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School district · Missouri · LEAID 2908370

Ft. Zumwalt R-ii

Ft. Zumwalt R-ii is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (17,060 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Ft. Zumwalt R-ii come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,352
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$15,219
Per-pupil spending
17,060
Students enrolled
86th
Pct. in MO
$60,352

Ft. Zumwalt R-ii is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (17,060 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,352, below the national average of $70,245, serving 17,060 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Ft. Zumwalt R-ii is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (17,060 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 86th percentile for Missouri
  • 37th percentile nationally
  • 36% 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.
  • Ft. Zumwalt R-ii ranks #55 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #148 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • +11.3% 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, Ft. Zumwalt R-ii's instructional payroll puts 17.7% into special education , 7.5 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 Ft. Zumwalt MO median Gap
Regular program 75.3% 74.8% +0.5 pp
Special education 17.7% 10.1% +7.5 pp
Vocational programs 0.1% 4.1% -4.0 pp
Other programs 6.9% 10.0% -3.1 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 2908370 · FY2023.

LEAID 2908370 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Ft. Zumwalt F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +15% vs state RANK-ST-MID P86 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P37 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-LARGE 17.1K students INSTR-MID 36% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Kansas FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,352 estimated average teacher salary · P86 in Missouri · P37 nationally · 36% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Kansas (+$163est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Ft. Zumwalt

Salary neighbourhood · Ft. Zumwalt

Ft. Zumwalt 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 Ft. Zumwalt

Ft. Zumwalt R-ii's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,352 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. Ft. Zumwalt R-ii $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 Ft. Zumwalt R-ii

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +11.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Missouri's statewide +14.3% by 3.1 points, a growth rate faster than 31% of the 499 Missouri districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 18,049 to 17,060 students (5.5% 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
$60,351.757

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
$66,245

+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 Ft. Zumwalt R-ii

What the Numbers Say About Ft. Zumwalt R-ii

Ft. Zumwalt R-ii is a mid-sized school district in Missouri, serving 17,060 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,219. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,352, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2908370 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in Ft. Zumwalt R-ii runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 15.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.1% 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, Ft. Zumwalt R-ii reports $259.6M in total expenditure against $280.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 36% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $63.8M, special-education teacher pay is $15.0M.

How does Ft. Zumwalt R-ii compare?

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

Ft. Zumwalt R-ii $60,352
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

Ft. Zumwalt R-ii pays +2.7% more than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $15,219 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, Ft. Zumwalt R-ii sits closest to Kansas City 33; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Independence 30. 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. Kansas City 33
  2. Northwest R-i
  3. Belton 124
  4. Fort Osage R-i
  5. Raytown C-2
  6. Platte Co. R-iii
  7. Liberty 53
  8. Springfield R-xii
  9. Wentzville R-iv
  10. Troy R-iii
  11. Independence 30
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Independence 30
  2. Lindbergh Schools
  3. St. Joseph
  4. Fox C-6
  5. Cape Girardeau 63
  6. Hazelwood
  7. Jefferson City
  8. Waynesville R-vi
  9. Wentzville R-iv
  10. Ritenour
  11. Ozark R-vi

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Ft. Zumwalt R-ii's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Ft. Zumwalt R-ii: closest on enrollment (17,060 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,352 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

$280.6M
Total Revenue
$259.6M
Total Expenditure
$93.8M
Instruction Salaries
36% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$63.8M
Regular Program
$15.0M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$5.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Ft. Zumwalt R-ii: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 90% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 10% 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. Ft. Zumwalt R-ii sits in the upper quarter of that field at 50 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

Large-district sample from 405 Missouri peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Ozark R-vi
$54,579
6,052 students
Northwest R-i
$60,641
5,969 students
Jackson R-ii
$53,120
5,713 students
Ritenour
$73,459
5,628 students
Riverview Gardens
$54,505
5,336 students
Republic R-iii
$53,403
5,316 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 Ft. Zumwalt R-ii
What is the average teacher salary in Ft. Zumwalt R-ii?

The average teacher salary in Ft. Zumwalt R-ii is $60,352 (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 Ft. Zumwalt R-ii teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

Ft. Zumwalt R-ii pays 15.4% more than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $60,352.

How does Ft. Zumwalt R-ii teacher pay compare to the national average?

Ft. Zumwalt R-ii pays 14.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,352.

What is the per-pupil spending in Ft. Zumwalt R-ii?

Ft. Zumwalt R-ii spends approximately $15,219 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Ft. Zumwalt R-ii's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 36% of Ft. Zumwalt R-ii's total expenditure of $259.6M (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. Ft. Zumwalt R-ii'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.