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Blue Springs School District, Missouri

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Blue Springs School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 14,744 (2023-2024)
Schools: 21 (2023-2024)
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Blue Springs School District is a school district in Missouri (Jackson County). During the 2024 school year, 14,744 students attended one of the district's 21 schools.

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

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School board

The Blue Springs 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
Nikki Emison2028
Rhonda Gilstrap2028
April Agate2027
Kurt Swanson2027
Kay Coen2026
Jeff Siems2026
Rebeca Swank2026

Elections

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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: $17,657,000 $1,196 8%
Local: $156,060,000 $10,568 67%
State: $59,905,000 $4,057 26%
Total: $233,622,000 $15,821
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $222,586,000 $15,073
Total Current Expenditures: $168,324,000 $11,398
Instructional Expenditures: $94,232,000 $6,381 42%
Student and Staff Support: $13,499,000 $914 6%
Administration: $26,143,000 $1,770 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $34,450,000 $2,332 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $38,737,000 $2,623
Construction: $32,536,000 $2,203
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,593,000 $243
Interest on Debt: $9,061,000 $613


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 55 65-69 32 47 20-29 48 60
2018-2019 65 75-79 40 60 50-59 63 70
2017-2018 64 75-79 38 58 40-49 58 68
2016-2017 68 75-79 45 65 30-39 65 73
2015-2016 70 70-74 49 65 40-59 67 74
2014-2015 64 70-74 44 60 40-59 63 68
2013-2014 70 70-74 49 67 60-69 60-64 74
2012-2013 69 75-79 48 68 60-79 65-69 72
2011-2012 72 80-84 50 65 60-79 65-69 75
2010-2011 70 75-79 48 63 >=80 65-69 74

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 60 60-64 38 53 30-39 57 66
2018-2019 66 65-69 44 59 40-49 63 70
2017-2018 65 70-74 43 56 50-59 61 70
2016-2017 77 75-79 60 74 50-59 74 80
2015-2016 80 80-84 65 76 50-59 78 82
2014-2015 77 75-79 60 75 60-79 76 79
2013-2014 65 65-69 47 59 50-59 55-59 68
2012-2013 68 70-74 49 64 60-69 70-74 71
2011-2012 67 65-69 46 63 >=80 65-69 71
2010-2011 67 70-74 48 60 60-79 60-64 70

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 95 >=80 90-94 >=95 PS >=90 96
2018-2019 95 >=90 90-94 >=95 PS >=90 96
2017-2018 95 >=90 90-94 90-94 >=50 >=90 96
2016-2017 94 >=80 90-94 90-94 PS 90-94 95
2015-2016 94 >=90 90-94 90-94 PS 80-89 95
2014-2015 95 >=80 >=95 90-94 >=50 >=80 95
2013-2014 93 >=80 90-94 >=90 PS >=80 93
2012-2013 92 >=80 85-89 >=90 >=50 >=80 93
2011-2012 91 >=80 80-84 >=90 PS 60-79 93
2010-2011 89 >=80 85-89 85-89 PS >=80 89


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 14,744 1.0
2022-2023 14,595 -1.2
2021-2022 14,767 0.5
2020-2021 14,687 0.1
2019-2020 14,669 0.9
2018-2019 14,533 0.3
2017-2018 14,489 1.2
2016-2017 14,318 0.0
2015-2016 14,317 -1.0
2014-2015 14,466 0.6
2013-2014 14,382 1.2
2012-2013 14,203 0.5
2011-2012 14,131 0.2
2010-2011 14,108 0.8
2009-2010 13,999 0.4
2008-2009 13,949 0.2
2007-2008 13,927 1.7
2006-2007 13,697 1.3
2005-2006 13,514 -0.9
2004-2005 13,631 2.5
2003-2004 13,297 1.2
2002-2003 13,141 2.5
2001-2002 12,815 1.0
2000-2001 12,685 0.4
1999-2000 12,639 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Blue Springs School District (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.0 2.1
Black 13.0 15.3
Hispanic 10.2 8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.4
Two or More Races 8.0 5.5
White 65.9 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, Blue Springs School District had 990.83 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.88.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 18.17
Kindergarten: 65.90
Elementary: 390.98
Secondary: 515.78
Total: 990.83

Blue Springs School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 61.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 164.00
School Administrators: 61.00
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 125.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 23.56
Total Guidance Counselors: 54.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 23.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 14.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 12.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 81.40
Other Support Services: 763.00


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 Blue Springs School District operates 21 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Blue Springs High2,3969-12
Blue Springs South High2,3089-12
Brittany Hill Middle8536-8
Chapel Lakes Elem.644KG-5
Cordill-Mason Elem.698KG-5
Daniel Young Elem.326PK-5
Delta Woods Middle8086-8
Franklin Smith Elem.420KG-5
James Lewis Elem.471PK-5
James Walker Elem.447KG-5
John Nowlin Elem.462KG-5
Liggett Trail Education Center152PK-12
Lucy Franklin Elem.543KG-5
Moreland Ridge Middle8626-8
Paul Kinder Middle School9176-8
Sunny Pointe Elem.518KG-5
Thomas J. Ultican Elem.430KG-5
Valley View High09-12
Voy Spears Jr. Elem.556KG-5
William Bryant Elem.486KG-5
William Yates Elem.447KG-5

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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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