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Plato High School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
10645 Plato Dr
Plato, MO 65552
Phone
(417) 458-4980
District
PLATO R-V
County
TEXAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
292
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

2

(10 is best)

Better than 17.4% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Plato High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
43%
33%
46%
20%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 35 12.0%
Grade 7 40 13.7%
Grade 8 35 12.0%
Grade 9 48 16.4%
Grade 10 55 18.8%
Grade 11 32 11.0%
Grade 12 47 16.1%
Total 292 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.5% 97.2% 72.9%
Black 0.4% 0.4% 16.0%
Hispanic 1.8% 1.7% 8.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 0.6% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.2% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 41.8% 41.3% 43.7%
Free lunch eligible 28.4% 28.2% 39.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 13.4% 13.0% 4.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 2,977 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 9.7 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.4% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.1% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.6% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 19.2% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,166 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 4.9% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.7% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.0% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.4% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 26.1% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.7% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.3% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.4% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.1% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 16.0% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,392 $2,433,168 47.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $422 $233,788 4.5%
Staff $112 $62,048 1.2%
General Administration $769 $426,026 8.3%
School Administration $641 $355,114 6.9%
Operation $745 $412,730 8.0%
Transportation $588 $325,752 6.3%
Other $4 $2,216 0.0%
Total Support $3,282 $1,818,228 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,625 $900,250 17.5%
Total Expenditures $9,298 $5,151,092 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,511 $5,795,155,054 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $803 $714,661,677 5.9%
Staff $451 $401,478,432 3.3%
General Administration $659 $586,244,964 4.8%
School Administration $683 $607,519,509 5.0%
Operation $1,159 $1,031,529,375 8.4%
Transportation $563 $501,220,569 4.1%
Other $256 $227,837,374 1.9%
Total Support $4,573 $4,070,502,909 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,631 $2,341,852,253 19.2%
Total Expenditures $13,715 $12,207,556,350 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%