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Grain Valley R-V School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 4,448 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Grain Valley R-V School District is a school district in Missouri (Jackson County). During the 2024 school year, 4,448 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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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Grain Valley R-V 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
Aaron Scully
Lance Pollard2023
Sarah Swartz2023
Julie Taylor2023
Jeff Porter2022
Jason Williams2022
Jared English2018

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Overlapping state house districts

Grain Valley R-V School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Missouri House of Representatives District 32Jeff ColemanRepublican Party 85% 23%
Missouri House of Representatives District 33Carolyn CatonRepublican Party 14% 5%
Missouri House of Representatives District 31Ron FowlerRepublican Party 1% 4%

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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: $4,510,000 $991 8%
Local: $30,661,000 $6,734 51%
State: $25,044,000 $5,501 42%
Total: $60,215,000 $13,225
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $55,044,000 $12,089
Total Current Expenditures: $47,336,000 $10,396
Instructional Expenditures: $25,506,000 $5,602 46%
Student and Staff Support: $4,833,000 $1,061 9%
Administration: $7,918,000 $1,739 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,079,000 $1,994 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,706,000 $813
Construction: $2,744,000 $602
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $798,000 $175
Interest on Debt: $2,025,000 $444

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 45 40-59 15-19 40-44 PS 35-39 47
2018-2019 49 21-39 25-29 40-44 PS 30-34 51
2017-2018 49 40-59 20-24 45-49 <50 40-44 51
2016-2017 55 >=50 20-29 50-54 PS 50-54 57
2015-2016 57 40-59 40-49 55-59 PS 45-49 58
2014-2015 52 40-59 20-29 50-54 PS 55-59 52
2013-2014 61 60-79 50-59 60-64 PS 60-69 61
2012-2013 64 60-79 40-49 65-69 PS 50-59 65
2011-2012 69 60-79 45-49 60-64 PS >=50 71
2010-2011 65 60-79 40-44 60-64 PS <50 67

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 54 40-59 35-39 50-54 PS 35-39 56
2018-2019 55 40-59 40-49 55-59 PS 40-44 56
2017-2018 57 40-59 35-39 55-59 >=50 45-49 58
2016-2017 70 60-79 50-54 65-69 PS 60-64 71
2015-2016 70 60-79 50-59 70-74 >=50 65-69 70
2014-2015 70 60-79 50-59 65-69 PS 75-79 70
2013-2014 60 40-59 50-59 60-64 PS 60-69 60
2012-2013 63 60-79 50-59 60-64 PS 70-79 64
2011-2012 64 60-79 45-49 60-64 PS >=50 65
2010-2011 63 60-79 40-44 55-59 PS >=50 64

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 97 PS >=50 >=80 PS >=50 >=95
2018-2019 97 PS >=50 >=90 PS >=50 >=95
2017-2018 98 PS >=50 >=80 PS >=80 >=95
2016-2017 96 PS PS >=80 PS PS >=95
2015-2016 >=99 PS PS >=80 PS PS >=95
2014-2015 97 PS PS >=80 PS PS >=95
2013-2014 97 PS PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2012-2013 98 PS >=50 >=50 >=95
2011-2012 97 PS PS >=50 PS >=95
2010-2011 96 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=95

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 4,448 -1.3
2022-2023 4,506 -1.0
2021-2022 4,553 1.1
2020-2021 4,503 1.9
2019-2020 4,416 -1.2
2018-2019 4,471 0.8
2017-2018 4,433 4.0
2016-2017 4,257 3.2
2015-2016 4,121 2.4
2014-2015 4,023 1.8
2013-2014 3,952 2.7
2012-2013 3,846 1.6
2011-2012 3,785 2.9
2010-2011 3,675 3.7
2009-2010 3,539 7.7
2008-2009 3,265 7.3
2007-2008 3,027 6.8
2006-2007 2,820 9.4
2005-2006 2,554 8.2
2004-2005 2,344 7.7
2003-2004 2,164 5.4
2002-2003 2,047 7.3
2001-2002 1,898 8.6
2000-2001 1,735 3.5
1999-2000 1,675 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Grain Valley R-V School District (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 2.1
Black 3.7 15.3
Hispanic 8.7 8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.4
Two or More Races 7.0 5.5
White 79.1 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, Grain Valley R-V School District had 342.54 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.99.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 11.00
Kindergarten: 17.62
Elementary: 141.55
Secondary: 172.37
Total: 342.54

Grain Valley R-V School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 19.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 35.00
School Administrators: 19.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 72.40
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 10.46
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 6.80
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 28.00
Other Support Services: 199.00

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 Grain Valley R-V School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Grain Valley Early Childhd Ctr87PK-PK
Grain Valley High1,4449-12
Grain Valley North Middle Schl5196-8
Grain Valley South Middle Schl5306-8
Matthews Elem.408KG-5
Prairie Branch Elem.552KG-5
Sni-A-Bar Elem.446KG-5
Stony Point Elem.462KG-5

School board meetings

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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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