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With an official fall 2020 enrollment of 24,309[2] 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.[3] Public high schools located in Springfield include Central High School, Kickapoo High School, Hillcrest High School, Parkview High School, and Glendale High School.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Accomplishments[edit]Schools[edit]Demographics[edit]Superintendent[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]History[edit]It was established in 1868.[4] 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.[5] In 2018, twelve of the district’s schools had “secure vestibules” controlling entry, and the district was making efforts to establish more.[6]Accomplishments[edit]SPS 4-year graduation rate for 2020 was 93.6\u00a0%.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.[7]Schools[edit]Springfield SchoolsSchool NameTypeCentralHighHillcrestHighGlendaleHighKickapooHighParkviewHighCarverMiddleCherokeeMiddleJarrettMiddlePipkinMiddleReedMiddleHickory HillsK-8PershingK-8Pleasant ViewK-8WestportK-8Wilson’s CreekIntermediateBinghamElementaryBissettElementaryBowermanElementaryBoydElementaryCowdenElementaryDelawareElementaryDisneyElementaryFieldElementaryFremontElementaryGrayElementaryHarrisonElementaryHollandElementaryJeffriesElementaryMannElementaryMcBrideElementaryMcGregorElementaryPittmanElementaryRobbersonElementaryRountreeElementarySequiotaElementarySherwoodElementarySunshineElementaryTrumanElementaryTwainElementaryWatkinsElementaryWeaverElementaryWellerElementaryWilderElementaryWilliamsElementaryYorkElementaryCampbellEarly Childhood CenterFulbrightEarly Childhood CenterMalloryEarly Childhood CenterShady DellEarly Childhood CenterDemographics[edit]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.[8]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4District Demographics (2019)Race\/EthnicityPercentageWhite75.3Black\/African American7.9Hispanic\/Latino6.8Asian3.2Multirace5.7Native American\/Pacific IslanderApprox. 1Superintendent[edit]District SuperintendentsNameStart DateEnd DateWillard Graff1952[9]1970[10]Joe Kuklenski1970[10]1981[11]Paul Hagerty1981[12]1992[13]Bud Greve (CEO)\/ Conley Weiss(COO)1993[13]1996[13]Bud Greve1996[13]1999[13]Jack Ernst1999[14]2005[15]Norm Ridder2005[15]2014[15]John Jungmann2014[16]2021[16]Grenita Lathan2021[16]PresentReferences[edit]^ “SPS – About Our District”. Springfield Public Schools. Retrieved 2022-03-22.^ Riley, Claudette. “Springfield district enrollment drops by 1,397 students this fall”. Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2021-03-08.^ “Springfield now largest Missouri school district”. Springfield News-Leader. 2011-12-14.^ Riley, Claudette (2018-08-14). “9 things to know as Springfield Public Schools starts its 151st year”. Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2021-08-11.^ Riley, Claudette (2018-08-15). “Before SPS asks voters for money again, district turns to team of architects for ideas”. Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2021-08-11.^ Riley, Claudette (2018-08-18). “Springfield district: In 37 of 51 school buildings, secure vestibule ‘doesn’t exist’“. Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2021-08-11.^ “SPS – About Our District”. Springfield Public Schools. Retrieved 2022-03-22.^ Riley, Claudette. “Amid growing diversity in SPS, change more rapid in certain schools”. Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2021-03-08.^ “Willard J. Graff Quits City Board”. Springfield News-Leader. 1952-12-02. Retrieved 2022-03-22.^ a b Hazelrigg, Larry (1969-09-21). “Kuklenski to Review, Reshape Policies as ‘Conditions Change’“. Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2022-03-22.^ “Superintendent: School Board picks Geogian with reputation as peacemaker”. Springfield News-Leader. 1981-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-22.^ Soric, Susan (1981-05-08). “Schools chief stresses need for new funding”. Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2022-03-22.^ a b c d e Barnett, Jennifer (1988-09-22). “Greve brought stability to position”. Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2022-03-22.^ Malory, Arthur (1999-09-28). “Good start essential to educational success”. Springfield Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-03-22.^ a b c Riley, Claudette (2014-01-21). “Only 13 apply for SPS superintendent”. Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2022-03-22.^ a b c Pickle, Geoff (2021-03-08). “SPS hires new superintendent”. Springfield Business Journal. 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