school district
noun
: a unit for administration of a public-school system often comprising several towns within a state
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All the candidates in the Olathe school board race have children in the Olathe school district and want to help lead and make decisions for kids across the city.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Scottsdale Unified and Higley Unified were the top-performing school districts in Maricopa County for both math and English.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The unexpected shortfall affected thousands of school districts, which served millions of students, in all 50 states.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Tension over renewables In rural Randolph County, embracing wind and solar energy has fielded a financial windfall, pouring money into school districts and infrastructure and changing the county's trajectory.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Scottsdale Unified and Higley Unified were the top-performing school districts in Maricopa County for both math and English.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The unexpected shortfall affected thousands of school districts, which served millions of students, in all 50 states.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Tension over renewables In rural Randolph County, embracing wind and solar energy has fielded a financial windfall, pouring money into school districts and infrastructure and changing the county's trajectory.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for school district
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“School district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20district. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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