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47-595: Rural school districts in Washington are administrative districts that provide educational services in rural areas of Washington state. These are arbitrarily defined as school districts with enrollments of less than 1,000 students and no more than three schools. These rural districts typically serve a small town with a population of up to a few thousand. Some of these districts share educational facilities with neighboring districts. The town of Adna in Lewis County

94-481: A "board of trustees," "board of education," "school committee," etc.. This body usually appoints or hires an experienced public school administrator to function as the district's superintendent of schools – a district's chief executive . The superintendent oversees daily operations, decisions and implements the policies of the board. The school board may also exercise a quasi-judicial function in serious employee or student discipline matters. School districts in

141-603: A certain degree comparable to a school district. Other arrangements are possible: certain types of special schools in North Rhine-Westphalia are run by the Landschaftsverbände . There also exist private schools , mostly funded by the States, but run by private entities like churches or foundations. In Italy , school districts were established in 1974 by the " Provvedimenti Delegati sulla scuola " ("Assigned Laws [to

188-561: A decline in property tax revenues during and after the Great Recession . By 2016 there were about 13,000 school districts, and the average student population was about 5,000. Although these terms can vary slightly between various states and regions, these are typical definitions for school district constitution: These terms may not appear in a district's name, even though the condition may apply. In England and Wales , school boards were established in 1870, and abolished in 1902, with

235-411: A decrease of 38,127 or 35%. Many states had passed laws facilitating school district consolidation. In 1951 the majority of the school districts in existence were rural school districts only providing elementary education, and some school districts did not operate schools but instead provided transportation to other schools. The Midwest had a large number of rural school districts. Previously areas of

282-429: A family was $ 55,766. Males had a median income of $ 39,991 versus $ 31,706 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 22,359. About 10.2% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2000 census , there were 32,603 people, 11,726 households, and 8,876 families living in the county. The population density

329-401: A grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally-controlled policies and operations of an independent school district are, in most cases, held by a school district's board of education. Depending on state law, members of a local board of education (often referred to informally as a school board ) may be elected, appointed by

376-632: A minority of secondary schools , a few primary schools, and much further education . (Most schools are neither organized geographically nor publicly managed, although the Department of Education inspects and funds them and pays teachers' salaries.) Each ETB area comprises one or more local authority areas , with city or county councilors forming the bulk of the ETB board. The ETBs was formed in 2005 by amalgamating Vocational Education Committees established in 1930, also based on local government areas. In Hong Kong ,

423-407: A political office holder, serve ex officio , or a combination of any of these. An independent school district is a legally separate body corporate and political . Most school districts operate as independent local governmental units with exclusive authority over K–12 public educational operations and policies. The extent of their control is set by state-level law. Litigation against school districts

470-450: A school system that is separate but similar to a town's or a county's powers. These include the power to enter contacts, use eminent domain , and to issue binding rules and regulations affecting school policies and operations. The power of school districts to tax and spend is generally more limited. For example, many school districts in New York state require a majority of voters living in

517-706: A single school district." Noting that most modern school districts were formed by consolidating one-room school districts in the first seven decades of the 20th century, Fischel argues that "outside the South, these consolidations were consented to by local voters" who "preferred districts whose boundaries conformed to their everyday interactions rather than formal units of government" and that "[t]he South ended up with county-based school districts because segregation imposed diseconomies of scale on district operations and required larger land-area districts." In New York , most school districts are separate governmental units with

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564-475: Is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington . As of the 2020 census , its population was 42,938. The county seat is Waterville , while its largest settlement is East Wenatchee . The county was created out of Lincoln County on November 28, 1883 and is named for American statesman Stephen A. Douglas . Douglas County is part of the Wenatchee , WA Metropolitan Statistical Area . According to

611-427: Is common and some law firms specialize in education law. Districts typically maintain professional liability insurance in order to pay its settlements and legal liabilities. As of 2023 in most U.S. states, public school districts may lay taxes to fund their operations. In others, such as Maine , some school districts are able to lay taxes and others are not. Independent school districts often exercise authority over

658-567: Is served by Adna School District No. 226 . As of the 2022-23 school year the district has an enrollment of 648 students and two schools: References: The town of Almira in Lincoln County is served by Almira School District No. 17 . As of the 2022-23 school year the district has an enrollment of 149 students and two schools: References: The city of Asotin in Asotin County is served by Asotin-Anatone School District No. 420 . As of

705-543: Is served by Boistfort School District No. 234 . As of the 2022-23 school year the district has a single school with an enrollment of 86 students: References: The town of Brewster in Okanogan County is served by Brewster School District No. 111 . As of the 2022-23 school year the district has an enrollment of 1,009 students and four schools: References: The town of Bridgeport, Washington , in Douglas County

752-550: Is served by Bridgeport School District 075 . As of the 2022-23 school year the district has an enrollment of 778 students and four schools. References: The town of Brinnon in Jefferson County is served by Brinnon School District No. 46 . As of the 2022-23 school year the district has a single school with an enrollment of 78 students: References: Cape Flattery School District 401 in Clallam county provides schools for

