St. Joseph School District, Missouri, elections

St. Joseph School District
District details
	School board members: 7
	Students: 10,477 (2023-2024)
	Schools: 25 (2023-2024)
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St. Joseph School District is a school district in Missouri (Buchanan County). During the 2024 school year, 10,477 students attended one of the district's 25 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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St. Joseph School District school board, At-large

General election

General election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large on April 8, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jennifer Kerns (Nonpartisan)	23.3	4,836
✔	Submit photo	Kim Miller (Nonpartisan)	21.2	4,391
	Submit photo	Brian Kirk (Nonpartisan)	18.6	3,859
	Submit photo	Cassandra Veale (Nonpartisan)	17.7	3,674
	Submit photo	Kenneth Reeder (Nonpartisan)	12.3	2,545
	Submit photo	James Mrkvicka (Nonpartisan)	7.0	1,456

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 20,761
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St. Joseph School District school board, At-large

General election

General election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large on April 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	LaTonya Williams (Nonpartisan)	15.0	4,383
✔	Submit photo	Mike Moore (Nonpartisan)	14.4	4,193
✔	Submit photo	Ronda Chesney (Nonpartisan)	13.8	4,012
	Submit photo	Jacob McMillian (Nonpartisan)	13.0	3,789
		Tami Pasley (Nonpartisan)	11.9	3,480
	Submit photo	Kenneth Reeder (Nonpartisan)	10.1	2,946
	Submit photo	Sean Connors (Nonpartisan)	8.8	2,564
	Submit photo	Kim Dragoo (Nonpartisan)	7.2	2,098
	Submit photo	Warren Ingram III (Nonpartisan)	4.0	1,170
	Submit photo	Steve Carillo (Nonpartisan)	1.8	529

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,164
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St. Joseph School District school board, At-large

General election

General election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rick Gehring (Nonpartisan)	19.6	2,088
✔		Whitney Lanning (Nonpartisan)	17.7	1,883
	Submit photo	Jennifer Kerns (Nonpartisan)	17.4	1,854
	Submit photo	Amanda Cook (Nonpartisan)	12.1	1,288
	Submit photo	Don Crabtree (Nonpartisan)	11.3	1,206
	Submit photo	Bradley Huett (Nonpartisan)	8.5	903
	Submit photo	Brian Shewell (Nonpartisan)	6.0	642
	Submit photo	Harold Barr Jr. (Nonpartisan)	4.8	508
	Submit photo	Jonathon Bell (Nonpartisan)	2.1	220
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	41

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,633
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Shawn Harper (Nonpartisan)
Joe Yegge (Nonpartisan)

St. Joseph School District school board, At-large

General election

General election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large (2 seats)

Isaura Garcia and Kim Miller defeated Colby Oyerly, Brenda Steidel, and James Kindred in the general election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large on April 5, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Isaura Garcia (Nonpartisan)	30.1	4,594
✔	Submit photo	Kim Miller (Nonpartisan)	27.2	4,156
	Submit photo	Colby Oyerly (Nonpartisan)	16.4	2,501
	Submit photo	Brenda Steidel (Nonpartisan)	15.8	2,414
	Submit photo	James Kindred (Nonpartisan)	10.4	1,587

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,252
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St. Joseph School District school board, At-large

General election

General election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kenneth Reeder (Nonpartisan)	14.5	4,982
✔		David Foster (Nonpartisan)	14.2	4,876
✔	Submit photo	LaTonya Williams (Nonpartisan)	12.2	4,200
	Submit photo	Colby Oyerly (Nonpartisan)	11.6	3,994
		Lute Atieh (Nonpartisan)	11.4	3,921
	Submit photo	David Jordan (Nonpartisan)	11.2	3,864
		Larry Koch (Nonpartisan)	9.5	3,267
	Submit photo	Rick Gehring (Nonpartisan)	9.1	3,151
	Submit photo	Michelle Traster (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	5.1	1,754
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	437

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 34,446
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St. Joseph School District school board, At-large

