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 Instead, it’s calculated using the average daily attendance for TK students in the entire school district, leading to a particularly harsh penalty for the largest school system in California. Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024 The building is a few blocks from Coral Gables Senior High, 450 Bird Road, which was locked down temporarily Thursday morning and has since reopened, a school district official said. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024 Viral video of the incident shows that an unnamed student had been crossing the stage to receive her diploma and started shaking hands with several school district officials when Eddy grabbed district Superintendent Rainey Briggs by his arm and pushed him away. Chantelle Lee, TIME, 5 June 2024 Continue reading … ‘WE APOLOGIZE’ – NY school district backpedals after excluding White students from event. Fox News, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for school district 

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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 Jun. 2024.

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