799-659: The Education Bureau divides primary schools into 36 districts, known as school nets, for its Primary One Admission System . Of the 36 districts, districts 34 and 41 in Kowloon and districts 11 and 12 in Hong Kong Island are considered the most prestigious. In Iranian cities school kids normal registrations are limited by school districts, register is online at my.medu.ir and the parent sees schools within range online. Douglas County, Washington Douglas County

846-773: The Midwest and West tend to cross municipal boundaries, while school districts in New England and the Mid-Atlantic regions tend to adhere to city, township, and/or county boundaries. As of 1951 school districts were independent governmental units in 26 states, while in 17 states there were mixes of independent school districts and school districts subordinate to other local governments. In nine states there were only school districts subordinate to local governments. In most Southern states, school systems operate either as an arm of county government or at least share coextensive boundaries with

893-589: The United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,849 square miles (4,790 km ), of which 1,819 square miles (4,710 km ) is land and 29 square miles (75 km ) (1.6%) is water. As of the 2010 census , there were 38,431 people, 13,894 households, and 10,240 families living in the county. The population density was 21.1 inhabitants per square mile (8.1/km ). There were 16,004 housing units at an average density of 8.8 units per square mile (3.4 units/km ). The racial makeup of

940-671: The Unorganized Borough of Alaska were not served by school districts but instead served by schools directly operated by the Alaska Department of Education and by Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools. The state schools were transferred to the Alaska State-Operated School System (SOS) after the Alaska Legislature created it in 1971; that agency was terminated in 1975, with its schools transferred to

987-442: The county council and county borough councils becoming the local education authorities . In France, the system of the carte scolaire was dismantled by the beginning of the 2007 school year. More school choice has been given to French students; however, priority is given to those who meet the following criteria: In Germany , schools and teachers are predominately funded by the states of Germany , which also are in control of

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1034-552: The 2022-23 school year the district has a single public school with an enrollment of 151 students. References: The unincorporated community of Hunters in Stevens County is served by Columbia School District No. 206 . As of the 2022-23 school year the district has a single school with an enrollment of 140 students. References: The town of Concrete in Skagit County is served by Concrete School District No. 11 . As of

1081-462: The 2022-23 school year the district has a single school with an enrollment of 97 students. References: The city of Chewelah in Lewis County is served by Chewelah School District No. 36 . As of the 2022-23 school year the district has an enrollment of 797 students and three schools: References: The town of Colfax in Whitman County is served by Colfax School District No. 300 . As of

1128-481: The 2022-23 school year the district has an enrollment of 567 students and two schools. References: The town of College Place in Walla Walla County is served by College Place School District No. 250 . As of the 2022-23 school year the district has three schools and an enrollment of 1,571 students. References: The town of Colton in Whitman County is served by Colton School District No. 306 . As of

1175-514: The 2022-23 school year the district has an enrollment of 614 students and two schools: References: The town of Benge in Adams County is served by Benge School District No. 122 . As of the 2021-22 school year the district has one school with an enrollment of 12 students: References: The town of Bickleton in Klickitat County is served by Bickleton School District No. 203 . As of

1222-475: The 2022-23 school year the district has one school with an enrollment of 169 students. References: The town of Coulee City in Grant County is served by Coulee-Hartline School District No. 151 . As of the 2022-23 school year the district has three schools with an enrollment of 179 students. The school district shares a high school with the neighboring Almira School District . School district In

1269-489: The 2022-23 school year the district has three schools with an enrollment of 499 students. References: The census-designated place of Conway in Skagit County is served by Conway School District No. 317 . As of the 2022-23 school year the district has one school with an enrollment of 469 students. References: The city of Cosmopolis in Grays Harbor County is served by Cosmopolis School District 99 . As of

1316-402: The 2022-23 school year, the district has one school an enrollment of 106 students: In 1880 the people of Bickleton organized school district No. 210, and built a small box school house. Henry C. Hackley was the first instructor of the twelve pupils- Mrs. Osborne, a widow taught the second term. Mr. Bickle donated an acre of land at the east end of town for another school. The original public hall

1363-861: The Bickleton area the School Superintendent, Rick Palmer, huddled for two years beginning in 2008 with the county assessor crunching numbers from wind energy developers before going to voters with an $ 8.9 million bond measure to build the new school. The old 1950s era schools not only lacked adequate HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) and septic systems but were also outdated as far as structural aspects and energy efficiency. The School District contracted with Hill International Inc. in Spokane to perform both construction management services and building commissioning services. Mountain States Construction

1410-546: The Government] about the school"). Each district must contain a minimum of 10,000 inhabitants. The national government attempted to link the local schools with local society and culture and local governments. The school districts were dissolved in 2003 by the "legge finanziaria" (law about the government budget) in an attempt to trim the national budget. In the Republic of Ireland, 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) administer

1457-403: The U.S., most 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. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within a state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under

