Waynesville School District

The Waynesville RVI Reorganized School District (also known as the Waynesville RVI School District) is a school district in the Missouri Ozarks and the largest school district in Pulaski County. The school district current provides education services to the communities of Fort Leonard Wood, Saint Robert, and Waynesville.

Enrollment

5360 students attended the Waynesville RVI School District during the 2007 - 2008 school year. Of these, 1552 were high school students, 856 were middle school students, and 2962 were elementary students. Additionally, the district employed 445 certified educational faculty members in addition to another 500+ service and support staff.

tudent demographics

As of the 2007 Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education demographic report, the racial make-up of the school was 59.00% White, 28.00% Black, 9.00% Hispanic, 3.90% Asian, and 0.70% Indian. Additionally, 33.40% of the district's students qualified for a free or reduced lunch program.

Educational faculty demographics

In 2007, 97.4% of the district teachers held regular teaching certificates, 2.0% held temporary or special assignment certificates, and 0.5% of the staff held substitute, expired, or no certificates. The Missouri DESE states that 99.4% of all the classes in the Waynesville RVI School District are taught by a highly-qualified teacher. In comparison, the Missouri average for classes taught by highly qualified teachers is 96.8%. Additionally, 53.90% of all district teachers possess a Master's Degree or higher, compared with the state average of 50.6%.

The average teacher salary for a regular term is $42,891, compared to the Missouri average of $41,750. When additional extended contract salaries, Career Ladder, and extra duty pay is considered, the average teacher salary in the district is $42,676, compared to the Missouri average of $43,524. The average administrator salary for the district is $87,298, compared to the state average of $77,644.

chools populations

In total, the Waynesville RVI School District operates 8 full time educational facilities. Waynesville High School, the districts high school, contains a student body of 1498 in grades 9-12. The high school also feeds students into the Waynesville Technical Academy, a trade school for students grades 11-12, with a population of 250. The district's middle level education for grades 7 and 8 is provided by Waynesville Middle School, population 835. Primary level education is completed at one of 6 elementary schools: East Elementary (pop. 844), Freedom Elementary (pop. 1085), Partridge Elementary (pop. 273), Pick Elementary (pop. 338), Thayer Elementary (pop. 215) or Wood Elementary (pop. 279).

All students in the Waynesville RVI School District attend grades 7-8 at Waynesville Middle School and grades 9-12 at Waynesville High School. Additionally, all students in grades 11-12 may (optionally) attend Waynesville Technical Academy. Students in the Waynesville/Saint Robert area attend grades K-2 at East Elementary and grades 3-6 at Freedom Elementary. Students on the Fort Leonard Wood Military Installation attend grades K-6 at one of the 4 elementary school located on the installation, depending on which housing location on the installation.

Accreditation

As of 2007, the Waynesville RVI School District was Accredited with Distinction and A+ Accredited by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as well as being accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

References

* http://waynesville.k12.mo.us/
* http://dese.mo.gov/directory/085046.html
* http://dese.mo.gov/planning/profile/085046.html