Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.071
Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
When the creation of a school district or a change in the boundaries of an existing school district leaves the remaining part of a district containing less than twenty children of school age or when the remaining part of a district is left without a schoolhouse, the state board of education shall order its annexation to an adjoining district. The annexed territory shall become a part of the receiving district on receipt by the secretary or clerk of the district of notice of annexation from the state board of education.
§ 162.071, RSMo
RSMo 1959 §§ 165.167, 165.287, 165.685
Effective 4/17/1992