Its territory includes most of the city of Springfield, Illinois, its four inner suburbs of Grandview, Leland Grove, Jerome, and Southern View, and some rural areas immediately north of Springfield.
In 1869 the charter was amended to devolve power to a nine-person school board appointed by the city council.
As a result of Springfield having over 35,000 population in the 1910 Census, state law caused the nine-person board to be replaced with a seven-person board of education elected by the public, starting in April 1911.
[4]: 35–36 During the turn of the century, the district had operated a teachers training school for 32 years.
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