school district

noun

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

Examples of school district in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Carvalho’s financial disclosures Under California law, senior public officials — including school district superintendents and school board members — are required to make financial disclosures through a document called a Form 700. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

Bateman also believes the pandemic, when many parents were homeschooling their children, and a 2017 Supreme Court case that upped the expectation for school districts and spread awareness among parents are pushing numbers higher. — Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026

Now, nearly two years later, Sacramento school districts are preparing to begin the school year under the law’s compliance requirements. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026

Administrators are in discussions with private donors, as well as its local school district and the City Council, to fundraise and secure grant money. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for school district

• subdistrict