School district

A school district is a special-purpose district that runs local public primary and secondary schools in various nations.

United States
In the U.S, public schools belong to school districts. They are governed by school boards.

School districts in the Midwest and West often cross city borders. School districts in New England and the Mid-Atlantic regions tend to stay inside of city, township, and/or county boundaries."School Districts" () U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 20, 2015.

A unified school district includes both elementary schools and secondary schools (middle schools and high schools). There are also some school districts that operate only high schools, or only elementary schools.

References

More reading
 Yan, Wenfan (Indiana University of Pennsylvania). "A Comparison of Rural School Districts" ( ). The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania General Assembly. September 2006.
 "How Small Is Too Small? An Analysis of School District Consolidation" ( ). Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) (Fiscal and policy advisor of the California Legislature). May 2, 2011.

More websites
 2002 Census of Governments
 U.S. School Districts Online

Category:Education
Category:Local government