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

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Quintin Shepherd is the superintendent of the Pflugerville school district. Quintin Shepherd, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024 Reality check: Miami continues to face a housing and affordability crisis, leading the city and the school district to consider workforce housing. Sommer Brugal, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024 With determined leadership and matching public actions at the local level, a national model of leaner education bureaucracy may trickle down to willing school districts. Wenyuan Wu, Orange County Register, 18 Nov. 2024 Meanwhile, in a separate lawsuit filed by the school district against its insurance company, an Oakland County judge has paved the way for the school district to potentially pay $5 million to each of the 11 victims shot by the gunman, or $55 million total. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 18 Nov. 2024 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 29 Nov. 2024.

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