LA PLATA HIGH

LA PLATA HIGH is one of the rural-scale 9-12 campuss in LA PLATA, Missouri, part of LA PLATA R-II, with 150 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so LA PLATA HIGH sits 70% leaner than that benchmark.

Within LA PLATA R-II, which oversees 2 schools and 295 students, LA PLATA HIGH is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, LA PLATA HIGH logs that 99% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LA PLATA HIGH has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting LA PLATA HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Macon County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LA PLATA HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 52.7%, a residual of +2.1 points.

In the broader community, Macon County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,357, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Macon County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,015 students), LA PLATA HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LA PLATA ELEM., roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LA PLATA HIGH ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 48.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LA PLATA HIGH has edged down 5%, going from 158 students in 2018 to 150 in 2025.

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