School district · Missouri

Platte Co. R-III

Platte Co. R-III in Missouri: 8 public schools with 4,374 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,906 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
4,374
Students per teacher
13.7
MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,906
MO $14.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
319
Counselors (FTE)
13.0
Students per counselor
337
MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 7.8

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Missouri's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Missouri: 42%

53%proficient

+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 87% of school districts in Missouri

Median 37% · 434 school districts compared

1,941 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Missouri: 41%

52%proficient

+7.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 79% of school districts in Missouri

Median 38% · 460 school districts compared

1,873 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.9K15
$10.2K16
$10.4K17
$10.4K18
$10.2K19
$10.3K20
$11.0K21
$11.8K22
$12.5K23
$13.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.4% · $3.5M
State
33% · $26.3M
Local
63% · $51M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,403
Support services
$6,044
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$11.9M
Long-term debt
$97M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–534811.550%45%
Pre-K–552713.460%56%
Pre-K–567915.061%56%
Pre-K–540912.140%33%
6–864613.752%59%
6–836812.649%47%
Northland Career Ctr.Career and technical
9–120———
9–121,39717.3——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
998 Platte Falls Rd, Platte City, MO 64079
Phone
(816)858-5420
Website