General election

General election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lori Witham (Nonpartisan)	29.2	3,295
✔	Submit photo	Rick Gilmore (Nonpartisan)	23.0	2,593
	Submit photo	Michelle Traster (Nonpartisan)	19.4	2,191
	Submit photo	Kenneth Reeder (Nonpartisan)	12.9	1,456
	Submit photo	Brian Shewell (Nonpartisan)	9.8	1,102
	Submit photo	Josh Hall (Nonpartisan)	5.3	600
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	56

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,293
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St. Joseph School District school board, At-large

General election

General election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Tami Pasley and incumbent Bryan Green defeated David Mason Jr. and Kenneth Reeder in the general election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tami Pasley (Nonpartisan)	36.1	7,502
✔		Bryan Green (Nonpartisan)	32.7	6,800
	Submit photo	David Mason Jr. (Nonpartisan)	15.8	3,283
	Submit photo	Kenneth Reeder (Nonpartisan)	14.6	3,036
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	150

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,771
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St. Joseph School District school board, At-large

General election

General election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large on April 3, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Seth Wright (Nonpartisan)	22.0	6,491
✔		Lute Atieh (Nonpartisan)	18.4	5,445
✔		Larry Koch (Nonpartisan)	15.9	4,684
	Submit photo	David Jordan (Nonpartisan)	15.4	4,563
	Submit photo	Kenneth Reeder (Nonpartisan)	11.3	3,351
		Lorrie Lynn Hollis (Nonpartisan)	11.3	3,336
	Submit photo	Aaron Duncan (Nonpartisan)	5.3	1,571
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	104

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,545
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St. Joseph School District school board, At-large

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Incumbent Kappy Hodges and incumbent Lori Prussman won election in the general election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large on April 8, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Kappy Hodges (Nonpartisan)
✔		Lori Prussman (Nonpartisan)

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Incumbent Martin Rucker and incumbent Dennis Snethen won election in the general election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large on April 3, 2012.

		Candidate
✔		Martin Rucker (Nonpartisan)
✔		Dennis Snethen (Nonpartisan)

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Incumbent Brad Haggard won election in the general election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large on April 6, 2010.

		Candidate
✔		Brad Haggard (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The St. Joseph School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Jennifer Kerns	At Large	2025	2028
Kim Miller	At Large	2022	2028
Ronda Chesney	At Large	2024	2027
Mike Moore	At Large	2024	2027
LaTonya Williams	At Large	2021	2027
Tom Richmond	At Large		2026
Whitney Lanning	At Large	2023	2026

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St. Joseph School District
Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Missouri House of Representatives District 11	Brenda Shields	Republican Party	43%	66%
Missouri House of Representatives District 13	Sean Pouche	Republican Party	40%	8%
Missouri House of Representatives District 10	Bill Falkner	Republican Party	17%	100%

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
Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$31,115,000	$2,961	19%
Local:	$84,140,000	$8,006	51%
State:	$50,373,000	$4,793	30%
Total:	$165,628,000	$15,759

Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$141,723,000	$13,484
Total Current Expenditures:	$118,852,000	$11,308
Instructional Expenditures:	$64,090,000	$6,098	45%
Student and Staff Support:	$13,901,000	$1,322	10%
Administration:	$16,640,000	$1,583	12%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$24,221,000	$2,304	17%
Total Capital Outlay:	$19,632,000	$1,867
Construction:	$14,772,000	$1,405
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$1,784,000	$169
Interest on Debt:	$868,000	$82

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	28	30-34	13	20	<50	21	31
2018-2019	34	35-39	19	21	21-39	28	37
2017-2018	36	35-39	23	24	21-39	29	40
2016-2017	43	40-44	26	31	<50	40	46
2015-2016	44	45-49	28	30	40-59	45	47
2014-2015	39	45-49	27	27	21-39	30-34	42
2013-2014	49	50-54	35	36	40-59	50-54	51
2012-2013	50	55-59	33	34	40-59	50-54	53
2011-2012	51	55-59	39	41	40-59	35-39	53
2010-2011	49	50-59	38	39	40-59	21-39	51

