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Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District, Missouri, elections

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Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 778 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District is a school district in Missouri (Cass, Henry, and Johnson counties). During the 2024 school year, 778 students attended one of the district's three 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 Sherwood Cass 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
Patrick Benware
Ben Jones
Gary Jones
Chuck Kagarice
Crystal Mainard
Bob Schumacher
Don Wheeler

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Overlapping state house districts

Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Missouri House of Representatives District 62Sherri GallickRepublican Party 48% 12%
Missouri House of Representatives District 126Jim KalberlohRepublican Party 47% 5%
Missouri House of Representatives District 57Rodger ReedyRepublican Party 5% 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: $1,117,000 $1,384 11%
Local: $5,090,000 $6,307 50%
State: $3,937,000 $4,879 39%
Total: $10,144,000 $12,570
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $9,640,000 $11,945
Total Current Expenditures: $8,275,000 $10,254
Instructional Expenditures: $4,881,000 $6,048 51%
Student and Staff Support: $571,000 $707 6%
Administration: $1,149,000 $1,423 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,674,000 $2,074 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $994,000 $1,231
Construction: $244,000 $302
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $45,000 $55
Interest on Debt: $189,000 $234

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 38 PS PS <50 PS <50 38
2018-2019 42 <50 PS <50 43
2017-2018 46 PS >=50 PS <50 46
2016-2017 41 PS >=50 PS <50 41
2015-2016 44 PS PS <50 PS PS 44
2014-2015 40 PS <50 PS PS 40
2013-2014 47 PS PS <50 PS 47
2012-2013 51 PS PS <50 PS PS 51
2011-2012 57 PS PS >=50 57
2010-2011 60 PS <50 >=50 PS 60

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 43 PS PS >=50 PS <50 43
2018-2019 46 <50 PS <50 46
2017-2018 47 PS <50 PS <50 48
2016-2017 58 PS >=50 PS <50 58
2015-2016 61 PS PS 40-59 PS PS 62
2014-2015 62 PS <50 PS PS 62
2013-2014 48 PS PS <50 PS 48
2012-2013 51 PS PS <50 PS PS 52
2011-2012 56 PS PS >=50 56
2010-2011 57 PS <50 <50 PS 57

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 >=95 PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS PS PS >=90
2016-2017 90-94 90-94
2015-2016 >=95 PS PS >=95
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=95 PS >=95
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 85-89 PS 85-89

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 778 -2.7
2022-2023 799 -1.0
2021-2022 807 1.7
2020-2021 793 -2.8
2019-2020 815 1.2
2018-2019 805 -3.7
2017-2018 835 1.4
2016-2017 823 -3.2
2015-2016 849 3.5
2014-2015 819 -5.6
2013-2014 865 -2.7
2012-2013 888 -1.0
2011-2012 897 -0.4
2010-2011 901 2.7
2009-2010 877 -2.4
2008-2009 898 2.9
2007-2008 872 -3.7
2006-2007 904 -2.2
2005-2006 924 1.2
2004-2005 913 -1.4
2003-2004 926 -0.2
2002-2003 928 -0.6
2001-2002 934 1.5
2000-2001 920 5.5
1999-2000 869 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.0 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 2.1
Black 0.8 15.3
Hispanic 4.0 8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 1.7 5.5
White 92.3 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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District had 61.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.75.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 3.68
Elementary: 23.32
Secondary: 32.00
Total: 61.00

Sherwood Cass 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: 7.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 22.21
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.09
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.85
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.55
Other Support Services: 18.00

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 Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Sherwood Elem.359PK-5
Sherwood High2389-12
Sherwood Middle1816-8


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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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