Springfield Public Schools (SPS), also known as the Springfield R-12 School District, is a public school district headquartered in
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which had an estimat ...
, United States. With an official fall 2020 enrollment of 24,309 students attending 35 elementary schools, one intermediate schools, nine middle schools and five high schools, it is the largest public school district in the state of
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
. Public high schools located in Springfield include
Central High School,
Kickapoo High School,
Hillcrest High School,
Parkview High School, and
Glendale High School.
History
It was established in 1868. In 2018, as part of a plan to sell a bond issue to parents, the district hired architects to develop plans for new schools to show to parents. In 2018, twelve of the district's schools had "secure vestibules" controlling entry, and the district was making efforts to establish more.
Accomplishments
*SPS 4-year graduation rate for 2020 was 93.6 %.
*SPS has the state's only K-12 International Baccalaureate program.
*The Springfield community has recently invested more than $168 million to improve its education facilities.
*They average teaching experience of their teachers about 12.1 years, and more than 62.9% of teachers have advanced degrees.
Schools
Demographics
The school district has seen a rise in the number of non white students in the past twenty years, in 2000 white enrollment was 90.8%, since that time it has dropped to 75.3%, the number of black and Asian students has doubled, and Latino students have more than tripled.
Superintendent
References
External links
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School districts in Missouri
Education in Springfield, Missouri
1868 establishments in Missouri
Educational institutions established in 1868