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West Platte County R-II School District

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West Platte County R-II School District is located in northwest Missouri. West Platte County R-II School District has 131.85 square miles of land area and 3.38 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total West Platte County R-II School District population is 3,655. West Platte County R-II School District median household income is $72,733 in 2010-2014. West Platte County R-II School District median house value is $181,000 in 2010-2014. On average, West Platte County R-II School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (97 out of 446, top 22%) Elementary/Middle School: (33 out of 520, top 6%)* Rank: #57
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	3,655 (2010-2014), rank #265
Population Growth	-19.39% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	27.03/sq mi, rank #267
Median Household Income:	$72,733 at 2010-2014—11.53% increase since 2005-2009, rank #17
Median House Price:	$181,000 at 2010-2014—3.90% increase since 2005-2009, rank #26
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	131.85 sq mi, rank #198
Water Area:	3.38 sq mi (2.50%), rank #73
State:	Missouri
County:	Platte County
City:	Weston, Rushville, De Kalb, Iatan, Platte City, Farley, Kansas City
Zip:	64098, 64484, 64440, 64079, 64153
Area:	Kansas City, MO-KS

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West Platte County R-II School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1103 Washington

Weston MO, 64098, Platte County

Phone: 816-640-2236

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	607	626	612	641	633	681	673
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA
Total Teachers:	55.28	55.44	56.90	57.76	55.24	55.70	56.80
Prekindergarten:	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	1.10
Kindergarten:	4.31	4.37	4.16	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Elementary:	20.99	22.30	22.40	24.98	24.84	25.70	26.00
Secondary:	27.98	27.77	29.34	28.78	27.40	27.00	26.70
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	34.51	34.21	30.57	30.71	30.51	26.40	30.00
Instructional Aides:	5.00	5.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	0.00	3.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.14	0.14	0.51	0.50	0.50	1.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.86	2.00	2.00	2.03	0.97	2.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.83	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.86	0.60	0.70	0.47	0.37	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.17	0.40	0.30	0.56	0.60	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.93	1.80	1.90
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	3.29	3.43	2.86	2.56	2.50	0.50	1.50
District Administrative Support:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
School Administrators:	2.86	2.71	2.57	2.61	2.61	2.60	2.60
School Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Student Support Services:	3.00	2.43	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	0.50
Other Support Services:	11.50	11.50	12.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	12.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	10.98	11.29	10.76	11.10	11.46	12.23	11.85

Schools

Central Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1103 Washington St, Weston MO 64098
West Platte High		Grade 7 to Grade 12	1103 Washington St, Weston MO 64098

