school district

noun

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

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The data can be sorted by legislative districts, school districts and counties to make the findings more relevant to different audiences. Matthew W. Kreuter, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025 Bush, who has worked in Lawrence Township and multiple other Indianapolis school districts for decades, has not been charged with a crime. Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025 The school district made some minor changes to the mascot image as recommended by tribal leaders. Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025 Jack Linehan, a partner at SchoolExecConnect who's helping with the search process, said the job has been posted on SchoolExecConnect's website, the Wisconsin School Leadership Center website and on WECAN, an online job portal listing open positions in Wisconsin school districts. Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 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 15 Nov. 2025.

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