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Spokane R-VII School District, Missouri, elections

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Spokane R-VII School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 733 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Spokane R-VII School District is a school district in Missouri (Christian, Stone, and Taney counties). During the 2024 school year, 733 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 Spokane R-VII 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
Emily Christenson2028
Benaiah Snider20252028
Sarah Rhoades20242028
Jeremy Truitt2027
Holly Adams20242027
Kody Finstad2026
Kelly Krauch2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Spokane R-VII School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Missouri House of Representatives District 138Burt WhaleyRepublican Party 93% 11%
Missouri House of Representatives District 156Brian SeitzRepublican Party 7% 4%

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: $1,760,000 $2,619 18%
Local: $4,868,000 $7,244 48%
State: $3,406,000 $5,068 34%
Total: $10,034,000 $14,932
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $7,891,000 $11,742
Total Current Expenditures: $7,124,000 $10,601
Instructional Expenditures: $3,835,000 $5,706 49%
Student and Staff Support: $653,000 $971 8%
Administration: $1,038,000 $1,544 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,598,000 $2,377 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $449,000 $668
Construction: $177,000 $263
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $74,000 $110
Interest on Debt: $176,000 $261

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 37 PS PS >=50 PS <50 37
2018-2019 43 PS PS <50 PS 43
2017-2018 40 PS PS 40-59 PS PS 40
2016-2017 39 PS PS >=50 PS PS 39
2015-2016 48 PS PS >=50 PS PS 48
2014-2015 41 PS <50 PS PS 42
2013-2014 50 PS <50 PS PS 51
2012-2013 57 PS PS <50 PS PS 57
2011-2012 53 PS PS <50 PS PS 53
2010-2011 50 PS PS <50 PS PS 50

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 42
2018-2019 46 PS PS >=50 PS 46
2017-2018 50 PS >=50 >=50 PS PS 49
2016-2017 59 PS PS >=50 PS PS 58
2015-2016 58 PS PS >=50 PS 58
2014-2015 60 PS PS >=50 PS PS 61
2013-2014 54 PS >=50 PS PS 55
2012-2013 55 PS PS <50 PS PS 55
2011-2012 60 >=50 PS <50 PS PS 61
2010-2011 53 PS PS >=50 PS PS 53

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 PS PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS PS PS >=90
2015-2016 80-89 PS 80-89
2014-2015 80-89 80-89
2013-2014 70-74 PS PS 70-79
2012-2013 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2011-2012 80-89 PS >=90
2010-2011 80-89 PS 80-89

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 733 4.5
2022-2023 700 4.0
2021-2022 672 -2.2
2020-2021 687 -10.5
2019-2020 759 0.3
2018-2019 757 -1.1
2017-2018 765 1.2
2016-2017 756 -5.3
2015-2016 796 1.9
2014-2015 781 -0.3
2013-2014 783 -0.5
2012-2013 787 -2.4
2011-2012 806 6.7
2010-2011 752 -2.9
2009-2010 774 3.7
2008-2009 745 -2.7
2007-2008 765 2.2
2006-2007 748 0.7
2005-2006 743 5.5
2004-2005 702 -2.1
2003-2004 717 -6.0
2002-2003 760 0.9
2001-2002 753 0.4
2000-2001 750 -6.7
1999-2000 800 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Spokane R-VII School District (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 2.1
Black 0.8 15.3
Hispanic 2.3 8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.4
Two or More Races 4.1 5.5
White 91.8 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, Spokane R-VII School District had 57.64 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.72.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 24.30
Secondary: 28.34
Total: 57.64

Spokane R-VII School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.95 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: 5.00
School Administrators: 2.95
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 8.71
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.65
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 7.05
Other Support Services: 14.00

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 Spokane R-VII School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Highlandville Elem.369PK-5
Spokane High2059-12
Spokane Middle1596-8


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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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