school district

noun

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

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The school district also launched an investigation. Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 1 May 2025 Senate Bill 296 will allow school districts to avoid the requirement, by informing the state Department of Education why a shift in the start times would not work. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025 The school district said extra counselors, social workers, therapy dogs, and other support personnel would be available for students on Friday. Sara Tenenbaum, Sara MacHi, Ian Lee, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025 Acknowledging the problems the 2023 law posed for many school districts, the Florida House on Tuesday unanimously agreed to give districts more local control over their bell schedules. Jeffrey S. Solochek, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 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 7 May. 2025.

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