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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.211 (2026)

Seven-director district, who may establish

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  162.211.  Seven-director district, who may establish. — A seven-director school district may be established by the voters of

  (1)  Any city or town whose population is evenly divided by a school district boundary line and which is not located in a county of the first class;

  (2)  Any two or more adjacent seven-director school districts without limitations as to size or enrollment.

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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-21, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1985 H.B. 463)

(Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.263, 165.267, 165.270, 165.273, 165.277, 165.280)

(1969) This section authorizes the creation of a six-director school district by the combination of an existing district and a part of another, and does not require that the new district be created only from existing whole districts. State v. Milan C-II School District, Sullivan County (Mo.), 446 S.W.2d 768.

(1974) This section not impliedly repealed by § 162.096 of S.B. 187 of the 75th G.A. (1969), if petition was timely filed.  State ex rel. Johnston v. Mallory (A.), 510 S.W.2d 769.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases, 1969–2020 · leading case: Savannah R-III Sch. Dist. v. Pub. Sch. Ret. Sys., 950 S.W.2d 854 (Mo. 1997).
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Savannah R-III Sch. Dist. v. Pub. Sch. Ret. Sys., 950 S.W.2d 854 (Mo. 1997). · cites it 10× “) The plaintiff school districts in this case are local government entities created by local voters "as authorized in Section 162.”
Naugher v. Mallory, 631 S.W.2d 370 (Mo. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 9× “The thrust of appellants’ contention, which surfaces in this record for the first time when the mandamus action was filed December 27, 1979, is that §§ 162.211 and 162.221, RSMo 1978 1 cover the situation in St.”
MC Dev. Co. v. Cent. R-3 Sch. Dist. of St. Francois Cnty., 299 S.W.3d 600 (Mo. 2009). · cites it 4× “MC Development and Farmington School District also point to section 162.211 to support their argument that school districts must be composed of contiguous territory.”
State v. Milan C-II Sch. Dist., 446 S.W.2d 768 (Mo. 1969). · cites it 8× “The basis of the attack on the legality of the new district was that § 162.211, RSMo 1967 Cum.Supp., V.A.M.S., authorizing the formation of six-director school districts, did not authorize the formation of such a district by the combination of an existing six-director district…”
Burnett v. Kansas City Sch. Bd., 237 S.W.3d 237 (Mo. Ct. App. 2007). “481 (establishment of urban districts), with sections 162.211, 162.221 (establishment of seven-director districts).”
P.L.S. ex rel. Shelton v. Koster, 360 S.W.3d 805 (Mo. Ct. App. 2011). “, § 162.211. “The subdivision of the state into counties and school districts [is to] .”
Elam ex rel. Waynesville R-VI Sch. Dist. v. Waynesville R-VI Sch. Dist., 676 S.W.2d 880 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984). “§ 162.211. By a resolution of March 13, 1967, a salary schedule for 1967-68 was approved with an increment of $125 for each five years service in the system.”
Mc Dev't. v. Cent. R-3 Sch. Dist., 299 S.W.3d 600 (Mo. 2009). · cites it 4× “MC Development and Farmington School District also point to section 162.211 to support their argument that school districts must be composed of contiguous territory.”
Erdman v. Auer, 444 S.W.2d 427 (Mo. 1969). “Section 6 is styled “Moratorium on school district reorganization” and provides that “all proceedings * * * to organize new districts pursuant to * * * sections 162.211 and 162.221, RSMo Supp.1965, shall cease, and each district shall retain the organization and boundaries that…”
State ex rel. Johnston v. Mallory, 510 S.W.2d 769 (Mo. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 10× “Appellant contends that § 162.211, subd. 4, which expressly authorized common school districts to organize into six-director districts, is in conflict with and has been repealed by implication by the enactment of § 162.”
Pls Ex Rel. Shelton v. Koster, 360 S.W.3d 805 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012). “, § 162.211. "The subdivision of the state into counties and school districts [is to] .”
S.M.H. v. Eric Schmitt, Attorney Gen. of the State of Missouri, & Sarah Steelman, Comm'r of Admin., State of Missouri (Mo. Ct. App. 2020). “(citing § 162.211). “‘The subdivision of the state into counties and school districts [is to] .”
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