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1504-459: The United States tend to be different from the demographics of the students. This difference is "most pronounced in majority nonwhite jurisdictions and school districts with the largest racial achievement gaps ." There were 130,000 school districts in the country in 1930, with an average student population of 150. From 1942 to 1951 the number of school districts declined from 108,579 to 70,452,

1551-407: The age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.3% were non-families, and 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.18. The median age was 36.8 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 48,708 and the median income for

1598-427: The age of 18 living with them, 61.60% were married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.30% were non-families. 20.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.16. In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.50% under

1645-468: The age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 38,464, and the median income for a family was $ 43,777. Males had a median income of $ 35,917 versus $ 24,794 for females. The per capita income for

1692-436: The county was $ 17,148. About 11.20% of families and 14.40% of the population were below the poverty line , including 21.00% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over. Federally, Douglas County is represented primarily by Dan Newhouse ( R ) of the 4th while parts of East Wenatchee have been siphoned off into the 8th , represented by Democrat Kim Schrier . It is one of the most strongly Republican counties in

1739-429: The county was 79.6% White, 1.1% American Indian, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 15.6% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 28.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 20.2% were German , 11.2% were English , 9.4% were Irish , 6.0% were Norwegian , and 5.0% were American . Of the 13,894 households, 37.2% had children under

1786-528: The district has a single school with an enrollment of 186 students: References: The town of Castle Rock in Cowlitz County is served by Castle Rock School District 401 . As of the 2022-23 school year the district has an enrollment of 1,507 students and four schools: References: The unincorporated community of Centerville in Klickitat county is served by Centerville School District No. 215 . As of

1833-464: The district or the local government to approval their annual budget, but school districts in Virginia have no taxing authority and must depend on another local government (county, city, or town) for funding. A district's governing body, usually called a school board , is typically elected by direct popular vote but may be appointed by other governmental officials. The governing body might also be known as

1880-516: The newly created Alaska Unorganized Borough School District, which was broken apart into twenty-one school districts the following year. In the 2022 Census of Governments, the United States Census Bureau enumerated the following numbers of school systems in the United States: School districts in the US have reduced the number of their employees by 3.3%, or 270,000 between 2008 and 2012, owing to

1927-504: The overall education policies. On the other hand, school buildings are mostly run and funded by municipal governments on different levels of the municipal system (municipalities proper, districts), depending on the size and specialization of a certain school or the population size of a certain municipality. As with other fields of government, for more specialized schools, special government bodies ("Zweckverband") can be established, where municipalities, and not voters, are members; these are to

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1974-441: The power to levy taxes and incur debt, except for the five cities with a population of over 125,000 ( Buffalo , Rochester , Syracuse , Yonkers , and New York City ), where the schools are operated directly by the municipalities. The Hawaii State Department of Education functions as a single statewide school district, unique among states. According to a 2021 study, the demographics of voters who elect local school boards in

2021-551: The state's counties. A 2010 study by economist William A. Fischel found that "two-thirds of medium-to-large American cities have boundaries that substantially overlap those of a single school district" with substantial regional and state variations in the degree of overlap, "ranging from nearly perfect congruence in New England , New Jersey, and Virginia, to hardly any in Illinois, Texas, and Florida." Older and more populous municipalities "tend to have boundaries that closely match those of

2068-603: The unincorporated community of Clallam Bay and the town of Neah Bay , located on the Makah Indian reservation . As of the 2022-23 school year the school district had an enrollment of 483 students and four schools: The district also supports the Clallam Bay Correction Center. References: The town of Carbonado in Pierce County is served by Carbonado School District No. 19 . As of the 2022-23 school year

2115-677: Was 18 people per square mile (6.9 people/km ). There were 12,944 housing units at an average density of 7 units per square mile (2.7 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 84.65% White , 0.31% Black or African American , 1.09% Native American , 0.55% Asian , 0.10% Pacific Islander , 10.83% from other races , and 2.48% from two or more races. 19.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 18.0% were of German , 10.0% English , 9.3% United States or American and 7.8% Irish ancestry. 81.5% spoke English , and 17.7% Spanish as their first language. There were 11,726 households, out of which 38.40% had children under

2162-435: Was awarded the contract as the general contractor and ground was broken in 2010 on the new $ 10.5 million, 42,000-square-foot school building to replace the old Bickleton School District's two 1950s-era schools. The new school building opened in the fall of 2011. As of 2012 the sprawling 500-square-mile rural school district still educates an average of 100 students each year. References: The town of Curtis in Lewis County

2209-821: Was converted to the grade school. It served the community until 1897 when it was removed to make room for present, two-story building. The contract was let for $ 1300. Eight grades were taught, seventy pupils in all, T.C. Anderson was the principal, Miss Jesse Forker was his assistant. On November 10, 1953, the Bickleton community constructed a new $ 107,645.12 brick school building. The building was built from May 15, 1952, to November 10, 1953. There were seventy-one grade school students attending this beautiful building and there were twenty-four high school students. As of October 2004 Bickleton School District, which changed to school district No. 203 at some point, had an enrollment of 116 students. After recent developments and investments in both wind and landfill gas sustainable energy projects in

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