school district

noun

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

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The board recently approved a search process to get candidates who could potentially lead the country’s third-largest school district. Natalie La Roche Pietri, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026 Waymo previously announced a software update aimed at increasing the safety of the vehicles around buses, among other updates, but incidents have continued to occur in other cities like Austin, Texas, after the update took place, according to a letter from their school district. Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026 Last week, Nebius donated $227,000 to fully eliminate a year’s worth of lunch debt accrued by all students in the Independence and Fort Osage school districts. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026 The powerful story of a group of passionate mothers who unite to create the first public dyslexic school in New York City, the largest school district in the country. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026 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 21 May. 2026.

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