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School district · Missouri · LEAID 2904620

Belton 124

Belton 124 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (4,342 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Belton 124 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$59,685
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$16,685
Per-pupil spending
4,342
Students enrolled
86th
Pct. in MO
$59,685

Belton 124 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (4,342 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $59,685, below the national average of $70,245, serving 4,342 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Belton 124 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (4,342 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 86th percentile for Missouri
  • 36th percentile nationally
  • 28% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Missouri ranks #43 of 49 on the salary estimate and #18 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Belton 124 ranks #58 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #91 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • +21.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Missouri median

Among 514 Missouri districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Belton 124's instructional payroll puts 65.9% into regular program , 8.9 points below the state median of 74.8%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Belton 124 MO median Gap
Regular program 65.9% 74.8% -8.9 pp
Special education 18.2% 10.1% +8.1 pp
Vocational programs 6.3% 4.1% +2.1 pp
Other programs 9.6% 10.0% -0.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 514 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2904620 · FY2023.

LEAID 2904620 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Belton 124 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +14% vs state RANK-ST-MID P86 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P36 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-MID 4,342 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Windsor FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $59,685 estimated average teacher salary · P86 in Missouri · P36 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Ft. (+$666est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Belton 124

Salary neighbourhood · Belton 124

Belton 124 already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Belton 124

Belton 124's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$59,685 36th percentile higher than 36% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Belton 124 $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

What stands out about Belton 124

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +21.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Missouri's statewide +14.3% by 7.3 points, a growth rate faster than 69% of the 499 Missouri districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 4,712 to 4,342 students (7.9% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$59,685.483

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Missouri price level
91.1 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$65,514

+10% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Missouri run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Missouri compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Belton 124

What the Numbers Say About Belton 124

Belton 124 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Missouri, serving 4,342 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,685. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $59,685, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2904620 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in Belton 124 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 14.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (15.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Missouri, it pays more than 86% of them. Missouri itself ranks #43 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Belton 124 reports $72.4M in total expenditure against $74.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $11.9M, special-education teacher pay is $3.3M.

How does Belton 124 compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Missouri average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Belton 124 $59,685
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

Belton 124 pays +1.5% more than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $16,685 vs $17,820

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Missouri districts

On pay, Belton 124 sits closest to Windsor C-1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Holden R-iii. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Windsor C-1
  2. Forsyth R-iii
  3. Pleasant Hill R-iii
  4. Desoto 73
  5. Chillicothe R-ii
  6. Meramec Valley R-iii
  7. Ft. Zumwalt R-ii
  8. Kansas City 33
  9. Northwest R-i
  10. Hannibal 60
  11. Cassville R-iv
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Holden R-iii
  2. Moberly
  3. Nevada R-v
  4. Washington
  5. Rolla 31
  6. Logan-rogersville R-viii
  7. Meramec Valley R-iii
  8. Ste. Genevieve Co. R-ii
  9. Webster Groves
  10. Southern Boone Co. R-i
  11. Bowling Green R-i

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Belton 124's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Belton 124: closest on enrollment (4,342 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($59,685 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$74.1M
Total Revenue
$72.4M
Total Expenditure
$20.4M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$11.9M
Regular Program
$3.3M
Special Education
$1.1M
Vocational
$1.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Belton 124: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Missouri Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Missouri districts belongs to Clayton at $94,417. Belton 124 sits in the upper quarter of that field at 53 of 281, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Montana and New Mexico are the states closest to Missouri on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

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Other Missouri Districts

Smaller-district sample from 405 Missouri peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Lebanon R-iii
$54,919
4,480 students
Grain Valley R-v
$51,423
4,506 students
Rolla 31
$63,945
4,161 students
Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.
$56,363
4,148 students
Branson R-iv
$54,875
4,560 students
Webb City R-vii
$53,819
4,621 students

This is a sample of 6 from 405 Missouri districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Belton 124
What is the average teacher salary in Belton 124?

The average teacher salary in Belton 124 is $59,685 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Belton 124 teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

Belton 124 pays 14.1% more than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $59,685.

How does Belton 124 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Belton 124 pays 15.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $59,685.

What is the per-pupil spending in Belton 124?

Belton 124 spends approximately $16,685 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Belton 124's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Belton 124's total expenditure of $72.4M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Belton 124's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.