La Plata High School
Public high school in La Plata, Missouri · La Plata R-II School District · Grades 7–12
La Plata High School serves 150 students in grades 7–12 in La Plata (Macon County). It is one of 2 schools in La Plata R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 396th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 8.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 16.85 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | La Plata R-II School District |
| County | Macon County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291695000939 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | La Plata R-II | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 150 | 295 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 8.9 | 8.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 34.7% | 36.6% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
La Plata High School in context
Size
La Plata High School is the only high school in La Plata R-II School District. Its 150 students are 50.8% of the district's 295. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 18.8 miles away and have a median of 95 students, so La Plata High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 34 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 20, against an average of 25 per grade. This year grade 12 has 43% more students than grade 7 (30 against 21). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 99.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across La Plata R-II (98%).
34.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 36.6% across La Plata R-II and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 16% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
La Plata High School has 16.85 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 150 students would have about 12.3 teachers, so La Plata High School has 4.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Atlanta High School, 9 miles away in Atlanta C-3 School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 99.3% |
| Hispanic | 0.7% |
56% of students are girls and 44% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 21 |
| Grade 8 | 23 |
| Grade 9 | 22 |
| Grade 10 | 20 |
| Grade 11 | 34 |
| Grade 12 | 30 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
201 W Moore, La Plata, MO 63549
Phone: (660)332-7001
Website: laplata.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: La Plata High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta High School | Atlanta C-3 | 9.0 mi | 88 | 8.3 | 37.5% |
| Adair County High School | Adair County R-II | 10.5 mi | 71 | 6 | 31% |
| Kirksville Senior High School | Kirksville R-III | 11.8 mi | 791 | 17.8 | 37.7% |
| Adair County High School | Adair County R-I | 18.3 mi | 101 | 8.9 | 47.5% |
| Bevier High School | Bevier C-4 | 19.2 mi | 61 | 7.5 | 49.2% |
| Macon Senior High School | Macon County R-I | 19.3 mi | 390 | 13.4 | 37.7% |
| Knox County High School | Knox County R-I | 21.3 mi | 230 | 9.8 | 59.6% |
| Macon County High School | Macon County R-IV | 22.1 mi | 44 | 5.2 | 63.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in La Plata R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Plata Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 145 |