Scott County Central Schools

Scott County Central School District is a school district in Scott County, Missouri. Communities in its boundary include Haywood City, Morley, and Vanduser.[1] It operates Scott County Central Elementary School and Scott County Central High School.

History

It was initially known as the Scott County Reorganized School District 5 a.k.a. the Morley-Vanduser School District.[2] It was created in 1954 as the result of a referendum.[3] This was one of five school district organization referendums in the county at the same time, and three of the others were successful.[4]

In 1955 there was an attempt to consolidate this district and the Scott County R-4 School District, but this was voted down.[5]

Initially Morley and Vanduser were to have their own elementary schools.[6] The consolidated high school opened in 1959. In 1973, a new elementary school opened.[7] This elementary school replaced the ones in Morley and Vanduser.[8]

Howard Benyon was superintendent until 2019, when he took an administrative position in the Cape Girardeau School District.[9]

References

  1. ^ Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Scott County, MO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2025-05-30. - Text list
  2. ^ "1957 Was Unusual Year For School Building". Daily Sikeston Standard. Vol. 47, no. 129. Sikeston, Missouri. 1958-02-22. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. - Focus on Vanduser part.
  3. ^ "Four of Five Areas Favor Reorganization of Schools". The Sikeston Herald. Vol. 51, no. 9. Sikeston, Missouri. 1954-03-04. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "County Votes for Redistricting: Four of Five Areas Favor Reorganization of Schools". The Daily Standard. Vol. 42, no. 137. Sikeston, Missouri. 1954-03-03. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Third Attempt Wins For R-3; R-4 Loses Out". The Daily Standard. Vol. 44, no. 3. Sikeston, Missouri. 1955-09-28. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Construction begun on new Vanduser-Morley High School". The Daily Standard. Vol. 47, no. 233. Sikeston, Missouri. 1958-01-24. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Heuring, Leonna (2010-01-25). "Scott County Central high school celebrates 50th anniversary". Southeast Missourian. Standard Democrat. Retrieved 2025-05-31. When the new high school opened in fall 1959, it merged Morley[...]
  8. ^ "R-V schools schedule openings". The Daily Standard. Sikeston, Missouri. 1973-08-18. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cape public schools hires Scott Central superintendent Howard Benyon as deputy superintendent". Southeast Missourian. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
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