PLATTE CITY MIDDLE

PLATTE CITY MIDDLE is a reasonably sized junior high in PLATTE CITY, Missouri, one of the schools within PLATTE CO. R-III. The school educates 646 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 40% larger than typical.

Across the 7 schools in PLATTE CO. R-III (4,374 students total), PLATTE CITY MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, PLATTE CITY MIDDLE records that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PLATTE CITY MIDDLE has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Platte County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Platte County shows the typical household earns roughly $96,227 per year, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. PLATTE CITY MIDDLE is one of 37 public schools in Platte County (combined enrollment of about 17,612 students).

The closest other public school is DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM., roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around PLATTE CITY MIDDLE.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 699 students in 2018 compared to 646 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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