SCHOOL DISTRICT
school district.A political subdivision of a state, created by the legislature and invested with
local powers of self-government, to build, maintain, fund, and support the public schools within its
territory and to otherwise assist the state in administering its educational responsibilities. [Cases:
Schools 21. C.J.S. Schools and School Districts §§ 14–17, 21.]
consolidated school district.A public-school district in which two or more existing schools
have consolidated into a single district. [Cases: Schools 33. C.J.S. Schools and School Districts
§§ 18, 67.] [Blacks Law 8th]