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MAP Test
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	26.9%	42.4%
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	44%	41%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	48.3%	46.2%
2006	Communication Arts	11th Grade	% met std	46.8%	42.7%
2007	Communication Arts	11th Grade	% met std	54.8%	41.8%
2008	Communication Arts	11th Grade	% met std	56.9%	39.2%
2006	Communication Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	43.3%
2007	Communication Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	43.6%
2008	Communication Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	44.2%	40.9%
2009	Communication Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	57.9%	41%
2010	Communication Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	43.9%
2011	Communication Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	41.9%	44.5%
2012	Communication Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	52.6%	46%
2013	Communication Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	42.2%	48.5%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	48.8%	44%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	51%	45.6%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	32.6%	44.3%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53.9%	45%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	54.7%	47.8%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53.5%	50.2%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	63.1%	52.5%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	44.5%	51.4%
2006	Communication Arts	4th Grade	% met std	49%	44.7%
2007	Communication Arts	4th Grade	% met std	61.9%	46%
2008	Communication Arts	4th Grade	% met std	51%	45.6%
2009	Communication Arts	4th Grade	% met std	56.4%	47%
2010	Communication Arts	4th Grade	% met std	55%	51.7%
2011	Communication Arts	4th Grade	% met std	64.4%	52.7%
2012	Communication Arts	4th Grade	% met std	60.5%	52.8%
2013	Communication Arts	4th Grade	% met std	61.5%	53.5%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	49%	44.1%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	50%	45.2%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	47%	44.7%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	45%	44.9%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	57.5%	49.1%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60%	51.2%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	55.8%	51.2%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	48.7%	50.7%
2006	Communication Arts	5th Grade	% met std	47.7%	46%
2007	Communication Arts	5th Grade	% met std	62.3%	48.6%
2008	Communication Arts	5th Grade	% met std	60%	48.6%
2009	Communication Arts	5th Grade	% met std	49%	49.4%
2010	Communication Arts	5th Grade	% met std	50%	51.8%
2011	Communication Arts	5th Grade	% met std	60.9%	52.1%
2012	Communication Arts	5th Grade	% met std	70.2%	52.6%
2013	Communication Arts	5th Grade	% met std	55.3%	53%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	48.8%	44%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	46.6%	47.3%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	42.2%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	51%	47.8%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	43.2%	52.4%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65.9%	53.4%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.4%	55%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	53.2%	54.5%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65.3%	45%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	40.9%	49.3%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63.4%	50.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72.4%	51.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	44.7%	51.9%
2006	Communication Arts	6th Grade	% met std	54.5%	43%
2007	Communication Arts	6th Grade	% met std	63.3%	44.4%
2008	Communication Arts	6th Grade	% met std	56.6%	47.6%
2009	Communication Arts	6th Grade	% met std	63.8%	48.1%
2010	Communication Arts	6th Grade	% met std	47.9%	50.2%
2011	Communication Arts	6th Grade	% met std	60.4%	51.1%
2012	Communication Arts	6th Grade	% met std	58.7%	50.9%
2013	Communication Arts	6th Grade	% met std	78.3%	51.6%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60%	44.6%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	59.2%	48.6%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	63.1%	51.1%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70.3%	50.7%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70.9%	56%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	62.8%	57.5%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73.9%	56.3%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71.7%	56.9%
2006	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	68.5%	43.9%
2007	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	56.9%	45.6%
2008	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	63.5%	49.3%
2009	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	55.9%	51.1%
2010	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	71.4%	52.4%
2011	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	64.6%	54.4%
2012	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	63%	55.8%
2013	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	60.8%	55.4%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71.1%	43.8%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	67.2%	45.8%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	59.7%	49.8%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	51.2%	52.4%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77.6%	55.2%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	79.2%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71.1%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	N/A
2006	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	61.4%	42.5%
2007	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	70.1%	42.5%
2008	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	63.3%	48.4%
2009	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	54.2%	50.2%
2010	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	64.3%	52.4%
2011	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	87.5%	53.1%
2012	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	65.3%	53.9%
2013	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	46.5%	54.5%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56.1%	40.7%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	63.2%	41.6%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	70%	44.3%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56.2%	47.1%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	64.3%	52%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	67.4%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	36.7%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64.6%	44.9%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.5%	48.4%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	75%	51.4%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	52.7%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	55.9%	41.7%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	49%	52.6%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74.3%	42.7%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	57.5%	59.7%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	51.4%	56.7%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	52.3%	57%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	48.9%	58.2%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	67.9%	53.1%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	85.7%	56.2%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	31.5%	54.2%
2011	American History	End of course	% met std	68.8%	49.2%
2012	American History	End of course	% met std	56%	48.3%
2013	American History	End of course	% met std	44.9%	46.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	56.3%	55.1%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	56.7%	43.3%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	65.9%	60.6%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	80.7%	55%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	86.4%	74.7%
2010	English I	End of course	% met std	58.4%	43.9%
2011	English I	End of course	% met std	72.1%	58.1%
2012	English I	End of course	% met std	75.9%	62%
2013	English I	End of course	% met std	75.6%	60.3%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	79.6%	72.5%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	83.3%	26.7%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	79.2%	74.2%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	88.4%	73%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	84.5%	69.1%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	66.7%	48.5%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	76.7%	49.7%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	61.4%	62.6%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	68.9%	60.6%
2011	Government	End of course	% met std	75.5%	57%
2012	Government	End of course	% met std	62.5%	51.7%
2013	Government	End of course	% met std	56%	54.1%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$11,871,000	$19,397		$19,340,000	$30,172		$18,772,000	$29,656
Federal:	$378,000	$618	3.2%	$577,000	$900	3.0%	$628,000	$992	3.3%
State:	$1,385,000	$2,263	11.7%	$1,434,000	$2,237	7.4%	$1,313,000	$2,074	7.0%
Local:	$10,108,000	$16,516	85.1%	$17,329,000	$27,034	89.6%	$16,831,000	$26,589	89.7%
Total Expenditures:	$11,317,000	$18,492		$12,867,000	$20,073		$10,879,000	$17,186
Total Current Expenditures:	$6,935,000	$11,332		$8,333,000	$13,000		$8,021,000	$12,671
Instructional Expenditures:	$4,303,000	$7,031	62.0%	$4,325,000	$6,747	51.9%	$4,445,000	$7,022	55.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$339,000	$554	4.9%	$337,000	$526	4.0%	$452,000	$714	5.6%
Administration:	$897,000	$1,466	12.9%	$1,555,000	$2,426	18.7%	$856,000	$1,352	10.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,396,000	$2,281	20.1%	$2,116,000	$3,301	25.4%	$2,268,000	$3,583	28.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,092,000	$6,686		$4,254,000	$6,637		$2,567,000	$4,055
Construction:	$3,847,000	$6,286		$4,031,000	$6,289		$2,267,000	$3,581
Total Other:	$94,000	$154		$119,000	$186		$121,000	$191
Interest on Debt:	$104,000	$170		$110,000	$172		$140,000	$221

Total Salary:	$4,339,000	$7,090		$4,281,000	$6,679		$4,407,000	$6,962
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,069,000	$5,015	70.7%	$3,071,000	$4,791	71.7%	$3,171,000	$5,009	72.0%
Other Salary:	$1,270,000	$2,075	29.3%	$1,210,000	$1,888	28.3%	$1,236,000	$1,953	28.0%
Total Benefit:	$1,136,000	$1,856		$1,100,000	$1,716		$1,021,000	$1,613
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$813,000	$1,328	71.6%	$782,000	$1,220	71.1%	$724,000	$1,144	70.9%
Other Benefit:	$323,000	$528	28.4%	$318,000	$496	28.9%	$297,000	$469	29.1%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	60.4%	60.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	39.6%	39.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	18.9%	17.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	22.6%	21.6%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	30.2%	29.4%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	13.2%	13.7%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	15.1%	17.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$36,902.0	$35,686.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,862.0	$29,839.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$33,809.0	$34,140.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$38,133.0	$35,341.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$41,863.0	$39,940.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$42,285.0	$40,687.0

* West Platte County R-II School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.