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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 622 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Cole County R-I School District is a school district in Missouri (Cole and Moniteau counties). During the 2024 school year, 622 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 Cole County R-I 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
Stephen Schnieders2028
Kent Shikles20252028
Renee Bungart2027
Jenifer Seaver2027
Ritchie Jenkins2026
Adam Weber2026
Christina Wood20232026

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Cole County R-I School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Missouri House of Representatives District 59Rudy VeitRepublican Party 77% 23%
Missouri House of Representatives District 58Willard HaleyRepublican Party 23% 2%

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: $1,187,000 $1,884 15%
Local: $4,403,000 $6,989 55%
State: $2,387,000 $3,789 30%
Total: $7,977,000 $12,662
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $7,036,000 $11,168
Total Current Expenditures: $6,252,000 $9,923
Instructional Expenditures: $3,433,000 $5,449 49%
Student and Staff Support: $441,000 $700 6%
Administration: $1,037,000 $1,646 15%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,341,000 $2,128 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $182,000 $288
Construction: $46,000 $73
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $157,000 $249
Interest on Debt: $150,000 $238

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 (%)
2021-2022 50 PS <50 PS PS PS 51
2020-2021 49 PS <50 PS <50 50
2018-2019 51 PS PS PS PS >=50 51
2017-2018 52 PS PS PS PS PS 50-54
2016-2017 63 PS PS PS PS >=50 60-64
2015-2016 60 PS PS PS PS >=50 60-64
2014-2015 63 PS PS >=50 PS PS 60-64
2013-2014 70 PS >=50 PS PS 70-74
2012-2013 70 PS PS PS PS 70-74
2011-2012 66 PS PS PS PS 67
2010-2011 67 PS PS >=50 PS 68

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 (%)
2021-2022 44 PS PS PS >=50 44
2020-2021 46 PS <50 PS >=50 46
2018-2019 52 PS PS PS PS >=50 50-54
2017-2018 56 PS PS PS PS PS 55-59
2016-2017 70 PS PS PS PS >=50 70-74
2015-2016 70 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 70-74
2014-2015 68 PS PS >=50 PS PS 70-74
2013-2014 59 PS >=50 PS PS 55-59
2012-2013 62 PS PS PS PS 60-64
2011-2012 57 PS PS PS PS PS 57
2010-2011 53 PS >=50 PS 53

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 (%)
2021-2022 >=90 PS >=90
2020-2021 >=90 >=90
2019-2020 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS >=90
2013-2014 >=95 PS PS >=95
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 80-89 PS PS >=90
2010-2011 80-84 PS 80-84

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 622 -0.6
2022-2023 626 -0.6
2021-2022 630 1.9
2020-2021 618 -0.3
2019-2020 620 0.6
2018-2019 616 5.8
2017-2018 580 0.5
2016-2017 577 0.0
2015-2016 577 0.0
2014-2015 577 -7.5
2013-2014 620 2.3
2012-2013 606 -4.0
2011-2012 630 -6.5
2010-2011 671 -4.3
2009-2010 700 1.6
2008-2009 689 -5.1
2007-2008 724 -4.8
2006-2007 759 -1.1
2005-2006 767 -7.8
2004-2005 827 5.1
2003-2004 785 1.4
2002-2003 774 -4.7
2001-2002 810 13.3
2000-2001 702 2.3
1999-2000 686 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Cole County R-I School District (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 2.1
Black 1.5 15.3
Hispanic 0.5 8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 1.0 5.5
White 97.0 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, Cole County R-I School District had 53.07 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.72.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 3.39
Elementary: 24.62
Secondary: 24.06
Total: 53.07

Cole County R-I 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: 0.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 11.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.32
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.61
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 5.00
Other Support Services: 0.00

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 Cole County R-I School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cole Co. R-I Elem.327PK-6
Russellville High2957-12


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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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