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Hickman Mills C-1 School District
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Jackson County, Missouri
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Superintendent: Yaw Obeng
# of school board members: 7
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Hickman Mills C-1 School District is a school district in Missouri.

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Superintendent

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Yaw Obeng is the superintendent of the Hickman Mills C-1 School District. Obeng was appointed superintendent in 2020. Obeng's previous career experience includes working as a superintendent of schools with the Burlington School District in Burlington, Vermont.[1][2]

Past superintendents

Yolanda Cargile was the superintendent of the Hickman Mills C-1 School District from 2017 to 2020. Cargile's previous career experience included working as the district's executive director of student services and associate superintendent.[3]

School board

The Hickman Mills C-1 School District Board of Directors consists of seven members elected at-large to three-year terms.

Elections

See also: Hickman Mills C-1 School District, Missouri, elections

Members of the Hickman Mills C-1 School District Board of Directors are elected to three-year terms. Elections are held in April.

Three of the seven seats on the Hickman Mills C-1 School District school board in Missouri are up for general election on April 7, 2026. The filing deadline for this election was December 30, 2025.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 187 school districts in 29 states in 2025. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 4,877,739 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Hickman Mills C-1 School District Board of Directors maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[4]

District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $25,166,000 $4,861 26%
Local: $40,792,000 $7,879 42%
State: $30,854,000 $5,960 32%
Total: $96,812,000 $18,700
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $96,105,000 $18,563
Total Current Expenditures: $67,870,000 $13,109
Instructional Expenditures: $33,551,000 $6,480 35%
Student and Staff Support: $8,603,000 $1,661 9%
Administration: $10,005,000 $1,932 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $15,711,000 $3,034 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $22,631,000 $4,371
Construction: $18,762,000 $3,624
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $892,000 $172
Interest on Debt: $2,610,000 $504


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[6] $46,500 $95,107
2023-2024[7] $46,500 $95,107
2020-2021[8] $36,540 $68,185

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.[9]

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 (%)
2021-2022 11 20-24 8 13 PS 10-14 20-24
2020-2021 8 20-24 6 10 <50 10-14 10-14
2018-2019 16 35-39 13 22 PS 25-29 30-34
2017-2018 15 30-34 12 23 <50 15-19 25-29
2016-2017 25 50-59 21 35-39 PS 25-29 30-34
2015-2016 24 40-49 20 39 PS 20-24 36
2014-2015 22 50-59 19 30-34 PS 15-19 36
2013-2014 25 50-59 21 40-44 <50 15-19 41
2012-2013 30 60-69 27 40-44 <50 30-39 42
2011-2012 31 60-64 28 35-39 <50 20-29 48
2010-2011 34 70-79 31 45-49 <50 21-39 46

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 (%)
2021-2022 17 20-29 14 19 PS 25-29 30-34
2020-2021 18 35-39 15 22 <50 20-24 30-34
2018-2019 22 35-39 18 29 PS 30-34 35-39
2017-2018 23 40-49 19 31 <50 25-29 35-39
2016-2017 32 50-59 28 44 <50 35-39 40-44
2015-2016 37 70-79 33 46 PS 35-39 47
2014-2015 32 50-59 29 40-44 PS 20-24 48
2013-2014 28 40-49 26 30-34 <50 30-34 42
2012-2013 30 50-59 27 30-34 <50 20-29 48
2011-2012 28 50-54 26 30-34 PS 20-29 44
2010-2011 31 50-59 29 35-39 <50 21-39 41

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 (%)
2021-2022 88 PS 90-94 80-89 >=50 70-79
2020-2021 83 PS 80-84 >=90 PS >=50 70-79
2019-2020 83 >=50 85-89 70-79 PS >=50 60-79
2018-2019 89 PS 85-89 80-89 PS PS >=80
2017-2018 86 >=50 85-89 60-79 PS >=50 70-79
2016-2017 83 PS 80-84 80-89 PS 70-79
2015-2016 80 PS 80-84 >=80 PS 70-79
2014-2015 72 >=50 75 60-79 PS >=50 50-59
2013-2014 80 >=50 80-84 >=80 PS PS 70-79
2012-2013 78 >=50 79 60-79 PS >=50 70-79
2011-2012 74 >=50 75 60-79 PS 60-69
2010-2011 71 >=50 71 60-79 PS PS 60-64


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,981 -2.8
2022-2023 5,121 -1.1
2021-2022 5,177 3.3
2020-2021 5,007 -10.7
2019-2020 5,543 -5.2
2018-2019 5,830 -3.2
2017-2018 6,019 -5.1
2016-2017 6,328 -0.2
2015-2016 6,341 -6.3
2014-2015 6,739 3.7
2013-2014 6,491 -1.2
2012-2013 6,570 7.9
2011-2012 6,052 -4.8
2010-2011 6,344 -4.7
2009-2010 6,642 -4.4
2008-2009 6,937 -1.9
2007-2008 7,067 1.7
2006-2007 6,949 0.4
2005-2006 6,920 -2.5
2004-2005 7,094 -2.2
2003-2004 7,250 -5.6
2002-2003 7,654 -1.4
2001-2002 7,764 3.0
2000-2001 7,532 0.2
1999-2000 7,515 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Hickman Mills C-1 School District (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.0 2.1
Black 62.0 15.3
Hispanic 18.1 8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.5 0.4
Two or More Races 7.3 5.5
White 9.7 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, Hickman Mills C-1 School District had 391.66 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.72.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 30.90
Kindergarten: 21.17
Elementary: 160.50
Secondary: 179.09
Total: 391.66

Hickman Mills C-1 School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 20.00 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: 63.00
School Administrators: 20.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 59.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 16.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 13.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 9.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 64.77
Other Support Services: 115.40


Schools

The Hickman Mills C-1 School District operates 13 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Burke Academy0KG-12
Compass Elementary332KG-5
Crittenton Treatment Center0KG-12
Dobbs Elementary330KG-5
Ervin Elementary School641PK-5
Freda Markley Early Childhood182PK-PK
Hickman Mills 6th 7th Gr Ctr6526-8
Hickman Mills 8th Grade Center3618-8
Ingels Elementary255KG-5
Millennium At Sante Fe317KG-5
Ruskin High School1,2409-12
Truman Elementary292KG-5
Warford Elementary379KG-5

Contact information

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Hickman Mills C-1 School District
5401 E. 103rd St.
Kansas City, MO 64137
Phone: 816-316-7000
Fax: 816-316-7020


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Grandview C-4 School District, "Superintendent's Bio," accessed April 20, 2021
  2. ↑ South Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, "Yaw Obeng, M.Ed., Named Next Superintendent of Hickman Mills C-1 Schools," accessed April 20, 2021
  3. ↑ Kansas City Star, "New Hickman Mills schools superintendent is picked from the district’s administration," February 27, 2017
  4. ↑ Hickman Mills C-1 School District, "Policy BDDH-1: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT BOARD MEETINGS," accessed January 26, 2024
  5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  6. ↑ Hickman Mills C-1 School District, "HMC-1 Salary Charts 24-25," accessed April 17, 2025
  7. ↑ Hickman Mills C-1 School District, "Teacher Salary Schedule (2023-2024 School Year)," accessed February 4, 2024
  8. ↑ Hickman Mills C-1 School District, "Hickman Mills C-1Teacher Salary Schedule ," March 25, 2021
  9. ↑ 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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