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Center School District
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,454 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Center School District is a school district in Missouri (Jackson County). During the 2024 school year, 2,454 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

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

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Center School District Board of Education

General election

The general election was canceled. Cecelia Ball (Nonpartisan) and Gayla Smith (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Center School District Board of Education

General election

Reason canceled : Uncontested election; candidate(s) won

Center School District Board of Education

General election

General election for Center School District Board of Education (2 seats)

Mariah Roady and Michael Sarver defeated Da’Jion Lymore in the general election for Center School District Board of Education on April 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariah Roady (Nonpartisan)	49.7	3,451
✔	Submit photo	Michael Sarver (Nonpartisan)	29.0	2,011
	Submit photo	Da’Jion Lymore (Nonpartisan)	19.8	1,376
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	105

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,943
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Center School District Board of Education

General election

The general election was canceled. Sam Cook (Nonpartisan), Ira Boydston IV (Nonpartisan), and Marcie Calvin (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Center School District Board of Education

General election

General election for Center School District Board of Education (2 seats)

Incumbent Ronald Fritz and Gayla Smith defeated Ira Boydston IV in the general election for Center School District Board of Education on April 5, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ronald Fritz (Nonpartisan)	33.7	919
✔	Submit photo	Gayla Smith (Nonpartisan)	33.0	899
	Submit photo	Ira Boydston IV (Nonpartisan)	32.5	886
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	19

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,723
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Center School District Board of Education

General election

General election for Center School District Board of Education (2 seats)

Bryce Thomas Shields and Kathleen Ramel defeated incumbent Rebecca Lahann and Julie Kramschuster in the general election for Center School District Board of Education on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bryce Thomas Shields (Nonpartisan)	30.4	1,211
✔	Submit photo	Kathleen Ramel (Nonpartisan)	23.9	955
		Rebecca Lahann (Nonpartisan)	22.9	912
	Submit photo	Julie Kramschuster (Nonpartisan)	22.2	885
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	27

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,990
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Center School District Board of Education

General election

General election for Center School District Board of Education (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Center School District Board of Education on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Amy Carr (Nonpartisan)	28.7	1,664
✔	Submit photo	Danielle Quinn (Nonpartisan)	23.8	1,380
✔	Submit photo	Sam Cook (Nonpartisan)	18.2	1,056
	Submit photo	Bryce Thomas Shields (Nonpartisan)	10.5	609
	Submit photo	Marcie Calvin (Nonpartisan)	9.5	552
	Submit photo	Margo Simms-Hurst (Nonpartisan)	4.9	286
	Submit photo	Johnathan Decker (Nonpartisan)	3.9	227
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	30

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,804
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Center School District Board of Education

General election

General election for Center School District Board of Education

Danielle Quinn defeated incumbent Steven Stricklin and Johnathan Decker in the general election for Center School District Board of Education on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Danielle Quinn (Nonpartisan)	55.1	1,916
	Submit photo	Steven Stricklin (Nonpartisan)	31.5	1,095
	Submit photo	Johnathan Decker (Nonpartisan)	12.7	442
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	25

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,478
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Center School District Board of Education

General election

General election for Center School District Board of Education (2 seats)

Ronald Fritz and incumbent Beverly Cunningham defeated incumbent Cecelia Ball and Sammy Cook in the general election for Center School District Board of Education on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ronald Fritz (Nonpartisan)	30.9	1,489
✔	Submit photo	Beverly Cunningham (Nonpartisan)	29.1	1,401
	Submit photo	Cecelia Ball (Nonpartisan)	23.2	1,114
		Sammy Cook (Nonpartisan)	16.0	769
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	38

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,811
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Center School District Board of Education

General election

General election for Center School District Board of Education (2 seats)

Rebecca Lahann and Paul Kramschuster defeated incumbent Stephen Stricklin and Ronald Fritz in the general election for Center School District Board of Education on April 3, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rebecca Lahann (Nonpartisan)	28.8	827
✔		Paul Kramschuster (Nonpartisan)	28.5	816
	Submit photo	Stephen Stricklin (Nonpartisan)	23.2	664
		Ronald Fritz (Nonpartisan)	18.4	527
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	33

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,867
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About the district

School board

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

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Cecelia Ball	At Large	2024	2028
Gayla Smith	At Large	2022	2028
Ronald Fritz	At Large	2019	2028
Mariah Roady	At Large	2024	2027
Michael Sarver	At Large	2024	2027
Ira Boydston IV	At Large	2023	2026
Marcie Calvin	At Large	2023	2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Center School District

