And yes, school districts can take property, though that doesn't appear to be common. In 1999, Mansfield schools used eminent domain to take 50 houses so the district could build a new high school.

School district exercising eminent domain process High school officials push legal process to acquire Burlingame land for new campus . By Austin Walsh Daily Journal staff May 8, 2018 ...

Tuloso-Midway ISD wants to acquire 40 acres owned by Braman Ranches LLC to build a new junior high school. Tuloso-Midway ISD is considering eminent domain to acquire the land.

On June 25, 1880, 17-year-old C. Emlen Urban stood before classmates, faculty, school directors and guests of honor as the senior class valedictorian for Lancaster High School and delivered a ...

And yes, school districts can take property, though that doesn't appear to be common. In 1999,Mansfield schools used eminent domain to take 50 houses so the district could build a new highschool.