West Platte High School
Public high school in Weston, Missouri · West Platte County R-II School District · Grades 9–12
West Platte High School serves 221 students in grades 9–12 in Weston (Platte County). It is one of 3 schools in West Platte County R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 324th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11.3 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 ÷ 19.64 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | West Platte County R-II 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 | 293171002220 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | West Platte County R-II | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 221 | 745 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 14% | 15.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% 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.
West Platte High School in context
Size
West Platte High School is the only high school in West Platte County R-II School District. Its 221 students are 29.7% of the district's 745. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 16.4 miles away and have a median of 549 students, so West 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 10 with 65 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 42, against an average of 55 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% fewer students than grade 9 (42 against 50). 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 86.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across West Platte County R-II (88.2%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
14% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 15.4% across West Platte County R-II and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 2.7% 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
West Platte High School has 19.64 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 221 students would have about 18.1 teachers, so West Platte High School has 1.5 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, 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 Platte County High School, 8.1 miles away in Platte County R-III 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 | 86.9% |
| Hispanic | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
| Black | 1.4% |
50.2% of students are girls and 49.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 50 |
| Grade 10 | 65 |
| Grade 11 | 64 |
| Grade 12 | 42 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
935 Washington St, Weston, MO 64098
Phone: (816)640-2292
Website: wpsd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: West Platte High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platte County High School | Platte County R-III | 8.1 mi | 1,397 | 17.3 | 19% |
| North Platte High School | North Platte County R-I | 10.1 mi | 220 | 13.1 | 25.9% |
| Dekalb Junior-Senior High School | Buchanan County R-IV | 11.7 mi | 120 | 7.5 | 26.7% |
| Mid-Buchanan Senior High School | Mid-Buchanan County R-V | 15.5 mi | 415 | 13.9 | 17.8% |
| Park Hill High School | Park Hill | 17.2 mi | 1,947 | 17.5 | 27.6% |
| Smithville High School | Smithville R-II | 17.6 mi | 845 | 16.4 | 11.7% |
| Benton High School | St. Joseph | 20.6 mi | 682 | 13.4 | 46.9% |
| East Buchanan High School | East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) | 20.9 mi | 255 | 13.5 | 22.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in West Platte County R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 354 |
| West Platte Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 170 |