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FORT OSAGE R-I
Key statistics
4,718
Students enrolled
11
Public schools
357
Classroom teachers (FTE)
13.2:1
Students per teacher
Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.
District details
Grades served
PK to 12
Total staff (FTE)
796
District office
25102 E. US 24 Highway, Independence MO 64056
Phone
County
Jackson County
Official website
NCES District ID
2912290
About FORT OSAGE R-I
Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.
On August 9, 1949, Jackson County voters approved a county-wide reorganization plan whereby the 83 districts were divided into 15 units. The district we know today was created from 16 rural districts and the Buckner and Levasy High School districts. The 16 rural schools had an enrollment of 246 children, Buckner had 238, and Levasy had 88.
On August 30, 1949, a special school election was held to elect six directors for Reorganized District No. 1 of Jackson County (Fort Osage School District's name). The first recorded meeting was held in the First State Bank of Buckner on September 2, 1949.