Teacher salary spending per teacher, by Missouri school district

Clayton spent $94,417 on teacher salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Missouri district with 500 or more students; the median across all 484 Missouri districts with a figure, the smaller ones included, is $50,410. It is not the salary a teacher is paid: it is the teacher salaries a district reported spending, divided by the full-time teachers counted in a different federal file, without benefits, so it can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes; a district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Missouri teacher salary at $52,481 in 2021-22 (U.S. $66,397; NCES Digest table 211.60). It is compared within Missouri only because states book salaries and count teachers differently.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23 · method

Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Missouri, fiscal year 2022-23Clayton $94,417; Kirkwood School District $83,373; Pattonville R-III School District $79,768; Jennings School District $79,598; Ladue School District $78,953; Hancock Place $77,127; Parkway Schools $77,099; New Bloomfield R-III $75,277; Brentwood School District $74,514; Hazelwood $74,197; State median $50,410.025k50k75k100kClayton$94,417Kirkwood School District$83,373Pattonville R-III School District$79,768Jennings School District$79,598Ladue School District$78,953Hancock Place$77,127Parkway Schools$77,099New Bloomfield R-III$75,277Brentwood School District$74,514Hazelwood$74,197State median $50,410
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Missouri, fiscal year 2022-23Clayton $94,417; Kirkwood School District $83,373; Pattonville R-III School District $79,768; Jennings School District $79,598; Ladue School District $78,953; Hancock Place $77,127; Parkway Schools $77,099; New Bloomfield R-III $75,277; Brentwood School District $74,514; Hazelwood $74,197; State median $50,410.025k50k75k100kClayton$94,417Kirkwood School District$83,373Pattonville R-III School District$79,768Jennings School District$79,598Ladue School District$78,953Hancock Place$77,127Parkway Schools$77,099New Bloomfield R-III$75,277Brentwood School District$74,514Hazelwood$74,197State median $50,410
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Missouri, fiscal year 2022-23Clayton $94,417; Kirkwood School District $83,373; Pattonville R-III School District $79,768; Jennings School District $79,598; Ladue School District $78,953; Hancock Place $77,127; Parkway Schools $77,099; New Bloomfield R-III $75,277; Brentwood School District $74,514; Hazelwood $74,197; State median $50,410.050k100kClayton$94,417Kirkwood School District$83,373Pattonville R-III School District$79,768Jennings School District$79,598Ladue School District$78,953Hancock Place$77,127Parkway Schools$77,099New Bloomfield R-III$75,277Brentwood School District$74,514Hazelwood$74,197State median $50,410
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Missouri, fiscal year 2022-23Clayton $94,417; Kirkwood School District $83,373; Pattonville R-III School District $79,768; Jennings School District $79,598; Ladue School District $78,953; Hancock Place $77,127; Parkway Schools $77,099; New Bloomfield R-III $75,277; Brentwood School District $74,514; Hazelwood $74,197; State median $50,410.050k100kClayton$94,417Kirkwood School District$83,373Pattonville R-III School District$79,768Jennings School District$79,598Ladue School District$78,953Hancock Place$77,127Parkway Schools$77,099New Bloomfield R-III$75,277Brentwood School District$74,514Hazelwood$74,197State median $50,410

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 293 districts with 500 or more students, highest teacher salary spending per teacher first

DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
ClaytonSt. Louis County239$94,417
Kirkwood School DistrictSt. Louis County401$83,373
Pattonville R-III School DistrictSt. Louis County463$79,768
Jennings School DistrictSt. Louis County133$79,598
Ladue School DistrictSt. Louis County331$78,953
Hancock PlaceSt. Louis County96$77,127
Parkway SchoolsSt. Louis County1,209$77,099
New Bloomfield R-IIICallaway County31$75,277
Brentwood School DistrictSt. Louis County82$74,514
HazelwoodSt. Louis County1,096$74,197
Webster Groves School DistrictSt. Louis County330$74,175
Saint Louis Public School DistrictSt. Louis city1,354$73,877
Rockwood School DistrictSt. Louis County1,422$73,643
Ritenour School DistrictSt. Louis County424$73,459
Valley Park School DistrictSt. Louis County69$73,389
The other 278 on the list
DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Lee's Summit R-7 School DistrictJackson County1,251$70,847
Blue Springs School DistrictJackson County965$70,482
Gateway Science Acad/St LouisSt. Louis city126$70,373
University CitySt. Louis County218$70,000
Mehlville R-IX School DistrictSt. Louis County729$69,273
Festus R6 School DistrictJefferson County195$68,837
Park Hill School DistrictPlatte County884$68,209
Francis Howell School DistrictSt. Charles County1,142$67,950
Affton School DistrictSt. Louis County181$67,751
Fox C-6 School DistrictJefferson County802$67,469
Lindbergh SchoolsSt. Louis County468$67,324
Carrollton R-ViiCarroll County60$66,457
Kearney School DistrictClay County252$66,294
West Platte School DistrictPlatte County63$66,202
North Kansas City School DistrictClay County1,497$65,729
Orchard Farm School DistrictSt. Charles County156$65,690
Bayless School DistrictSt. Louis County113$64,434
Ste. Genevieve Co. R-IISte. Genevieve County154$64,376
Knob Noster Public SchoolsJohnson County124$64,328
Mid-Buchanan R-V School DistrictBuchanan County50$63,980
Rolla Public SchoolsPhelps County288$63,945
Maplewood-Richmond Hts School DistrictSt. Louis County131$63,885
City of St Charles School DistrictSt. Charles County488$63,854
Ferguson-Florissant R-IISt. Louis County714$63,470
Waynesville R-ViPulaski County389$63,332
Wentzville R-Iv School DistrictSt. Charles County1,274$63,103
Academie LafayetteJackson County90$62,567
University AcademyJackson County79$62,380
School of the OsageMiller County144$62,375
Grandview C-4Jackson County289$62,135
Liberty Public School District 53Clay County864$61,883
Platte County School DistrictPlatte County316$61,875
Raytown C-2 School DistrictJackson County628$61,848
Fort Osage R-I School DistrictJackson County350$61,472
Hannibal School District 60Marion County281$60,655
Northwest R-IJefferson County422$60,641
Kansas City Public SchoolsJackson County1,164$60,514
Fort Zumwalt School DistrictSt. Charles County1,403$60,352
Desoto 73Jefferson County193$60,197
Windsor C-1 School DistrictJefferson County212$59,824
Belton School DistrictCass County302$59,685
Forsyth R-IIITaney County93$59,438
Pleasant Hill R-III SchoolsCass County148$59,222
Chillicothe R-II School DistrictLivingston County142$59,118
Meramec Valley R-III School DistrictFranklin County226$59,094
Springfield R-XiiGreene County1,846$58,777
Cassville R-IV School DistrictBarry County127$58,702
Marceline R-V SchoolsLinn County50$58,320
Union R-XiFranklin County229$58,007
Central R-IIISt. Francois County143$57,751
Lafayette Co. C-1Lafayette County78$57,671
Lincoln County R-III School DistrictLincoln County483$57,584
Independence School District 30Jackson County927$57,578
Bolivar SchoolsPolk County212$57,537
Brookside Charter SchoolJackson County71$57,418
Potosi R-IIIWashington County150$56,928
ClintonHenry County127$56,808
Mt. Vernon R-VLawrence County107$56,739
