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La Plata R-II School District

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La Plata R-II School District is located in north Missouri. La Plata R-II School District has 148.91 square miles of land area and 0.47 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total La Plata R-II School District population is 2,401. La Plata R-II School District median household income is $38,583 in 2010-2014. La Plata R-II School District median house value is $79,900 in 2010-2014. On average, La Plata R-II School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (168 out of 446, top 38%) Elementary/Middle School: (215 out of 520, top 41%)* Rank: #196
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	2,401 (2010-2014), rank #328
Population Growth	-4.65% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	16.07/sq mi, rank #372
Median Household Income:	$38,583 at 2010-2014—34.61% increase since 2005-2009, rank #332
Median House Price:	$79,900 at 2010-2014—2.44% increase since 2005-2009, rank #401
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	148.91 sq mi, rank #164
Water Area:	0.47 sq mi (0.32%), rank #305
State:	Missouri
County:	Macon County, Adair County
City:	Elmer, La Plata, Atlanta, South Gifford Village, New Boston, Kirksville
Zip:	63538, 63549, 63530, 63557, 63501
Area:	Kirksville, MO

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La Plata R-II School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

201 West Moore

La Plata MO, 63549, Macon County

Phone: 660-332-7001

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	343	332	344	345	348	348	344
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA
Total Teachers:	34.92	35.05	32.58	30.98	34.89	35.20	37.50
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	1.00
Elementary:	14.00	14.50	13.89	13.79	14.79	15.00	17.70
Secondary:	17.92	17.55	15.69	15.19	17.10	17.20	17.80
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	24.58	22.83	24.50	27.05	28.95	25.90	25.40
Instructional Aides:	4.33	4.33	3.50	5.50	5.57	4.80	4.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.75	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.38	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.75	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.38	0.50	0.60
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.90	0.90
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Student Support Services:	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.55	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	10.50	9.50	11.00	12.00	12.00	12.20	11.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	9.82	9.47	10.56	11.14	9.97	9.89	9.17

Schools

La Plata Elementary		Kindergarten to Grade 6	201 West Moore, La Plata MO 63549
La Plata High		Grade 7 to Grade 12	201 West Moore, La Plata MO 63549