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	30-34	26	27	<50	36	41
2018-2019	39	35-39	29	26	21-39	34	43
2017-2018	44	35-39	29	32	40-59	39	47
2016-2017	58	55-59	46	46	>=50	54	61
2015-2016	59	55-59	46	46	40-59	57	62
2014-2015	57	50-54	45	44	60-79	55-59	59
2013-2014	47	50-54	31	36	40-59	40-44	50
2012-2013	51	50-54	39	40	40-59	50-54	53
2011-2012	51	60-64	37	37	60-79	40-44	54
2010-2011	48	60-64	34	34	40-59	21-39	51

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	>=80	75-79	85-89	PS	80-89	79
2018-2019	83	>=80	70-74	80-84	PS	80-89	84
2017-2018	81	>=80	75-79	80-84	PS	70-79	82
2016-2017	88	>=50	85-89	>=90	>=50	>=90	88
2015-2016	94	>=80	85-89	>=90	PS	>=80	94
2014-2015	93	>=50	90-94	>=90	PS	>=50	93
2013-2014	93	>=50	>=90	>=90	PS	PS	93
2012-2013	94	>=80	85-89	>=90	PS	>=50	95
2011-2012	91	>=50	90-94	80-89	PS	PS	91
2010-2011	83	>=50	70-74	70-79	PS		84

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]

Enrollment
Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	10,477	-0.9
2022-2023	10,568	0.5
2021-2022	10,510	-1.3
2020-2021	10,643	-2.8
2019-2020	10,946	-2.1
2018-2019	11,178	-4.3
2017-2018	11,663	-0.5
2016-2017	11,719	0.0
2015-2016	11,724	-1.0
2014-2015	11,842	-0.3
2013-2014	11,882	0.9
2012-2013	11,779	0.5
2011-2012	11,721	0.1
2010-2011	11,709	-0.2
2009-2010	11,737	-0.1
2008-2009	11,751	0.1
2007-2008	11,744	0.2
2006-2007	11,718	1.2
2005-2006	11,576	-1.9
2004-2005	11,800	-1.8
2003-2004	12,015	1.0
2002-2003	11,893	-0.5
2001-2002	11,956	-0.7
2000-2001	12,045	-2.1
1999-2000	12,302	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE	St. Joseph School District (%)	Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.3	0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	1.7	2.1
Black	6.5	15.3
Hispanic	13.4	8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	2.6	0.4
Two or More Races	12.3	5.5
White	63.2	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, St. Joseph School District had 759.65 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.79.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	28.54
Kindergarten:	38.96
Elementary:	327.67
Secondary:	364.48
Total:	759.65

St. Joseph School District employed 6.00 district administrators and 41.30 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	6.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00
School Administrators:	41.30
School Administrative Support:	14.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	140.59
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	36.94
Total Guidance Counselors:	38.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	18.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	17.50
Librarians/Media Specialists:	6.15
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	126.59
Other Support Services:	2.00

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 St. Joseph School District operates 25 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Alt. Resource Ctr.	0	KG-12
Benton High	702	9-12
Bode Middle	474	7-8
Buchanan Co. Academy	0	KG-12
Carden Park Elem	604	PK-6
Central High	1,720	9-12
Coleman Elem.	394	KG-6
Edison Elem.	388	PK-6
Ellison Elem.	360	KG-6
Field Elem.	267	KG-6
Hillyard Technical Ctr.	0	9-12
Hosea Elem.	406	KG-5
Hyde Elem.	355	KG-5
Lafayette High	680	9-12
Lake Early Learning Center	183	PK-PK
Lindbergh Elem.	511	KG-5
Mark Twain Early Learning Cntr	195	PK-PK
Oak Grove Elem	506	PK-6
Parkway Elem.	429	KG-6
Pershing Elem.	283	KG-6
Pickett Elem.	277	PK-6
Robidoux Middle	398	6-8
Skaith Elem.	424	PK-6
Spring Garden Middle	443	6-8
Truman Middle	478	7-8

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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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St. Joseph School District school board, At-large

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General election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large (2 seats)

St. Joseph School District school board, At-large

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General election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large (3 seats)

St. Joseph School District school board, At-large

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General election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large (2 seats)

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St. Joseph School District school board, At-large

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St. Joseph School District school board, At-large

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St. Joseph School District school board, At-large

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St. Joseph School District school board, At-large

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