Logan-Rogersville R-ViiiWebster County169$56,687
Sikeston Public SchoolsScott County252$56,654
Raymore-Peculiar R-IICass County437$56,568
Harrisonville SchoolsCass County167$56,381
Carthage R-IxJasper County400$56,367
Scott City R-1 School DistrictScott County68$56,354
St. Joseph School DistrictBuchanan County722$56,347
Hillsboro R-3 School DistrictJefferson County222$56,271
Columbia Public SchoolsBoone County1,446$56,152
Lathrop R-IIClinton County75$56,120
Smithville R-IIClay County181$56,037
Premier Charter SchoolSt. Louis city105$55,981
Oak Grove R-ViJackson County147$55,963
Putnam Co. R-IPutnam County52$55,903
Wright City R-II School DistrictWarren County129$55,856
Mexico School District #59Audrain County184$55,759
Lawson R-XIV School DistrictRay County76$55,685
Camdenton R-III School DistrictCamden County313$55,652
Brookfield R-III School DistrictLinn County82$55,622
Normandy Schools CollaborativeSt. Louis County188$55,499
North Platte R-I SchoolsPlatte County48$55,497
Crawford Co. R-1 School DistrictCrawford County68$55,487
Portageville School DistrictNew Madrid County60$55,463
Center 58 School DistrictJackson County214$55,288
Monett SchoolsBarry County197$55,211
Carl Junction R-I School DistrictJasper County231$55,070
Lebanon R-III School DistrictLaclede County326$54,919
Scotland Co. R-IScotland County53$54,900
Marionville R-IX School DistrictLawrence County58$54,897
Branson Public SchoolsTaney County318$54,875
Poplar Bluff R-I School DistrictButler County363$54,859
WashingtonFranklin County303$54,853
Reeds Spring SchoolsStone County153$54,721
Guadalupe Centers SchoolsJackson County127$54,685
Jefferson R-VII School DistrictJefferson County80$54,673
St. James R-1 School DistrictPhelps County128$54,606
Ozark School DistrictChristian County436$54,579
East Buchanan Co. C-1Clinton County57$54,525
Confluence AcademiesSt. Louis city210$54,514
Riverview GardensSt. Louis County277$54,505
McDonald County R1 School DistrictMcDonald County270$54,479
Eldon School DistrictMiller County135$54,475
Bowling Green R-1 School DistrictPike County102$54,376
Dunklin R-V School DistrictJefferson County127$54,375
Savannah R-IIIAndrew County162$54,266
St. Clair R-XiiiFranklin County168$54,228
Nixa Public SchoolsChristian County452$54,210
Clark Co. R-IClark County85$54,063
Odessa R-ViiLafayette County155$54,062
Dallas Co. R-IDallas County139$53,993
Blair Oaks R-II SchoolsCole County81$53,899
Webb City School DistrictJasper County316$53,819
Pierce City SchoolsLawrence County52$53,781
Farmington R-ViiSt. Francois County270$53,760
Blue Eye R-V School DistrictStone County48$53,424
Republic School DistrictGreene County360$53,403
Iberia R-V School DistrictMiller County54$53,375
Clinton County R-3 School DistrictClinton County58$53,360
Excelsior Springs School DistrictClay County211$53,249
Cameron R-I School DistrictClinton County125$53,196
Strafford R-VI School DistrictGreene County91$53,152
Willard Public SchoolsGreene County351$53,131
Jackson R-2 School DistrictCape Girardeau County363$53,120
Neosho School DistrictNewton County317$53,100
Lexington R-V School DistrictLafayette County77$53,038
North St. Francois County R-1 School DistrictSt. Francois County210$52,948
Boonville SchoolsCooper County124$52,873
Clever R-V School DistrictChristian County95$52,851
Hogan Prep AcademyJackson County61$52,847
Osage Co. R-IIIOsage County60$52,741
Bismarck R-VSt. Francois County39$52,686
Fordland R-IIIWebster County47$52,633
East Newton School DistrictNewton County98$52,622
Cabool R-IV School DistrictTexas County68$52,613
Johnson Co. R-ViiJohnson County41$52,584
Osceola Public SchoolsSt. Clair County43$52,532
Harrisburg R-VIII School DistrictBoone County49$52,528
Hickory Co. R-IHickory County53$52,527
