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Dallas County R-I School District, Missouri, elections

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Dallas County R-I School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,723 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Dallas County R-I School District is a school district in Missouri (Dallas, Polk, and Laclede counties). During the 2024 school year, 1,723 students attended one of the district's four 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 Dallas 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
Toby Beamer
Travis Dill
Curt Skinner
Eddie Varner
Aaron Weaver
LeRoy Laudenbach2025
Becky Phillips2023

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Overlapping state house districts

Dallas County R-I School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Missouri House of Representatives District 142Jeff KnightRepublican Party 99% 47%
Missouri House of Representatives District 128Christopher WarwickRepublican Party 1% < 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: $4,051,000 $2,346 18%
Local: $8,738,000 $5,060 40%
State: $9,301,000 $5,386 42%
Total: $22,090,000 $12,791
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $21,502,000 $12,450
Total Current Expenditures: $18,898,000 $10,942
Instructional Expenditures: $10,827,000 $6,269 50%
Student and Staff Support: $1,421,000 $822 7%
Administration: $3,228,000 $1,869 15%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,422,000 $1,981 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,001,000 $1,158
Construction: $37,000 $21
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $432,000 $250
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

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 23 PS <50 21-39 PS <=20 23
2018-2019 24 PS <50 <=20 PS <=20 25
2017-2018 28 PS <50 21-39 PS <=20 29
2016-2017 36 PS PS <50 PS <50 37
2015-2016 37 PS <50 <50 <50 <50 38
2014-2015 42 <50 PS <50 <50 <50 43
2013-2014 53 PS PS >=50 >=50 <50 53
2012-2013 51 PS <50 <50 PS PS 51
2011-2012 47 PS <50 >=50 <50 PS 47
2010-2011 46 >=50 <50 >=50 PS PS 46

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 35 PS >=50 21-39 PS <=20 36
2018-2019 35 PS <50 40-59 <50 21-39 36
2017-2018 39 PS <50 40-59 PS 21-39 39
2016-2017 47 PS PS <50 PS <50 48
2015-2016 55 PS PS <50 <50 >=50 56
2014-2015 55 >=50 <50 <50 <50 >=50 55
2013-2014 48 PS PS <50 <50 >=50 49
2012-2013 50 PS >=50 <50 PS PS 51
2011-2012 52 <50 <50 <50 <50 PS 52
2010-2011 47 PS <50 <50 PS PS 48

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 PS PS PS >=95
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS PS PS PS >=95
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS >=95
2016-2017 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2015-2016 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 80-84 PS 80-84
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS 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 1,723 -3.4
2022-2023 1,782 3.1
2021-2022 1,727 1.5
2020-2021 1,701 -4.6
2019-2020 1,780 1.5
2018-2019 1,754 3.1
2017-2018 1,700 0.8
2016-2017 1,686 -0.1
2015-2016 1,687 -2.4
2014-2015 1,728 -2.0
2013-2014 1,763 -1.6
2012-2013 1,792 0.1
2011-2012 1,790 -1.7
2010-2011 1,820 -4.6
2009-2010 1,903 4.0
2008-2009 1,826 -0.5
2007-2008 1,836 -1.5
2006-2007 1,864 -2.9
2005-2006 1,918 -0.1
2004-2005 1,919 -5.2
2003-2004 2,018 -5.1
2002-2003 2,120 -0.5
2001-2002 2,130 -2.3
2000-2001 2,179 0.3
1999-2000 2,173 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Dallas County R-I School District (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 2.1
Black 0.9 15.3
Hispanic 3.8 8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.4
Two or More Races 4.1 5.5
White 90.6 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, Dallas County R-I School District had 138.60 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.43.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 5.50
Kindergarten: 9.06
Elementary: 36.76
Secondary: 87.28
Total: 138.60

Dallas County R-I School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 5.75 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 16.00
School Administrators: 5.75
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 37.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 11.75
Other Support Services: 89.00

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 Dallas County R-I School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Buffalo High5229-12
Buffalo Middle4825-8
Dallas County Technical Center011-12
Mallory Elem.719PK-4


About school boards

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See also

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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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