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Center School District, Missouri

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Center School District
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Jackson County, Missouri
District details
Superintendent: Troy Hogg (interim)
# of school board members: 7
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Center School District is a school district in Missouri.

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Superintendent

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Troy Hogg is the interim superintendent of Center School District. He was named interim in April 2025.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Yolanda Cargile was the superintendent of the Center School District from 2020 to 2025. Cargile's previous career experience includes working as a superintendent of schools with Hickman Mills C-1 School District in Missouri, as a social worker, tutor, mentor, middle school teacher, building principal, district-level administrator, and adjunct instructor.[2]
  • Michael Weishaar was the acting superintendent of the Center School District from 2019 to 2020.[3] Weishaar's previous career experience includes working as the district's assistant superintendent.[4][5]
  • Sharon Nibbelink was the superintendent of the Center School District from 2015 to 2019. Nibbelink's previous career experience included working in the district as a counselor, alternative high school principal, and district administrator.[4][5]

School board

The Center School District Governing Board consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. Members are elected at large.[6]

Elections

See also: Center School District elections in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, & 2025

Members of the Center School District Board of Education are elected to three-year terms. Elections are held in April.

Three seats on the Center School District school board in Missouri were up for general election on April 8, 2025. The filing deadline was December 31, 2024.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Center School District Board of Education maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[7]

District map

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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.[8]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $11,253,000 $4,458 21%
Local: $37,078,000 $14,690 68%
State: $5,980,000 $2,369 11%
Total: $54,311,000 $21,518
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $51,665,000 $20,469
Total Current Expenditures: $42,020,000 $16,648
Instructional Expenditures: $21,283,000 $8,432 41%
Student and Staff Support: $4,786,000 $1,896 9%
Administration: $8,196,000 $3,247 16%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $7,755,000 $3,072 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,170,000 $2,444
Construction: $5,991,000 $2,373
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $420,000 $166
Interest on Debt: $2,210,000 $875


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[9] $44,200 $91,798
2023-2024[10] $44,000 $85,906
2020-2021[11] $37,428 $78,201

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.[12]

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 12 40-59 5 10-14 PS 15-19 30-34
2018-2019 27 >=50 17 30-34 PS 30-34 50-54
2017-2018 30 >=50 22 35-39 <50 30-34 50-54
2016-2017 40 >=50 30 40-44 PS 40-44 65-69
2015-2016 39 >=50 30 35-39 PS 55-59 60-64
2014-2015 35 60-79 28 35-39 35-39 55-59
2013-2014 42 >=80 36 40-44 PS 40-44 60-64
2012-2013 47 60-79 41 40-44 50-59 65-69
2011-2012 50 60-79 41 50-54 50-59 70-74
2010-2011 47 >=80 40 45-49 PS 40-59 65-69

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 29 40-59 21 25-29 PS 35-39 50-54
2018-2019 35 >=50 27 35-39 PS 40-44 55-59
2017-2018 38 60-79 28 40-44 <50 40-44 65-69
2016-2017 50 >=50 41 55-59 PS 55-59 70-74
2015-2016 51 >=50 42 50-54 PS 65-69 70-74
2014-2015 50 >=80 42 55-59 50-54 70-74
2013-2014 43 60-79 37 40-44 PS 40-44 60-64
2012-2013 49 60-79 41 45-49 50-59 70-74
2011-2012 45 60-79 39 35-39 40-49 65-69
2010-2011 45 40-59 39 35-39 PS 60-79 65-69

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 85-89 PS 85-89 >=50 >=50 >=80
2018-2019 90-94 PS 90-94 >=50 >=50 >=80
2017-2018 85-89 PS 85-89 >=50 >=50 80-89
2016-2017 90-94 PS 90-94 >=80 >=50 >=80
2015-2016 85-89 PS 85-89 >=50 >=50 >=80
2014-2015 85-89 >=50 85-89 >=50 >=50 70-79
2013-2014 85-89 PS 90-94 >=50 PS 70-79
2012-2013 80-84 PS 85-89 >=50 PS 70-79
2011-2012 80-84 PS 75-79 >=50 PS PS 80-89
2010-2011 78 80-84 >=50 PS 70-79


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,454 -4.2
2022-2023 2,558 1.3
2021-2022 2,524 0.7
2020-2021 2,507 -5.5
2019-2020 2,644 0.2
2018-2019 2,639 0.5
2017-2018 2,625 -0.8
2016-2017 2,645 -1.3
2015-2016 2,679 1.6
2014-2015 2,637 2.7
2013-2014 2,565 1.4
2012-2013 2,530 2.3
2011-2012 2,471 -0.4
2010-2011 2,480 -0.7
2009-2010 2,497 3.1
2008-2009 2,420 -2.9
2007-2008 2,491 0.6
2006-2007 2,475 -2.7
2005-2006 2,542 -3.4
2004-2005 2,628 -4.4
2003-2004 2,743 4.0
2002-2003 2,633 -1.3
2001-2002 2,667 -2.2
2000-2001 2,725 -1.0
1999-2000 2,751 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Center School District (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 2.1
Black 60.2 15.3
Hispanic 12.2 8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.4
Two or More Races 9.4 5.5
White 17.3 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

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Center School District had 207.44 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.83.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 12.00
Kindergarten: 8.00
Elementary: 81.60
Secondary: 105.84
Total: 207.44

Center School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 13.00 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: 39.00
School Administrators: 13.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 51.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 7.12
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.90
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.75
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 33.90
Other Support Services: 34.00


Schools

The Center School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Boone Elem.259KG-5
Center Alternative07-12
Center Elem.343KG-5
Center Middle5246-8
Center Sr. High6959-12
Indian Creek Elem.292KG-5
Red Bridge Elem.223KG-5
Yellow Jacket Early Learning118PK-PK

Contact information

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Center School District
8434 Paseo Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64131
Phone: 816-349-3300
Fax: 816-349-3431


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Martin City and South KC Telegraph, "Center names interim superintendent," accessed April 21, 2025
  2. ↑ Center School District, "Dr. Cargile," accessed April 20, 2021
  3. ↑ Center School District, "Administration," archived June 9, 2019
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 KCUR 89.3, "First, They Ousted The Superintendent. Now Center School Board Plans Search For A New One," June 6, 2019
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kansas City Star, "Center schools superintendent resigns abruptly. District, board are mum on why," May 31, 2019
  6. ↑ Center School District, "Board of Education," accessed April 20, 2021
  7. ↑ Center School District, "Policy BDDH-1: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT BOARD MEETINGS," January 23, 2024
  8. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  9. ↑ Central School District, "Documents," accessed April 21, 2025
  10. ↑ Central School District, "CERTIFIED TEACHER'S SALARY SCHEDULE 2023-2024," accessed February 2, 2024
  11. ↑ Center School District, "Center School No. 58 Certified Teacher's Salary Schedule 2020-2021 School Year ," accessed April 20, 2021
  12. ↑ 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
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