Dexter R-XI School DistrictStoddard County150$52,398
Mansfield R-IV School DistrictWright County56$52,393
West St. Francois Co. R-IVSt. Francois County72$52,175
Nevada R-VVernon County176$52,163
Laclede Co. C-5Laclede County33$52,062
Marshall Public SchoolsSaline County184$51,918
Willow Springs School DistrictHowell County112$51,891
New Madrid County R-1 School DistrictNew Madrid County121$51,829
South Pemiscot County R-V School DistrictPemiscot County49$51,754
Joplin SchoolsJasper County578$51,702
Hickman Mills C-1 School DistrictJackson County361$51,687
Marshfield R-I SchoolsWebster County226$51,674
Jefferson City School DistrictCole County737$51,632
Licking R-ViiiTexas County59$51,549
Sullivan School DistrictFranklin County164$51,531
Seneca R-ViiNewton County115$51,525
Kirksville R-III School DistrictAdair County210$51,465
Moniteau Co. R-IMoniteau County107$51,453
Grain Valley SchoolsJackson County342$51,423
Lone Jack C-6 School DistrictJackson County54$51,372
Shelby Co. R-IVShelby County61$51,346
El Dorado Springs R-2 SchoolsCedar County95$51,274
Centralia R-VI School DistrictBoone County96$51,269
Miller R-IILawrence County40$51,239
Holden R-III School DistrictJohnson County87$51,224
Ava School District R1Douglas County90$51,182
Aurora R-8 School DistrictLawrence County143$51,008
Morgan County R-II School DistrictMorgan County98$50,985
Greenville R-2 School DistrictWayne County58$50,934
Morgan County R-I School DistrictMorgan County59$50,897
Crystal City 47 Public SchoolsJefferson County45$50,764
Scott Co. R-IVScott County69$50,687
Sarcoxie SchoolsJasper County53$50,600
Mountain Grove SchoolsWright County121$50,594
Arcadia Valley R-II School DistrictIron County84$50,474
Lewis Co. C-1Lewis County71$50,457
Ash Grove R-IVGreene County59$50,431
Maryville R-IINodaway County122$50,388
Warren County R-III School DistrictWarren County227$50,123
Westran School DistrictRandolph County62$50,112
Moberly School DistrictRandolph County187$50,051
Diamond R-IVNewton County58$50,009
Fredericktown R-IMadison County139$49,993
Schuyler R-1 SchoolsSchuyler County57$49,982
Milan C-2 School DistrictSullivan County55$49,801
Sedalia School District 200Pettis County374$49,656
Hollister School DistrictTaney County109$49,515
Seymour R-IIWebster County65$49,493
Monroe City R-IMonroe County64$49,486
Hartville R-II SchoolsWright County58$49,455
Archie R-V School DistrictCass County45$49,395
Montgomery Co. R-IIMontgomery County87$49,382
Southwest R-V School DistrictBarry County56$49,326
Sherwood Cass R-ViiiCass County62$49,210
Warsaw R-IX School DistrictBenton County102$49,178
Ralls Co. R-IIRalls County62$49,062
Perry County School District 32Perry County174$49,052
Crane R-III School DistrictStone County47$49,011
Trenton R-IX School DistrictGrundy County95$48,943
Hallsville School DistrictBoone County102$48,938
Palmyra R-IMarion County93$48,900
Adrian R3 School DistrictBates County55$48,836
East Carter R-II School DistrictCarter County53$48,830
Warrensburg R-ViJohnson County270$48,818
Richmond R-XVI School DistrictRay County126$48,786
Henry Co. R-IHenry County61$48,760
Gasconade County R-I School DistrictGasconade County72$48,694
Marion C. Early R-VPolk County43$48,654
Cape Girardeau Public SchoolsCape Girardeau County385$48,611
Elsberry R-II School DistrictLincoln County64$48,550
Campbell R-IIDunklin County41$48,537
Charleston R-IMississippi County64$48,432
South Callaway R-II School DistrictCallaway County72$48,387
West Plains School DistrictHowell County199$48,297
Kennett School District 39Dunklin County142$48,291
Woodland R-IVBollinger County64$48,283
Gasconade Co. R-IIGasconade County125$48,253
Stockton R-ICedar County82$48,126
Clearwater R-1 School DistrictWayne County70$47,918
Alton R-IV School DistrictOregon County59$47,880