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Missouri House of Representatives District 26	Tiffany Price	Democratic Party	47%	30%
Missouri House of Representatives District 37	Mark Sharp	Democratic Party	37%	25%
Missouri House of Representatives District 25	Patricia Mansur	Democratic Party	16%	23%

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.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$11,253,000	$4,458	21%
Local:	$37,078,000	$14,690	68%
State:	$5,980,000	$2,369	11%
Total:	$54,311,000	$21,518

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$51,665,000	$20,469
Total Current Expenditures:	$42,020,000	$16,648
Instructional Expenditures:	$21,283,000	$8,432	41%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,786,000	$1,896	9%
Administration:	$8,196,000	$3,247	16%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$7,755,000	$3,072	15%
Total Capital Outlay:	$6,170,000	$2,444
Construction:	$5,991,000	$2,373
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$420,000	$166
Interest on Debt:	$2,210,000	$875

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."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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	12	40-59	5	10-14	PS	15-19	30-34
2018-2019	27	>=50	17	30-34	PS	30-34	50-54
2017-2018	30	>=50	22	35-39	<50	30-34	50-54
2016-2017	40	>=50	30	40-44	PS	40-44	65-69
2015-2016	39	>=50	30	35-39	PS	55-59	60-64
2014-2015	35	60-79	28	35-39		35-39	55-59
2013-2014	42	>=80	36	40-44	PS	40-44	60-64
2012-2013	47	60-79	41	40-44		50-59	65-69
2011-2012	50	60-79	41	50-54		50-59	70-74
2010-2011	47	>=80	40	45-49	PS	40-59	65-69

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	40-59	21	25-29	PS	35-39	50-54
2018-2019	35	>=50	27	35-39	PS	40-44	55-59
2017-2018	38	60-79	28	40-44	<50	40-44	65-69
2016-2017	50	>=50	41	55-59	PS	55-59	70-74
2015-2016	51	>=50	42	50-54	PS	65-69	70-74
2014-2015	50	>=80	42	55-59		50-54	70-74
2013-2014	43	60-79	37	40-44	PS	40-44	60-64
2012-2013	49	60-79	41	45-49		50-59	70-74
2011-2012	45	60-79	39	35-39		40-49	65-69
2010-2011	45	40-59	39	35-39	PS	60-79	65-69

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	85-89	PS	85-89	>=50		>=50	>=80
2018-2019	90-94	PS	90-94	>=50		>=50	>=80
2017-2018	85-89	PS	85-89	>=50		>=50	80-89
2016-2017	90-94	PS	90-94	>=80		>=50	>=80
2015-2016	85-89	PS	85-89	>=50		>=50	>=80
2014-2015	85-89	>=50	85-89	>=50		>=50	70-79
2013-2014	85-89	PS	90-94	>=50		PS	70-79
2012-2013	80-84	PS	85-89	>=50		PS	70-79
2011-2012	80-84	PS	75-79	>=50	PS	PS	80-89
2010-2011	78		80-84	>=50		PS	70-79

Students

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

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	2,454	-4.2
2022-2023	2,558	1.3
2021-2022	2,524	0.7
2020-2021	2,507	-5.5
2019-2020	2,644	0.2
2018-2019	2,639	0.5
2017-2018	2,625	-0.8
2016-2017	2,645	-1.3
2015-2016	2,679	1.6
2014-2015	2,637	2.7
2013-2014	2,565	1.4
2012-2013	2,530	2.3
2011-2012	2,471	-0.4
2010-2011	2,480	-0.7
2009-2010	2,497	3.1
2008-2009	2,420	-2.9
2007-2008	2,491	0.6
2006-2007	2,475	-2.7
2005-2006	2,542	-3.4
2004-2005	2,628	-4.4
2003-2004	2,743	4.0
2002-2003	2,633	-1.3
2001-2002	2,667	-2.2
2000-2001	2,725	-1.0
1999-2000	2,751	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Center School District (%)	Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.2	0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6	2.1
Black	60.2	15.3
Hispanic	12.2	8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.4
Two or More Races	9.4	5.5
White	17.3	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.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Center School District had 207.44 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.83.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	12.00
Kindergarten:	8.00
Elementary:	81.60
Secondary:	105.84
Total:	207.44

Center School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 13.00 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:	39.00
School Administrators:	13.00
School Administrative Support:	0.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	51.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	7.12
Total Guidance Counselors:	7.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.90
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.75
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	33.90
Other Support Services:	34.00

Schools

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

The Center School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Boone Elem.	259	KG-5
Center Alternative	0	7-12
Center Elem.	343	KG-5
Center Middle	524	6-8
Center Sr. High	695	9-12
Indian Creek Elem.	292	KG-5
Red Bridge Elem.	223	KG-5
Yellow Jacket Early Learning	118	PK-PK

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