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Wentzville R-IV School District, Missouri, elections

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Wentzville R-IV School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 17,944 (2023-2024)
Schools: 22 (2023-2024)
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Wentzville R-IV School District is a school district in Missouri (St. Charles County). During the 2024 school year, 17,944 students attended one of the district's 22 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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Wentzville R-IV School District school board, At-large

General election

General election for Wentzville R-IV School District school board, At-large

Incumbent Betsy Bates, incumbent Barbara Fine, and incumbent Heather Reiter won election in the general election for Wentzville R-IV School District school board, At-large on April 4, 2017.

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Wentzville R-IV School District school board, At-large

General election

General election for Wentzville R-IV School District school board, At-large

Incumbent Dale Schaper and incumbent Jennifer Simpson won election in the general election for Wentzville R-IV School District school board, At-large on April 5, 2016.

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Wentzville R-IV School District school board, At-large

General election

General election for Wentzville R-IV School District school board, At-large

Incumbent Natalie DeWeese and incumbent Michael Feinstein won election in the general election for Wentzville R-IV School District school board, At-large on April 7, 2015.

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About the district

School board

The Wentzville R-IV 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
Jeremy Way2025
David Biesenthal2024
Brad Welsh2024
Renee Henke2023
David Lewis2023
Jen Olson2023
Julie Scott2022

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Overlapping state house districts

Wentzville R-IV School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Missouri House of Representatives District 64Deanna SelfRepublican Party 29% 27%
Missouri House of Representatives District 102Richard WestRepublican Party 29% 13%
Missouri House of Representatives District 63Tricia ByrnesRepublican Party 21% 97%
Missouri House of Representatives District 108Mike CostlowRepublican Party 17% 95%
Missouri House of Representatives District 107Mark MatthiesenRepublican Party 3% 20%
Missouri House of Representatives District 103Dave HinmanRepublican Party 1% 7%

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: $15,352,000 $866 6%
Local: $165,688,000 $9,348 60%
State: $94,767,000 $5,347 34%
Total: $275,807,000 $15,560
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $279,841,000 $15,787
Total Current Expenditures: $211,967,000 $11,958
Instructional Expenditures: $122,455,000 $6,908 44%
Student and Staff Support: $26,433,000 $1,491 9%
Administration: $24,775,000 $1,397 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $38,304,000 $2,161 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $50,067,000 $2,824
Construction: $47,625,000 $2,686
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,006,000 $226
Interest on Debt: $10,988,000 $619

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 44 65-69 21 31 <50 34 47
2018-2019 53 70-74 29 38 40-59 49 55
2017-2018 54 65-69 29 41 40-59 45 57
2016-2017 61 75-79 37 47 40-59 55-59 63
2015-2016 62 75-79 36 49 40-59 55-59 65
2014-2015 58 70-74 37 45-49 40-59 45-49 61
2013-2014 65 80-84 40 50-54 60-79 60-64 68
2012-2013 66 75-79 46 45-49 40-59 60-69 69
2011-2012 67 75-79 44 50-54 40-59 60-69 69
2010-2011 67 70-74 40 45-49 40-59 60-79 69

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 52 70-74 29 43 >=50 47 54
2018-2019 59 75-79 39 49 40-59 55 61
2017-2018 60 65-69 39 48 40-59 51 63
2016-2017 73 75-79 54 66 60-79 65-69 75
2015-2016 74 80-84 54 63 60-79 65-69 77
2014-2015 72 75-79 52 65-69 60-79 70-74 73
2013-2014 64 70-74 46 50-54 40-59 55-59 66
2012-2013 66 70-74 47 50-54 60-79 50-59 68
2011-2012 65 65-69 41 50-54 60-79 70-79 67
2010-2011 63 70-74 43 50-54 60-79 40-59 65

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 96 >=80 90-94 >=90 PS >=80 97
2018-2019 96 >=50 >=95 >=90 PS 80-89 96
2017-2018 95 >=80 90-94 >=90 PS >=90 95
2016-2017 94 >=80 90-94 80-89 PS >=80 95
2015-2016 94 >=50 85-89 >=80 PS >=80 95
2014-2015 95 >=80 85-89 >=80 60-79 96
2013-2014 95 >=80 85-89 >=80 PS >=50 96
2012-2013 94 >=80 90-94 >=80 PS PS 94
2011-2012 94 >=80 80-89 >=80 PS PS 94
2010-2011 89 >=80 80-84 >=80 PS 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 17,944 -0.3
2022-2023 17,997 1.5
2021-2022 17,725 1.8
2020-2021 17,400 -1.9
2019-2020 17,736 2.8
2018-2019 17,237 2.7
2017-2018 16,778 2.3
2016-2017 16,400 4.0
2015-2016 15,750 3.9
2014-2015 15,138 3.9
2013-2014 14,549 4.0
2012-2013 13,971 4.2
2011-2012 13,391 3.6
2010-2011 12,914 3.8
2009-2010 12,423 4.0
2008-2009 11,929 4.6
2007-2008 11,383 7.7
2006-2007 10,508 6.0
2005-2006 9,876 11.7
2004-2005 8,720 10.7
2003-2004 7,788 6.6
2002-2003 7,275 10.4
2001-2002 6,520 6.4
2000-2001 6,105 5.3
1999-2000 5,780 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Wentzville R-IV School District (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.9 2.1
Black 8.1 15.3
Hispanic 5.7 8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.4
Two or More Races 5.8 5.5
White 77.4 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, Wentzville R-IV School District had 1,244.76 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.42.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 39.58
Kindergarten: 75.64
Elementary: 509.59
Secondary: 619.95
Total: 1,244.76

Wentzville R-IV School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 61.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 119.00
School Administrators: 61.00
School Administrative Support: 6.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 299.10
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 28.41
Total Guidance Counselors: 68.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 25.20
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 13.80
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 174.82
Other Support Services: 543.00

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 Wentzville R-IV School District operates 22 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Barfield Early Childhood Cntr392PK-PK
Boone Trail Elem.516KG-5
Crossroads Elem.678KG-5
Discovery Ridge Elementary587KG-5
Duello Elem.647KG-5
Emil E. Holt Sr. High1,1379-12
Frontier Middle1,2406-8
Green Tree Elem.628KG-5
Heritage Intermediate5273-5
Heritage Primary496KG-2
Journey Elementary550KG-5
Lakeview Elementary613KG-5
Liberty High School1,6699-12
North Point High School1,2769-12
North Point Middle School1,0156-8
Peine Ridge Elem.520KG-5
Prairie View Elem.718KG-5
Stone Creek Elementary533KG-5
Timberland High1,6149-12
Wabash Elementary769KG-5
Wentzville Middle7476-8
Wentzville South Middle1,0726-8

School board meetings

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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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