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C+

Plato R-V School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Roubidoux Township, Upton Township, Boone Township and Plato.

Roubidoux Township’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Missouri school districts

Students
523
Schools
2
Spent per student
$10,827
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
The gist

What stands out about Plato R-V School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Missouri districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 26% less per student than the MO average
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% of the 535 Missouri school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Roubidoux Township 1,797Upton Township 620Boone Township 393Plato 91

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Roubidoux Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Plato Elem.This district
6–12Plato HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 39.2% · 309 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 43.2% · 290 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.3% · 32 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$10,827 per student · 26% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 39%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 51%Federal 21%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
543’20
560’21
537’22
566’23
523’24

Down 3.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 4%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools.

Plato Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plato
B
218 students11:1
Plato High
High · Grades 6–12 · Plato
C−
305 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Licking R-VIII School DistrictLynch Township, Sherrill Township
$11,674per student
Success R-VI School DistrictLynch Township
$21,028per student
Houston R-I School DistrictMorris Township, Piney Township
$12,981per student
Cabool R-IV School DistrictMorris Township
$14,042per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Missouri.