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

That includes federal funds as well as states investing more money directly to school districts to make their own decisions on how to invest in school safety, DePaoli said. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Local authorities opened temporary shelters, and the public school district for Washoe County canceled classes. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Many local school districts already have cell phone policies in place that restrict their use. — Kellye Lynn, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

So the state’s second-largest school district set out to do it on its own, said Lucas Clamp, deputy superintendent of the 50,000-student Charleston County School District. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for school district

• subdistrict