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Bakersfield R-IV School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 385 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Bakersfield R-IV School District is a school district in Missouri (Ozark and Howell counties). During the 2024 school year, 385 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Bakersfield R-IV School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Austin Lamb20252028
Joseph Vaughan20252028
Justin Turner2027
Darren Johnston2026
Stanton Cory Lamb20252026
Matthew Evans20172026
Tim Watlington20142026

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Overlapping state house districts

Bakersfield R-IV School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Missouri House of Representatives District 155Matthew OvercastRepublican Party 95% 5%
Missouri House of Representatives District 154Lisa DurnellRepublican Party 5% < 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,279,000 $3,675 25%
Local: $1,748,000 $5,023 34%
State: $2,141,000 $6,152 41%
Total: $5,168,000 $14,851
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $4,592,000 $13,195
Total Current Expenditures: $4,321,000 $12,416
Instructional Expenditures: $2,357,000 $6,772 51%
Student and Staff Support: $339,000 $974 7%
Administration: $692,000 $1,988 15%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $933,000 $2,681 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $194,000 $557
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $5,000 $14
Interest on Debt: $37,000 $106

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 29 PS PS PS 25-29
2018-2019 44 PS PS PS 40-44
2017-2018 47 PS PS PS 45-49
2016-2017 40-44 PS PS PS 40-44
2015-2016 50-54 PS PS PS 50-54
2014-2015 50-54 PS PS PS 45-49
2013-2014 55-59 PS PS 55-59
2012-2013 66 PS PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 65 PS 65-69
2010-2011 60-64 PS PS 60-64

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 45-49 PS PS 45-49
2018-2019 40-44 PS PS PS 40-44
2017-2018 46 PS PS PS 45-49
2016-2017 55-59 PS PS PS 55-59
2015-2016 60-64 PS PS PS 60-64
2014-2015 60-64 PS PS PS 60-64
2013-2014 60-64 PS PS 55-59
2012-2013 60-64 PS PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 65-69 PS 65-69
2010-2011 55-59 PS PS PS 55-59

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=90 PS >=90
2018-2019 >=80 >=80
2017-2018 >=90 >=90
2016-2017 >=90 >=90
2015-2016 >=90 >=90
2014-2015 >=80 >=80
2013-2014 >=90 >=90
2012-2013 >=50 >=50
2011-2012 >=80 >=80
2010-2011 >=80 >=80

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 385 -3.1
2022-2023 397 12.3
2021-2022 348 -12.6
2020-2021 392 4.1
2019-2020 376 4.8
2018-2019 358 0.3
2017-2018 357 1.1
2016-2017 353 0.6
2015-2016 351 -5.4
2014-2015 370 -3.2
2013-2014 382 1.3
2012-2013 377 -6.4
2011-2012 401 3.5
2010-2011 387 -3.6
2009-2010 401 4.7
2008-2009 382 -4.5
2007-2008 399 -0.5
2006-2007 401 -5.5
2005-2006 423 -12.5
2004-2005 476 -0.4
2003-2004 478 5.4
2002-2003 452 12.8
2001-2002 394 -0.3
2000-2001 395 -3.5
1999-2000 409 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bakersfield R-IV School District (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.1
Black 0.3 15.3
Hispanic 1.8 8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 1.0 5.5
White 96.9 67.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Bakersfield R-IV School District had 35.15 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.95.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 2.20
Elementary: 12.59
Secondary: 19.36
Total: 35.15

Bakersfield R-IV School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 6.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 9.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.86
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.00
Other Support Services: 12.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Bakersfield R-IV School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bakersfield Elem.162PK-5
Bakersfield High2236-12


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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