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Sweet Springs R-VII School District, Missouri

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Sweet Springs R-VII School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 383 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Sweet Springs R-VII School District is a school district in Missouri (Johnson, Pettis, and Saline counties). During the 2024 school year, 383 students attended one of the district's two schools.

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

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School board

The Sweet Springs 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
Jacob Barbee
Darla Reid
Ricky Rennison
Crystal Hoyes2028
Martha Dohrman2026
Robert Fuehring2026
Tracey Cochran20232026

Elections

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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: $1,324,000 $3,412 23%
Local: $2,790,000 $7,191 48%
State: $1,693,000 $4,363 29%
Total: $5,807,000 $14,966
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $5,274,000 $13,592
Total Current Expenditures: $4,795,000 $12,358
Instructional Expenditures: $2,902,000 $7,479 55%
Student and Staff Support: $363,000 $935 7%
Administration: $690,000 $1,778 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $840,000 $2,164 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $303,000 $780
Construction: $174,000 $448
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $44,000 $113
Interest on Debt: $106,000 $273


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 PS 35-39
2018-2019 51 PS PS PS PS 50-54
2017-2018 46 PS PS PS 45-49
2016-2017 51 PS <50 PS 50-54
2015-2016 52 PS PS PS 50-54
2014-2015 42 PS PS PS 40-44
2013-2014 48 PS PS PS 45-49
2012-2013 56 PS PS PS PS 55-59
2011-2012 62 PS PS PS PS 60-64
2010-2011 60-64 PS PS 60-64

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 45 PS PS PS 45-49
2018-2019 54 PS PS PS PS 55-59
2017-2018 51 PS PS PS 50-54
2016-2017 55-59 PS <50 PS 60-64
2015-2016 65 PS PS PS 65-69
2014-2015 59 PS PS PS 55-59
2013-2014 55 PS PS 55-59
2012-2013 60 PS PS PS PS 60-64
2011-2012 56 PS PS PS 55-59
2010-2011 58 PS PS 55-59

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


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 383 -5.0
2022-2023 402 3.5
2021-2022 388 -7.2
2020-2021 416 -1.4
2019-2020 422 2.6
2018-2019 411 -2.7
2017-2018 422 -2.8
2016-2017 434 4.4
2015-2016 415 -6.3
2014-2015 441 -9.8
2013-2014 484 5.4
2012-2013 458 -1.5
2011-2012 465 1.3
2010-2011 459 0.2
2009-2010 458 -3.9
2008-2009 476 -1.5
2007-2008 483 2.5
2006-2007 471 1.1
2005-2006 466 7.3
2004-2005 432 4.9
2003-2004 411 -13.4
2002-2003 466 -6.0
2001-2002 494 -1.8
2000-2001 503 -1.6
1999-2000 511 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sweet Springs R-VII School District (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.1
Black 1.3 15.3
Hispanic 2.1 8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 0.5 5.5
White 96.1 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, Sweet Springs R-VII School District had 38.99 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.82.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.33
Kindergarten: 2.27
Elementary: 17.88
Secondary: 17.51
Total: 38.99

Sweet Springs R-VII School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.00 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: 4.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 7.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.00
Other Support Services: 9.00


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 Sweet Springs R-VII School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Sweet Springs Elem.204PK-6
Sweet Springs High1797-12

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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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