ISD
Education & Academia abbreviation · K-12 Education
| Stands for | Independent school district |
|---|---|
| Categories | Education & Academia |
ISD stands for Independent school district, a K-12 education abbreviation.
Name for public school districts in Texas, where they are governed independently of city and county governments and have their own taxing authority. Minnesota also numbers many districts as ISDs.
Example: Houston ISD is the largest school district in Texas.
Usage notes
Texas has more than 1,000 school districts, most of them ISDs, plus a few CISDs (consolidated independent school districts). In Minnesota, district names include a number, such as ISD 196. Elsewhere, ISD can also mean intermediate school district, a regional service agency in Michigan.
Related abbreviations
More K-12 education abbreviations
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- HS – High school
- IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- IEE – Independent educational evaluation
- IEP – Individualized Education Program
- IFSP – Individualized Family Service Plan
- JHS – Junior high school
- JROTC – Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
- K-12 – Kindergarten through 12th grade
- K-8 – Kindergarten through 8th grade
- LEA – Local educational agency
- LEP – Limited English proficient