school district

Noun

Meaning

a district whose public schools are administered together

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

catchment area school board board of education commission scolaire conseil scolaire school council area served by a school education council attendance zone education district school sector school's catchment area schools council admission catchment admission zone

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Hypernyms

administrative division administrative district

Examples

Dr. Margaret Oda, a true trailblazer in education, served as Honolulu school district superintendent and was the driving force behind the middle-school concept and the first chairwoman of the Japanese American National Museum. Colleen Hanabusa

School district policies and practices have not kept pace with student and teacher needs. Eli Broad

The thing that really struck me when I went to junior high was class. I grew up on a pretty poor street, but the school district I was in included some fine neighborhoods - so I got to know a couple of the kids from those places and went to their houses and experienced such culture shock. Lynda Barry

According to the school district, no explosive devices was found on campus. Source: Internet

A children's parade fills the streets of Ponta Delgada with children from each school district in costume. Source: Internet

Absenteeism was at 8.9 percent in the school district, and nursing homes have widespread outbreaks. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

school dinner school dinner lady school director school division school fees school for older children