school district

noun

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

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This story has been updated with a statement from the Springboro school district. Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025 The lead plaintiff in the second case, Miranda Guzman, who lives in Raleigh County, West Virginia, obtained a religious exemption from the Department of Health this year for her daughter to attend kindergarten but was later told it wouldn’t be recognized by her school district. Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 To that end, Johnson and the CTU’s Springfield strategy has been at the forefront of all their public messaging on how the school district gets out of this fiscal predicament. Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 The Balance Project is lobbying their local school district to enforce their device-free policy by banning smartwatches during school. Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for school district

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

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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 11 Sep. 2025.

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