A school district is the fixed administrative and regulatory body and is responsible for the management of education institutions within a territorial limit under its jurisdiction. A school district commonly is responsible for managing the money received, commonly from the superintending, superior governing body for the region. School districts are commonly responsible for the hiring of employees and the payment that can be effectively earned and withhold with the exception of the legal rights given by the superior regional body identified by the country or determinate state.
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- ⭐ Core Definition: School district
- School district in the context of Special district (United States)
- School district in the context of District
- School district in the context of American politics
- School district in the context of City (Pennsylvania)
- School district in the context of List of school districts in Michigan
School district in the context of Special district (United States)
Special districts (also known as special service districts, special district governments, or limited purpose entities) are independent, special-purpose governmental units that exist separately from local governments such as county, municipal, and township governments, with substantial administrative and fiscal independence. They are formed to perform a single function or a set of related functions. The term special district governments as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau excludes school districts. In 2017, the U.S. had more than 51,296 special district governments.
School district in the context of District
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district.
School district in the context of American politics
In the United States, politics functions within a framework of a constitutional federal democratic republic with a presidential system. The three distinct branches share powers: Congress, which forms the legislative branch, a bicameral legislative body comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate; the executive branch, which is headed by the president of the United States, who serves as the country's head of state and government; and the judicial branch, composed of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, and which exercises judicial power.
Each of the 50 individual state governments has the power to make laws within its jurisdiction that are not granted to the federal government nor denied to the states in the U.S. Constitution. Each state also has a constitution following the pattern of the federal constitution but differing in details. Each has three branches: an executive branch headed by a governor, a legislative body, and a judicial branch. At the local level, governments are found in counties or county-equivalents, and beneath them individual municipalities, county, townships, school districts, and special districts.
School district in the context of City (Pennsylvania)
Local government in Pennsylvania is government below the state level in Pennsylvania. There are six types of local governments listed in the Pennsylvania Constitution: county, township, borough, town, city, and school district. All of Pennsylvania is included in one of the state's 67 counties, which are in total subdivided into 2,560 municipalities. There are currently no independent cities or unincorporated territories within Pennsylvania. There is only one incorporated town in Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg.
School district in the context of List of school districts in Michigan
There are three distinct types of school districts in the U.S. state of Michigan.
- For local education agency (LEA), or public school districts, see List of local education agency districts in Michigan
- For intermediate school districts (ISDs), see list of intermediate school districts in Michigan
- For public school academy (PSA) districts, which include charter schools, see list of public school academy districts in Michigan
LEA school districts are generally independent governmental agencies as per the U.S. Census Bureau, while PSA districts are not.