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Platte County R-III School District
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 4,283 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Platte County R-III School District is a school district in Missouri (Platte and Clay counties). During the 2024 school year, 4,283 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Platte County School District Board of Education

General election

General election for Platte County School District Board of Education (2 seats)

Alisha Elliott and incumbent Shawn Chiddix defeated John Ready in the general election for Platte County School District Board of Education on April 8, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alisha Elliott (Nonpartisan)	37.6	1,486
✔	Submit photo	Shawn Chiddix (Nonpartisan)	35.7	1,411
	Submit photo	John Ready (Nonpartisan)	24.4	963
		Other/Write-in votes	2.3	89

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 3,949
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Platte County School District Board of Education

General election

General election for Platte County School District Board of Education (2 seats)

Matt Craine and incumbent Karen Bryant defeated Kathy Schlimm in the general election for Platte County School District Board of Education on April 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Matt Craine (Nonpartisan)	37.1	1,854
✔	Submit photo	Karen Bryant (Nonpartisan)	34.2	1,709
	Submit photo	Kathy Schlimm (Nonpartisan)	28.0	1,400
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	36

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 4,999
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Platte County School District Board of Education

General election

General election for Platte County School District Board of Education (3 seats)

Amy MacCuish, incumbent Sharon Sherwood, and Tyler Fadler defeated Matt Craine and incumbent Bobby Vann in the general election for Platte County School District Board of Education on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Amy MacCuish (Nonpartisan)	24.0	1,260
✔	Submit photo	Sharon Sherwood (Nonpartisan)	20.9	1,094
✔	Submit photo	Tyler Fadler (Nonpartisan)	20.6	1,083
	Submit photo	Matt Craine (Nonpartisan)	20.6	1,079
	Submit photo	Bobby Vann (Nonpartisan)	13.9	730

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 5,246
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Platte County School District Board of Education

General election

General election for Platte County School District Board of Education (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Platte County School District Board of Education on April 5, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mike Matousek (Nonpartisan)	21.4	762
✔	Submit photo	Shawn Chiddix (Nonpartisan)	20.7	735
	Submit photo	Matt Craine (Nonpartisan)	17.8	632
	Submit photo	Mike Claxton (Nonpartisan)	16.1	573
	Submit photo	Kathy Schlimm (Nonpartisan)	9.6	343
	Submit photo	Jacey Danbury (Nonpartisan)	7.3	261
	Submit photo	Robert Shepherd (Nonpartisan)	4.3	152
	Submit photo	Ralph Rogers (Nonpartisan)	2.8	98
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	3

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,559
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Platte County School District Board of Education

General election

General election for Platte County School District Board of Education (2 seats)

Incumbent Doug Doll and Karen Bryant defeated incumbent Amy MacCuish in the general election for Platte County School District Board of Education on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Doug Doll (Nonpartisan)	35.7	1,783
✔	Submit photo	Karen Bryant (Nonpartisan)	33.2	1,658
	Submit photo	Amy MacCuish (Nonpartisan)	30.8	1,541
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	14

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 4,996
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Platte County School District Board of Education

General election

The general election was canceled. Sharon Sherwood (Nonpartisan), Buffy Smith (Nonpartisan), and Bobby Vann (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Platte County School District Board of Education

General election

General election for Platte County School District Board of Education (2 seats)

Incumbent Gary Brown and Alisha Elliott defeated Gena Ross and Derek Espeer in the general election for Platte County School District Board of Education on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Brown (Nonpartisan)	30.4	795
✔		Alisha Elliott (Nonpartisan)	27.4	717
		Gena Ross (Nonpartisan)	25.3	661
	Submit photo	Derek Espeer (Nonpartisan)	16.3	427
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	16

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,616
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Platte County School District Board of Education

General election

The general election was canceled. Doug Doll (Nonpartisan) and Amy MacCuish (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lenora Miles (Nonpartisan)
• David Sharp (Nonpartisan)

About the district

School board

The Platte County R-III School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Alisha Elliott	At Large	2025	2028
Shawn Chiddix	At Large	2022	2028
Matt Craine	At Large	2024	2027
Karen Bryant	At Large	2021	2027
Tyler Fadler	At Large	2023	2026
Amy MacCuish	At Large	2023	2026
Sharon Sherwood	At Large	2008	2026

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Platte County R-III School District

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Missouri House of Representatives District 13	Sean Pouche	Republican Party	85%	13%
Missouri House of Representatives District 14	Ashley Aune	Democratic Party	13%	45%
Missouri House of Representatives District 16	Chris Brown	Republican Party	2%	9%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

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

• Revenue
• Expenditures

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

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. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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

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

• Enrollment
• Demographics

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

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

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other 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 following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Platte County R-III School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Barry School	374	PK-5
Compass Elementary	532	PK-5
Donald D. Siegrist Elem.	607	PK-5
Northland Career Ctr.	0	9-12
Pathfinder Elem.	407	PK-5
Platte City Middle	669	6-8
Platte County High	1,336	9-12
Platte Purchase Middle School	358	6-8

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