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Platte City, MO
Public School Ratings




Platte City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Platte Co. R Iii School District details

Platte Co. R Iii School District
998 Platte Falls Rd
Platte City, MO 64079

4,283 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Platte Co. R Iii School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Missouri

9

(10 is best)

Better than 83.2% of all MO school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
41%
54%
43%
46%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Barry Sch. School
2001 Nw 87 Th Terr
Kansas City, MO, 64154
M-M
Barry School
2001 Nw 87 Th Terr
Kansas City, MO, 64154
PK-05
Compass Elementary School
401 Kentucky
Platte City, MO, 64079
PK-05
Donald D. Siegrist Elem. School
1701 Branch St
Platte City, MO, 64079
PK-05
Northland Career Ctr. School
1801 Branch St
Platte City, MO, 64079
09-12
Pathfinder Elem. School
1951 Nw 87 Th Terr
Kansas City, MO, 64154
PK-05
Platte City Middle School
900 Pirate Dr
Platte City, MO, 64079
06-08
Platte County High School
1501 Branch St
Platte City, MO, 64079
09-12
Platte Purchase Middle School
9400 N Platte Purchase Dr
Kansas City, MO, 64155
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.5% 71.8%
Black 12.0% 16.2%
Hispanic 9.8% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 2.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 20.5% 48.9%
Free lunch eligible 16.2% 42.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.3% 6.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $28,629,000 26.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $824 $3,528,000 3.3%
Staff $578 $2,474,000 2.3%
General Administration $649 $2,781,000 2.6%
School Administration $596 $2,553,000 2.4%
Operation $1,187 $5,082,000 4.7%
Transportation $607 $2,599,000 2.4%
Other $83 $357,000 0.3%
Total Support $4,523 $19,374,000 18.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $13,847 $59,308,000 55.3%
Total Expenditures $25,055 $107,311,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,013 $6,250,581,000 45.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $891 $794,032,000 5.8%
Staff $509 $453,483,000 3.3%
General Administration $778 $693,526,000 5.1%
School Administration $720 $641,715,000 4.7%
Operation $1,272 $1,133,809,000 8.3%
Transportation $642 $572,323,000 4.2%
Other $294 $261,597,000 1.9%
Total Support $5,106 $4,550,485,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,189 $2,842,348,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $15,308 $13,643,414,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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