School district

Statutory administrative body for educational institutions within a territorial limit Administrative building for Provo School District. A school district is an administrative and regulatory body responsible for the management of education institutions within the 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. North America United States In the U.S., all states except Hawaii have their K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts. A school district usually operates several elementary, middle, and high schools. The largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools.[citation needed] While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within a state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under a grant of au