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Puxico R-VIII School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 779 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Puxico R-VIII School District is a school district in Missouri (Stoddard and Wayne counties). During the 2024 school year, 779 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 Puxico R-VIII 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
April Burchard
Michael Clubb
Steve Crisel
Joe Hodges
Chad Payne
Randy Stephens
Brad Watkins2023

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Overlapping state house districts

Puxico R-VIII School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Missouri House of Representatives District 151Steven JordanRepublican Party 85% 10%
Missouri House of Representatives District 153Keith ElliottRepublican Party 15% 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: $1,927,000 $2,480 21%
Local: $3,365,000 $4,331 37%
State: $3,849,000 $4,954 42%
Total: $9,141,000 $11,764
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $7,914,000 $10,185
Total Current Expenditures: $7,542,000 $9,706
Instructional Expenditures: $4,257,000 $5,478 54%
Student and Staff Support: $524,000 $674 7%
Administration: $1,276,000 $1,642 16%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,485,000 $1,911 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $267,000 $343
Construction: $148,000 $190
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $23,000 $29
Interest on Debt: $16,000 $20

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 40 PS PS PS >=50 39
2018-2019 26 PS PS PS PS 26
2017-2018 30 PS PS PS <50 30
2016-2017 34 PS PS PS PS 33
2015-2016 35 PS PS PS 35
2014-2015 31 PS PS PS PS 32
2013-2014 40 PS PS PS 40
2012-2013 53 PS PS 54
2011-2012 42 PS <=20 <50 44
2010-2011 46 PS 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 48 PS PS PS PS 47
2018-2019 45 PS PS PS PS 45
2017-2018 46 PS PS PS <50 46
2016-2017 64 PS PS PS PS 64
2015-2016 61 PS PS PS PS 61
2014-2015 56 PS PS PS 56
2013-2014 46 PS PS PS 46
2012-2013 51 PS PS 51
2011-2012 44 PS <=20 <50 46
2010-2011 47 PS PS PS 47

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 80-89 PS 80-89
2018-2019 90-94 90-94
2017-2018 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS >=90
2010-2011 >=90 PS >=90

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 779 4.1
2022-2023 747 -4.0
2021-2022 777 0.1
2020-2021 776 -1.5
2019-2020 788 -6.1
2018-2019 836 1.9
2017-2018 820 -2.2
2016-2017 838 2.7
2015-2016 815 1.7
2014-2015 801 5.6
2013-2014 756 -4.9
2012-2013 793 -5.2
2011-2012 834 -4.1
2010-2011 868 -0.8
2009-2010 875 -4.1
2008-2009 911 4.8
2007-2008 867 -1.2
2006-2007 877 -2.6
2005-2006 900 -7.6
2004-2005 968 1.5
2003-2004 953 -0.3
2002-2003 956 2.3
2001-2002 934 3.7
2000-2001 899 6.7
1999-2000 839 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Puxico R-VIII School District (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 2.1
Black 1.8 15.3
Hispanic 1.2 8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 1.7 5.5
White 94.9 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, Puxico R-VIII School District had 61.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.67.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.83
Kindergarten: 3.43
Elementary: 25.01
Secondary: 31.23
Total: 61.50

Puxico R-VIII 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: 14.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.10
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
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 Puxico R-VIII School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Mingo Puxico Technical High4312-12
Puxico Elem.359PK-5
Puxico High2099-12
Puxico Jr. High1686-8


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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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