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MAP Test
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	65.3%	42.4%
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	40%	41%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	30.3%	46.2%
2006	Communication Arts	11th Grade	% met std	48.4%	42.7%
2007	Communication Arts	11th Grade	% met std	44%	41.8%
2008	Communication Arts	11th Grade	% met std	33.3%	39.2%
2006	Communication Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	35%	43.3%
2007	Communication Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	37.5%	43.6%
2008	Communication Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	85.2%	40.9%
2009	Communication Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	41%
2010	Communication Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	43.9%
2011	Communication Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	71.5%	44.5%
2012	Communication Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	46%
2013	Communication Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	45.2%	48.5%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	40%	44%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	46.9%	45.6%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	44.3%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	45%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	60.7%	47.8%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.7%	50.2%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.6%	52.5%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	61.3%	51.4%
2006	Communication Arts	4th Grade	% met std	36%	44.7%
2007	Communication Arts	4th Grade	% met std	36.4%	46%
2008	Communication Arts	4th Grade	% met std	28.1%	45.6%
2009	Communication Arts	4th Grade	% met std	56%	47%
2010	Communication Arts	4th Grade	% met std	56%	51.7%
2011	Communication Arts	4th Grade	% met std	60%	52.7%
2012	Communication Arts	4th Grade	% met std	77.7%	52.8%
2013	Communication Arts	4th Grade	% met std	53.8%	53.5%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	48%	44.1%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	18.1%	45.2%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	40.6%	44.7%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	52%	44.9%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	44%	49.1%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	44%	51.2%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94.4%	51.2%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	65.4%	50.7%
2006	Communication Arts	5th Grade	% met std	34.6%	46%
2007	Communication Arts	5th Grade	% met std	47.4%	48.6%
2008	Communication Arts	5th Grade	% met std	40.9%	48.6%
2009	Communication Arts	5th Grade	% met std	48.5%	49.4%
2010	Communication Arts	5th Grade	% met std	56%	51.8%
2011	Communication Arts	5th Grade	% met std	50%	52.1%
2012	Communication Arts	5th Grade	% met std	44.4%	52.6%
2013	Communication Arts	5th Grade	% met std	76.2%	53%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	50%	44%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	47.4%	47.3%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	36.3%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	45.4%	47.8%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56%	52.4%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62.5%	53.4%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65.4%	55%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71.4%	54.5%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	48.5%	45%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56%	49.3%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	54.2%	50.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57.7%	51.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	61.9%	51.9%
2006	Communication Arts	6th Grade	% met std	47.8%	43%
2007	Communication Arts	6th Grade	% met std	37%	44.4%
2008	Communication Arts	6th Grade	% met std	38.9%	47.6%
2009	Communication Arts	6th Grade	% met std	45.5%	48.1%
2010	Communication Arts	6th Grade	% met std	53.3%	50.2%
2011	Communication Arts	6th Grade	% met std	55.5%	51.1%
2012	Communication Arts	6th Grade	% met std	52%	50.9%
2013	Communication Arts	6th Grade	% met std	57.2%	51.6%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	43.4%	44.6%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	59.3%	48.6%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55.6%	51.1%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	54.5%	50.7%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	53.3%	56%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	84.6%	57.5%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80%	56.3%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85.7%	56.9%
2006	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	51.7%	43.9%
2007	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	55%	45.6%
2008	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	46.1%	49.3%
2009	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	36.9%	51.1%
2010	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	39.1%	52.4%
2011	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	36.7%	54.4%
2012	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	58.3%	55.8%
2013	Communication Arts	7th Grade	% met std	51.7%	55.4%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	41.9%	43.8%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	50%	45.8%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	42.3%	49.8%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	42.1%	52.4%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	39.1%	55.2%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48.3%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70.8%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	58.6%	N/A
2006	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	34.2%	42.5%
2007	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	46.9%	42.5%
2008	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	47.8%	48.4%
2009	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	34.5%	50.2%
2010	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	52.4%	52.4%
2011	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	47.6%	53.1%
2012	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	29.4%	53.9%
2013	Communication Arts	8th Grade	% met std	65.5%	54.5%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	24.4%	40.7%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	46.9%	41.6%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	39.1%	44.3%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	41.3%	47.1%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52.4%	52%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	42.9%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	47%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	30%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	41.4%	44.9%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	42.9%	48.4%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61.9%	51.4%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	42.5%	52.7%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	86.2%	41.7%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	64.7%	52.6%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90%	42.7%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	48.9%	59.7%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80%	56.7%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	61.3%	57%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	75%	58.2%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	81.3%	53.1%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	86.7%	56.2%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	80%	54.2%
2011	American History	End of course	% met std	34.6%	49.2%
2012	American History	End of course	% met std	57.1%	48.3%
2013	American History	End of course	% met std	39.4%	46.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	46.4%	55.1%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	52.1%	43.3%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	64.5%	60.6%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	61.9%	55%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	80%	74.7%
2010	English I	End of course	% met std	43.3%	43.9%
2011	English I	End of course	% met std	60%	58.1%
2012	English I	End of course	% met std	36.9%	62%
2013	English I	End of course	% met std	32.3%	60.3%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	58.6%	72.5%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	62.5%	26.7%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	60.6%	74.2%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	85%	73%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	66.7%	69.1%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	63.1%	48.5%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	66.6%	49.7%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	70%	62.6%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	47.4%	60.6%
2011	Government	End of course	% met std	59.3%	57%
2012	Government	End of course	% met std	51.8%	51.7%
2013	Government	End of course	% met std	72.2%	54.1%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$4,269,000	$12,410		$3,926,000	$11,380		$4,064,000	$11,678
Federal:	$594,000	$1,727	13.9%	$418,000	$1,212	10.6%	$818,000	$2,351	20.1%
State:	$1,815,000	$5,276	42.5%	$1,672,000	$4,846	42.6%	$1,408,000	$4,046	34.6%
Local:	$1,860,000	$5,407	43.6%	$1,836,000	$5,322	46.8%	$1,838,000	$5,282	45.2%
Total Expenditures:	$3,600,000	$10,465		$3,556,000	$10,307		$3,773,000	$10,842
Total Current Expenditures:	$3,067,000	$8,916		$3,151,000	$9,133		$3,268,000	$9,391
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,715,000	$4,985	55.9%	$1,849,000	$5,359	58.7%	$1,953,000	$5,612	59.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$344,000	$1,000	11.2%	$343,000	$994	10.9%	$338,000	$971	10.3%
Administration:	$424,000	$1,233	13.8%	$403,000	$1,168	12.8%	$406,000	$1,167	12.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$584,000	$1,698	19.0%	$556,000	$1,612	17.6%	$571,000	$1,641	17.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$335,000	$974		$202,000	$586		$229,000	$658
Construction:	$0	$0		$32,000	$93		$30,000	$86
Total Other:	$77,000	$224		$75,000	$217		$84,000	$241
Interest on Debt:	$80,000	$233		$65,000	$188		$129,000	$371

Total Salary:	$1,900,000	$5,523		$1,988,000	$5,762		$2,035,000	$5,848
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,147,000	$3,334	60.4%	$1,231,000	$3,568	61.9%	$1,282,000	$3,684	63.0%
Other Salary:	$753,000	$2,189	39.6%	$757,000	$2,194	38.1%	$753,000	$2,164	37.0%
Total Benefit:	$624,000	$1,814		$611,000	$1,771		$610,000	$1,753
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$377,000	$1,096	60.4%	$380,000	$1,101	62.2%	$373,000	$1,072	61.1%
Other Benefit:	$247,000	$718	39.6%	$231,000	$670	37.8%	$237,000	$681	38.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	41.9%	31.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	58.1%	65.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.0%	24.1%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	19.4%	17.2%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	12.9%	24.1%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	35.5%	34.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	0.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$30,075.0	$29,566.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$24,822.0	$24,721.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$29,247.0	$29,063.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$30,413.0	$29,757.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$34,023.0	$33,075.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* La Plata R-II School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.