PLATTIN PRIMARY

As a compact elementary-level community in FESTUS, Missouri, PLATTIN PRIMARY educates 203 students from grades K through 2, one of the schools within JEFFERSON CO. R-VII. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

Within JEFFERSON CO. R-VII, which oversees 5 schools and 1,036 students, PLATTIN PRIMARY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PLATTIN PRIMARY logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting PLATTIN PRIMARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 30% of students at PLATTIN PRIMARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $82,851, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. PLATTIN PRIMARY is one of 69 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 36,216 students).

Nearest neighbor: JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

PLATTIN PRIMARY operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. PLATTIN PRIMARY's enrollment has decreased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 212 (now 203).

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