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Platte County R-III School District, Missouri

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Platte County R-III School District
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Platte County, Missouri
District details
Superintendent: Jay Harris
# of school board members: 7
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Platte County R-III School District is a school district in Missouri.

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Superintendent

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Dr. Jay Harris is the superintendent of the Platte County R-III School District. Harris was appointed superintendent on July 1, 2022. Harris' previous career experience includes working as an assistant principal, principal, director, and an assistant superintendent in the Raymore-Peculiar School District.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Mike Reik was the superintendent of the Platte County R-III School District from 2009 until June 2022. Reik's previous career experience includes working as the assistant superintendent of curriculum, the assistant superintendent of support services, and as a principal in the school district.[2]

School board

The Platte County R-III School District Board of Education consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. Members are elected at large.[3][4]


Elections

See also: Platte County R-III School District, Missouri, elections

Members of the Platte County R-III School District Board of Education are elected to three-year terms. Elections are held in April.

Two seats on the board were up for general election on April 8, 2025. The filing deadline was December 31, 2024.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Platte County R-III School District Board of Directors maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[5]

District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,938,000 $922 6%
Local: $44,380,000 $10,386 67%
State: $18,215,000 $4,263 27%
Total: $66,533,000 $15,571
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $107,311,000 $25,113
Total Current Expenditures: $50,046,000 $11,712
Instructional Expenditures: $28,629,000 $6,699 27%
Student and Staff Support: $6,002,000 $1,404 6%
Administration: $5,691,000 $1,331 5%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,724,000 $2,275 9%
Total Capital Outlay: $52,694,000 $12,331
Construction: $50,922,000 $11,917
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $239,000 $55
Interest on Debt: $3,658,000 $856


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[7] $44,720 $88,405
2023-2024[8] $40,764 $89,364
2020-2021[9] $36,575 $80,697

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[10]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 48 50-59 20-24 45-49 PS 40-44 51
2018-2019 53 40-44 25-29 40-44 <50 45-49 58
2017-2018 55 50-59 30-34 45-49 PS 60-64 58
2016-2017 60 60-69 35-39 50-54 PS 60-64 63
2015-2016 61 50-59 35-39 50-54 PS 50-54 65
2014-2015 51 55-59 30-34 40-44 PS 40-49 54
2013-2014 61 50-59 30-34 50-54 PS 50-59 66
2012-2013 60 50-59 30-34 40-44 PS 50-59 65
2011-2012 60 60-69 30-34 45-49 PS 40-49 64
2010-2011 62 70-79 35-39 45-49 PS 50-59 65

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 60 50-59 30-34 55-59 PS 50-54 64
2018-2019 61 55-59 30-34 50-54 >=50 60-64 66
2017-2018 59 50-59 30-34 50-54 PS 60-64 62
2016-2017 73 60-69 50-54 60-64 PS 65-69 77
2015-2016 73 60-69 45-49 60-64 PS 65-69 78
2014-2015 68 60-64 40-44 60-64 PS 60-69 71
2013-2014 65 50-59 40-44 50-54 PS 60-69 68
2012-2013 66 50-59 40-44 50-54 PS 60-69 70
2011-2012 65 50-59 40-44 50-54 PS 50-59 70
2010-2011 65 60-69 45-49 50-54 PS 50-59 68

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 92 >=50 >=80 >=80 >=50 90-94
2018-2019 91 >=50 >=80 >=80 PS 90-94
2017-2018 95 PS 80-89 >=50 PS >=50 >=95
2016-2017 95 >=50 >=80 >=80 PS >=95
2015-2016 95 PS >=80 >=50 PS >=95
2014-2015 90 PS >=80 >=80 PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 90 >=50 >=80 60-79 PS 90-94
2012-2013 93 PS >=80 >=50 PS >=95
2011-2012 90 PS >=50 >=80 PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 95 PS >=80 >=50 PS 90-94


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,283 0.0
2022-2023 4,283 0.2
2021-2022 4,273 0.1
2020-2021 4,269 -1.6
2019-2020 4,338 2.2
2018-2019 4,244 1.9
2017-2018 4,164 2.0
2016-2017 4,079 1.2
2015-2016 4,030 1.6
2014-2015 3,964 3.2
2013-2014 3,836 1.6
2012-2013 3,773 1.5
2011-2012 3,718 2.9
2010-2011 3,611 6.6
2009-2010 3,374 5.6
2008-2009 3,185 6.0
2007-2008 2,994 4.4
2006-2007 2,863 4.2
2005-2006 2,743 5.8
2004-2005 2,583 5.4
2003-2004 2,444 5.7
2002-2003 2,304 6.0
2001-2002 2,165 3.9
2000-2001 2,080 5.9
1999-2000 1,957 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Platte County R-III School District (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.1 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.3 2.1
Black 11.8 15.3
Hispanic 9.7 8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.1 0.4
Two or More Races 1.7 5.5
White 71.3 67.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Platte County R-III School District had 311.76 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.74.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 19.51
Elementary: 121.68
Secondary: 166.57
Total: 311.76

Platte County R-III School District employed 0.00 district administrators and 17.10 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.00
District Administrative Support: 42.00
School Administrators: 17.10
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 51.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 12.08
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.75
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 25.95
Other Support Services: 140.00


Schools

The Platte County R-III School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Barry School374PK-5
Compass Elementary532PK-5
Donald D. Siegrist Elem.607PK-5
Northland Career Ctr.09-12
Pathfinder Elem.407PK-5
Platte City Middle6696-8
Platte County High1,3369-12
Platte Purchase Middle School3586-8

Contact information

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Platte County R-III School District
998 Platte Falls Road
Platte City, MO 64079
Phone: 816-858-5420
Fax: 816-858-5593


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Platte County R-III School District, "Superintendent/Assistant Superintendents," accessed January 3, 2024
  2. ↑ Platte County R-III School District, "Superintendent/Assistant Superintendents," accessed April 23, 2021
  3. ↑ Platte Co. R-III, "Policy BBB-3: SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS," accessed April 23, 2021
  4. ↑ Platte County, "Board of Education," accessed April 23, 2021
  5. ↑ Platte County R-III School District, "Public Participation at Board Meetings," accessed January 3, 2024
  6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  7. ↑ Platte County R-III School District, "PLATTE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CERTIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE," accessed April 18, 2025
  8. ↑ Platte County R-III School District, "PLATTE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CERTIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE," accessed February 6, 2024
  9. ↑ Platte County R-III School District, "PLATTE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CERTIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE," accessed April 23, 2021
  10. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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