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Van Buren R-I School District, Missouri, elections

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Van Buren R-I School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 513 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Van Buren R-I School District is a school district in Missouri (Reynolds and Carter counties). During the 2024 school year, 513 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 Van Buren R-I 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
Travis Crafton20252028
Alan Snider20222028
Josh Gibbs20252027
Erik McSpadden20212027
Taylor Pettit20232026
Don Ricker20202026
Tyson Zimmer20202026

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Overlapping state house districts

Van Buren R-I School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Missouri House of Representatives District 153Keith ElliottRepublican Party 88% 9%
Missouri House of Representatives District 144Tony HarbisonRepublican Party 12% 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: $1,313,000 $2,418 20%
Local: $2,673,000 $4,923 41%
State: $2,600,000 $4,788 40%
Total: $6,586,000 $12,129
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $6,330,000 $11,657
Total Current Expenditures: $5,699,000 $10,495
Instructional Expenditures: $3,162,000 $5,823 50%
Student and Staff Support: $334,000 $615 5%
Administration: $908,000 $1,672 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,295,000 $2,384 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $196,000 $360
Construction: $15,000 $27
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $418,000 $769
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 37 PS PS PS PS 35-39
2018-2019 44 PS PS PS 40-44
2017-2018 43 PS PS PS 40-44
2016-2017 46 PS PS PS PS 45-49
2015-2016 51 PS PS PS PS 50-54
2014-2015 37 PS PS PS 38
2013-2014 48 PS 45-49
2012-2013 48 PS PS 45-49
2011-2012 51 PS PS PS 50-54
2010-2011 54 PS PS 55-59

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 42 PS <50 PS PS 40-44
2018-2019 47 PS PS PS 45-49
2017-2018 50 PS PS PS 50-54
2016-2017 55 PS PS PS PS 55-59
2015-2016 61 PS PS PS PS 60-64
2014-2015 51 PS PS PS 50-54
2013-2014 53 PS 50-54
2012-2013 53 PS PS 50-54
2011-2012 50 PS PS PS 50-54
2010-2011 56 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 80-89 80-89
2018-2019 >=90 PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS >=80
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=90
2014-2015 >=80 >=80
2013-2014 >=80 >=80
2012-2013 >=90 >=90
2011-2012 >=90 >=90
2010-2011 >=90 >=90

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 513 -0.6
2022-2023 516 -5.2
2021-2022 543 11.0
2020-2021 483 -3.1
2019-2020 498 -1.2
2018-2019 504 1.6
2017-2018 496 -5.4
2016-2017 523 -5.5
2015-2016 552 -1.6
2014-2015 561 3.2
2013-2014 543 1.3
2012-2013 536 -2.4
2011-2012 549 2.0
2010-2011 538 6.3
2009-2010 504 -2.4
2008-2009 516 0.0
2007-2008 516 -2.3
2006-2007 528 -1.3
2005-2006 535 1.5
2004-2005 527 -6.8
2003-2004 563 1.8
2002-2003 553 -0.9
2001-2002 558 2.7
2000-2001 543 -1.3
1999-2000 550 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Van Buren R-I School District (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.0 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 2.1
Black 0.4 15.3
Hispanic 1.4 8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.4
Two or More Races 0.6 5.5
White 96.3 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, Van Buren R-I School District had 46.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.15.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 2.07
Elementary: 21.43
Secondary: 18.50
Total: 46.00

Van Buren R-I 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: 0.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 20.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.09
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.91
Other Support Services: 0.00

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 Van Buren R-I School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Van Buren Elem.287PK-6
Van Buren High2267-12


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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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