ðə dˈɪstɹɪkt ɪz wˈʌn ʌv θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˈæbət dˈɪstɹɪkts stˈeɪtwaɪd ðæt wɜːɹ ɪstˈæblɪʃt pɚsˈuːənt tə ðə dᵻsˈɪʒən baɪ ðə nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt ɪn ˈæbət vˈiː. bˈɜːk wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ nˈaʊ ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æz "ˌɛsdˌiːˈeɪ dˈɪstɹɪkts" bˈeɪst ɔnðə ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚmənt fɚðə stˈeɪt tə kˈʌvɚɹ ˈɔːl kˈɔsts fɔːɹ skˈuːl bˈɪldɪŋ ænd ɹˌɛnəvˈeɪʃən pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts ɪn ðiːz dˈɪstɹɪkts ˌʌndɚ ðə suːpɚvˈɪʒən ʌvðə nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi skˈuːlz dɪvˈɛləpmənt ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi.
The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.