PLATTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL | NEW CONSTRUCTION
Location: Platte County R-III School District
Size: 285,000 sf
cost: $87,000,000
iDS was hired in late 2019 to redesign the Platte County High School. The district’s lone high school is the product of several additions and combinations of buildings since the 1960’s, making wayfinding a challenge. In addition, high schoolers had to walk 400 yards outside to get from one adjacent building to another. iDS had the solution to redesign the high school, rather than continue to add on.
The preliminary scope of work is 272,400 square feet of new construction with only the existing auditorium to remain. Also included is a complete overhaul of the site and traffic patterns, a new baseball field and upgrades to the existing athletics complex.
The total work at the high school will be funded by two separate bond campaigns and will be completed in two phases.
The new Platte County High School will house approximately 1,600 students and will embody Platte County School District’s 8 Principles of Learning.