North Platte High School
Public high school in Dearborn, Missouri · North Platte County R-I School District · Grades 9–12
North Platte High School serves 220 students in grades 9–12 in Dearborn (Platte County). It is one of 4 schools in North Platte County R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 325th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 | 9–12 |
| District | North Platte County R-I School District |
| County | Platte County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292283001297 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | North Platte County R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 220 | 556 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 25.9% | 27.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% 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.
North Platte High School in context
Size
North Platte High School is the only high school in North Platte County R-I School District. Its 220 students are 39.6% of the district's 556. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 11.2 miles away and have a median of 335 students, so North Platte High School is smaller 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 9 with 63 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 49, against an average of 55 per grade. This year grade 12 has 21% fewer students than grade 9 (50 against 63). 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 94.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across North Platte County R-I (94.8%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
25.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 27.2% across North Platte County R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 9.5% 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
North Platte High School has 16.85 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 220 students would have about 18 teachers, so North Platte High School has 1.1 fewer.
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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Mid-Buchanan Senior High School, 7.7 miles away in Mid-Buchanan County R-V School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 94.5% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Hispanic | 0.9% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 63 |
| Grade 10 | 49 |
| Grade 11 | 58 |
| Grade 12 | 50 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
212 W Sixth St, Dearborn, MO 64439
Phone: (816)450-3344
Website: nppanthers.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: North Platte High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Buchanan Senior High School | Mid-Buchanan County R-V | 7.7 mi | 415 | 13.9 | 17.8% |
| Dekalb Junior-Senior High School | Buchanan County R-IV | 9.4 mi | 120 | 7.5 | 26.7% |
| West Platte High School | West Platte County R-II | 10.1 mi | 221 | 11.3 | 14% |
| East Buchanan High School | East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) | 10.9 mi | 255 | 13.5 | 22.4% |
| Platte County High School | Platte County R-III | 11.5 mi | 1,397 | 17.3 | 19% |
| Benton High School | St. Joseph | 13.8 mi | 682 | 13.4 | 46.9% |
| Smithville High School | Smithville R-II | 14.7 mi | 845 | 16.4 | 11.7% |
| Riverbend Treatment Center | Division of Youth Service | 15.9 mi | 17 | 3.4 | 82.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in North Platte County R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Platte Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 105 |
| North Platte Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 108 |
| North Platte Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 123 |