Total enrollment
745
+79 (+12%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in WEST PLATTE CO. R-II
Missouri · 745 students · 1 city
Public K-12 education in WEST PLATTE CO. R-II reaches 745 students across 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in WEST PLATTE CO. R-II
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
+1 (+50%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How WEST PLATTE CO. R-II ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Missouri | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 745 | #217 of 290 | #8,013 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #244 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #64 of 289 | #1,673 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 15.4% | #282 of 290 | #7,733 of 8,164 |
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 WEST PLATTE CO. R-II
Since 2017-18, the 2 district schools that reported both years went from 657 to 575 students (down 12%) and from 62 to 51 full-time teachers (down 18%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL ELEM. | Weston | Elementary | PK-05 | 354 |
| WEST PLATTE HIGH | Weston | High | 09-12 | 221 |
| WEST PLATTE MIDDLE | Weston | Middle | 06-08 | 170 |
About WEST PLATTE CO. R-II
WEST PLATTE CO. R-II is a small Missouri school district running 3 schools with combined enrollment near 745.
On the school-mix side, WEST PLATTE CO. R-II covers 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, WEST PLATTE CO. R-II runs about 248 students per school, 35% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 382.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 12%: 666 students in SY 2020-21 versus 745 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 2 to 3 across the same 4-year window.
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