In some U.S. states, a union school district or union high school district is a

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that has been established by the consolidation of "two or more school districts situated in the same

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". A Joint union school district is similar, but the component districts are "situated wholly or in part in different counties". A union school district is distinguished from a

unified school district A unified school district (in the states of Arizona, California, Kansas and Oregon) or unit school district (in Illinois), in the United States of America, is a school district that generally includes and operates both primary schools (kindergarte ...

(USD) in that a union school district generally does not include or operate both primary or grade schools and

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. A "unified school district" generally does include and operate both types of schools. (

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has a different distinction, as explained below.)

Arizona

In Arizona, a union high school district is generally one that includes and operates high schools. Sometimes the name is derived from the name of the first school that was opened, using the word "Union" in its full name. Examples include the

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(the Union school still uses the full name), the

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, the Glendale Union High School District, and the Tempe Union High School District. Some special union high school districts — such as the Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District — include and operate only one school.

California

The California Education Code states that "A high school district, other than a city high school district, comprising two or more elementary school districts lying wholly in the same county is a union high school district, and such designation shall be part of its name."

Vermont

In Vermont, a union school district "is established when two or more school districts agree to join together to own, construct, or operate schools." A union school district is a unified school district if the

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school districts have been abolished.LEAs: Types of Vermont Public School Districts

School names

Several school districts are named "Union School District" or similar constructions, without it satisfying the criteria above: * Union School District, San Jose,

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—named in honor of the Union Army during the

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Union Public Schools Union Public Schools is a public school district located in southeast Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tulsa, and northwest Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The school district is the eighth-largest in Oklahoma. Union is notable among school districts in the area becaus ...

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* Union School District (Arkansas) * Union Area School District,

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* Union County–College Corner Joint State School District,

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and

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* Union County School District (Florida) {{Incomplete list, date=July 2016

References

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