Total enrollment
4,374
+105 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in PLATTE CO. R-III
Missouri · 4,374 students · 3 cities
Public K-12 education in PLATTE CO. R-III runs across 9 schools with combined enrollment of about 4,374 students, averaging 486 per school.
4-year change in PLATTE CO. R-III
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
+1 (+17%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How PLATTE CO. R-III ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Missouri | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #34 of 232 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,374 | #51 of 290 | #2,219 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #66 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #247 of 289 | #4,760 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 23.7% | #264 of 290 | #7,170 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #45 of 173 | #3,129 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside PLATTE CO. R-III
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. at 57.8% proficient to PATHFINDER ELEM. at 34.7%, a gap of 23.1 points. That is the 48th widest gap among 109 Missouri districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 3,782 to 3,658 students (down 3%) and from 245 to 247 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLATTE COUNTY HIGH | Platte City | High | 09-12 | 1,397 |
| DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. | Platte City | Elementary | PK-05 | 679 |
| PLATTE CITY MIDDLE | Platte City | Middle | 06-08 | 646 |
| COMPASS ELEMENTARY | Platte City | Elementary | PK-05 | 527 |
| PATHFINDER ELEM. | Kansas City | Elementary | PK-05 | 409 |
| Platte Purchase Middle School | Kansas City | Middle | 06-08 | 368 |
| Barry School | Kansas City | Elementary | PK-05 | 348 |
| NORTHLAND CAREER CTR. | Platte City | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| BARRY SCH. | Kansas City | Combined | M-M | · |
About PLATTE CO. R-III
PLATTE CO. R-III is a small Missouri school district running 9 schools with combined enrollment near 4,374.
Looking at the level breakdown, PLATTE CO. R-III is made up of 4 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, PLATTE CO. R-III runs about 486 students per school, 27% higher than the state mean of roughly 382.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 4,269 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,374 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 6 to 7 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for PLATTE CO. R-III discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.