Higbee R-VIII School District
101 Evans Street, Higbee, MO 65257
Superintendent’s office 660-456-7277 · Principal’s office 660-456-7206
higbeeschool.com
Tigers. Black and gold.
Enrollment: 228, PreK through 12 in one building.
If you search for Higbee staff, the top result is usually an old Google Sites page that now demands a login and goes nowhere. The current staff directory is at higbeeschool.com/staff.
Administration
Superintendent: Tanner Burton — 660-456-7277
Principal: Mandy Niemeier — 660-456-7206
Athletic Director: Ryan Vogelgesang
Counselor and A+ Coordinator: Erika Derboven
Nurse: Grace Schell · Director of Facilities: Mike Perkins
Board of Education
Board email: BOE@higbeeschool.com
President Susan Ware · Vice President Morgan Rockett · Treasurer BJ Westfall · Secretary Laura Maupin · William “Billy” Smith, JoNetta Weaver and Ernie Boggs Jr.
Meetings are held in the Board Room at 6 p.m. The district does not publish a standing day of the month; the next one on its calendar is October 8. Call 660-456-7277 to confirm.
Athletics
Carroll-Livingston Activity Association, which Higbee joined in 2021 — alongside Bosworth, Braymer, Breckenridge, Brunswick, Hale, Hardin-Central, Keytesville and Norborne. MSHSAA Class 1 District 10 in basketball. No football program. Schedules on the MSHSAA school page.
For parents
The school calendar, enrollment packet, free and reduced meal application and student handbook are all posted as Google Drive documents linked from the homepage. Lunch menus are on the site’s dining page. TeacherEase is the student portal.
Where the district actually posts news: the Live Feed, mirrored to Facebook. The News section holds three articles, the newest of which is mis-dated, so do not rely on it.
Compiled September 2026 from the district website and federal school data. Office hours on the district’s About page list a Tuesday–Friday week, which we are confirming. Corrections: news@moberlymainline.com.
