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Desoto 73

Desoto 73 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (2,543 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Desoto 73 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,197
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$13,276
Per-pupil spending
2,543
Students enrolled
86th
Pct. in MO
$60,197

Desoto 73 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (2,543 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,197, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,543 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Desoto 73 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (2,543 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 86th percentile for Missouri
  • 37th percentile nationally
  • 38% 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.
  • Desoto 73 ranks #56 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #283 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • +23.7% 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, Desoto 73's instructional payroll puts 19.0% into special education , 8.9 points above the state median of 10.1%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Missouri peer.

Program Desoto 73 MO median Gap
Regular program 70.5% 74.8% -4.4 pp
Special education 19.0% 10.1% +8.9 pp
Vocational programs 1.4% 4.1% -2.7 pp
Other programs 9.1% 10.0% -0.9 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 2910500 · FY2023.

LEAID 2910500 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Desoto 73 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +15% vs state RANK-ST-MID P86 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P37 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-MID 2,543 students INSTR-MID 38% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Windsor FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,197 estimated average teacher salary · P86 in Missouri · P37 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Ft. (+$154est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Desoto 73

Salary neighbourhood · Desoto 73

Desoto 73 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 Desoto 73

Desoto 73's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,197 37th percentile higher than 37% 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%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Desoto 73 $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 Desoto 73

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +23.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Missouri's statewide +14.3% by 9.4 points, a growth rate faster than 73% of the 499 Missouri districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 2,845 to 2,543 students (10.6% 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
$60,197.403

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
$66,075

+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 Desoto 73

What the Numbers Say About Desoto 73

Desoto 73 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Missouri, serving 2,543 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,276. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,197, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2910500 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in Desoto 73 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 15.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.3% 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, Desoto 73 reports $33.8M in total expenditure against $36.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 38% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.2M, special-education teacher pay is $2.2M.

How does Desoto 73 compare?

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

Desoto 73 $60,197
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

Desoto 73 pays +2.4% more than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $13,276 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, Desoto 73 sits closest to Windsor C-1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Jefferson Co. R-vii. 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. Northwest R-i
  3. Hannibal 60
  4. Belton 124
  5. Forsyth R-iii
  6. Pleasant Hill R-iii
  7. Chillicothe R-ii
  8. Meramec Valley R-iii
  9. Fort Osage R-i
  10. Cassville R-iv
  11. Raytown C-2
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Jefferson Co. R-vii
  2. Carthage R-ix
  3. Ash Grove R-iv
  4. Osage Co. R-iii
  5. Sherwood Cass R-viii
  6. Dixon R-i
  7. Steelville R-iii
  8. Doniphan R-i
  9. Crawford Co. R-i
  10. Warrensburg R-vi
  11. East Buchanan Co. C-1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Desoto 73's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Desoto 73: closest on enrollment (2,543 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,197 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

$36.5M
Total Revenue
$33.8M
Total Expenditure
$12.8M
Instruction Salaries
38% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.2M
Regular Program
$2.2M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$1.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Desoto 73: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 91% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 9% 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. Desoto 73 sits in the upper quarter of that field at 51 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.

View all Missouri districts →

Other Missouri Districts

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

Excelsior Springs 40
$53,249
2,687 students
West Plains R-vii
$48,297
2,698 students
Grandview R-ii
$40,849
2,387 students
Nevada R-v
$52,163
2,377 students
Orchard Farm R-v
$65,690
2,376 students
Clayton
$94,417
2,351 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 Desoto 73
What is the average teacher salary in Desoto 73?

The average teacher salary in Desoto 73 is $60,197 (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 Desoto 73 teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

Desoto 73 pays 15.1% more than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $60,197.

How does Desoto 73 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Desoto 73 pays 14.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,197.

What is the per-pupil spending in Desoto 73?

Desoto 73 spends approximately $13,276 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Desoto 73's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 38% of Desoto 73's total expenditure of $33.8M (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. Desoto 73'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.