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Southland School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 242 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Southland School District is a school district in Missouri (Dunklin County). During the 2024 school year, 242 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 Southland 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
Jody Baugus
Jason Cox
Bethany Evans
Lonnie Gibson
Zac Kemmett
Brad Williams
Jessica Talley2024

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Overlapping state house districts

Southland School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Missouri House of Representatives District 150Cameron Bunting ParkerRepublican Party 100% 5%

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: $1,394,000 $5,644 35%
Local: $1,035,000 $4,190 26%
State: $1,592,000 $6,445 40%
Total: $4,021,000 $16,279
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $4,308,000 $17,441
Total Current Expenditures: $3,637,000 $14,724
Instructional Expenditures: $1,721,000 $6,967 40%
Student and Staff Support: $543,000 $2,198 13%
Administration: $665,000 $2,692 15%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $708,000 $2,866 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $639,000 $2,587
Construction: $616,000 $2,493
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $12,000 $48
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 6-9 <=20 PS 10-14
2018-2019 20-24 PS <=20 PS 20-24
2017-2018 20-24 PS 21-39 20-24
2016-2017 10-14 PS 21-39 10-14
2015-2016 30-34 PS 21-39 30-34
2014-2015 15-19 <=20 15-19
2013-2014 30-34 21-39 30-34
2012-2013 25-29 <=20 30-34
2011-2012 40-44 21-39 40-44
2010-2011 35-39 21-39 35-39

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 20-24 21-39 PS 20-24
2018-2019 30-34 PS 21-39 PS 30-34
2017-2018 35-39 PS 21-39 35-39
2016-2017 40-44 PS 21-39 40-44
2015-2016 45-49 PS 40-59 45-49
2014-2015 35-39 21-39 35-39
2013-2014 25-29 21-39 25-29
2012-2013 35-39 21-39 35-39
2011-2012 25-29 <=20 30-34
2010-2011 35-39 21-39 35-39

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 PS >=50
2018-2019 >=50 PS >=50
2017-2018 >=80 PS >=80
2016-2017 >=80 PS >=80
2015-2016 >=80 PS PS 60-79
2014-2015 70-79 PS 70-79
2013-2014 60-79 60-79
2012-2013 >=80 PS 60-79
2011-2012 >=80 >=80
2010-2011 60-69 PS 60-79

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 242 -2.9
2022-2023 249 0.8
2021-2022 247 4.0
2020-2021 237 -3.0
2019-2020 244 -2.0
2018-2019 249 -1.6
2017-2018 253 -5.9
2016-2017 268 -7.1
2015-2016 287 -13.6
2014-2015 326 -7.4
2013-2014 350 0.0
2012-2013 350 -3.4
2011-2012 362 2.5
2010-2011 353 -7.9
2009-2010 381 -5.5
2008-2009 402 5.5
2007-2008 380 3.9
2006-2007 365 0.8
2005-2006 362 1.1
2004-2005 358 -2.0
2003-2004 365 -11.2
2002-2003 406 5.4
2001-2002 384 1.3
2000-2001 379 -1.3
1999-2000 384 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Southland School District (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.1
Black 0.4 15.3
Hispanic 24.0 8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 0.0 5.5
White 75.2 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, Southland School District had 20.23 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.96.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 8.14
Secondary: 10.09
Total: 20.23

Southland School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 1.86 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: 3.00
School Administrators: 1.86
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 5.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.89
Other Support Services: 5.00

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 Southland School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Southland Elem.139PK-5
Southland High1036-12

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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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