booking platforms, my kids’ school district, and my family located elsewhere in the hotel, as well as back at home. Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for school district

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of school district was in 1809

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“School district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20district. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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