Louisiana R-IIPike County57$47,827
Malden R-I SchoolDunklin County75$47,809
New Haven School DistrictFranklin County43$47,771
Gainesville R-5 School DistrictOzark County48$47,698
Southern Boone Co. R-IBoone County159$47,633
Hamilton R-IICaldwell County61$47,617
North Callaway R-I School DistrictCallaway County88$47,601
Gallatin R-V School DistrictDaviess County49$47,574
Kingston K-14Washington County67$47,537
Fulton Public SchoolsCallaway County170$47,522
Fairview R-XiHowell County41$47,512
Kansas City Public Charter SchoolsJackson County78$47,411
Cole Camp R-1 School DistrictBenton County57$47,408
Van Buren R-1 School DistrictCarter County44$47,386
Maysville R-IDeKalb County45$47,345
Crocker R-IIPulaski County43$47,239
Maries Co. R-IIMaries County61$47,204
Smithton R-VI School DistrictPettis County47$47,160
Butler R-VBates County76$47,029
Pleasant Hope R-ViPolk County67$46,958
Thayer R-II SchoolOregon County61$46,941
Van-Far R1 School DistrictAudrain County46$46,843
Salem R-80Dent County108$46,780
Purdy R-IIBarry County56$46,624
Winfield R-IV School DistrictLincoln County116$46,605
East Prairie R-II SchoolsMississippi County82$46,601
Fair Grove R-XGreene County87$46,469
Crawford County R-II SchoolsCrawford County94$46,398
Bernie R-XIII School DistrictStoddard County41$46,368
Macon County R-I School DistrictMacon County106$46,328
Osage County R-II SchoolsOsage County51$46,125
Bloomfield R-XIV School DistrictStoddard County48$46,069
Chaffee R-2 School DistrictScott County55$45,967
Crossroads Charter SchoolsJackson County102$45,864
Spokane R-VII School DistrictChristian County56$45,840
Senath-Hornersville C-8Dunklin County59$45,835
Caruthersville School District 18Pemiscot County75$45,787
Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School DistrictShannon County101$45,652
Lamar R-I School DistrictBarton County105$45,594
Plato R-VTexas County44$45,541
Hayti R-ll School DistrictPemiscot County49$45,421
Dixon R-IPulaski County70$45,324
Cole Co. R-VCole County49$45,138
Steelville School DistrictCrawford County76$45,103
Cole R1 School DistrictCole County53$44,903
South Harrison R-II School DistrictHarrison County81$44,743
Fayette R-III School DistrictHoward County56$44,544
Laclede County R-1 SchoolsLaclede County58$44,126
Houston R-1 School DistrictTexas County93$43,421
Lift for Life AcademySt. Louis city69$43,145
Ewing Marion Kauffman SchoolJackson County85$42,506
Frontier SchoolsJackson County154$42,375
Sparta R3 School DistrictChristian County56$42,220
Tipton R-VI School DistrictMoniteau County52$42,149
Neelyville R-IVButler County55$41,871
Puxico R-8 School DistrictStoddard County62$41,638
KIPP St Louis Public SchoolsSt. Louis city249$41,179
Doniphan R-I School DistrictRipley County126$40,856
Laquey R-VPulaski County53$40,397
Twin Rivers R-XButler County74$40,269
Lincoln R-IIBenton County42$38,429
Momentum AcademySt. Louis city66$31,873

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23: teachers (full-time equivalent). Districts with 500 or more students (V33).

More lists for Missouri

  1. 01Public schools in Missouri

    The state hub: schools, students, districts

  2. 02Every school district

    Directory, 2024-25

  3. 03Largest schools

    By 2024-25 enrollment

  4. 04Fewest students per teacher

    Schools, 2024-25

  5. 05Highest-spending districts

    F-33 fiscal year 2022-23

  6. 06Chronic absenteeism

    EDFacts 2022-23

Sources

Source: NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics) Estimated average annual salary of teachers, by state · 2021-22

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District teacher salaries (Z35-Z38) and membership · FY 2022-23

Compiled from official source data by .