EdCircuit Staff

Dr. Chris Gaines is Superintendent of Mehlville School District, which serves over 10,000 students in the Mehlville, Oakville, Concord, and Lemay communities in St. Louis County, Missouri. Before Mehville, Gaines was the Wright City R-II School District superintendent from 2008 - 2015 and before Wright City, he was superintendent of the Crawford County R-1 School District for seven years. Gaines was a principal at Bourbon High School in Bourbon, Missouri, and he began his education career in Southeast Missouri teaching math and science, and coaching girls basketball and golf.