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School district · Missouri · LEAID 2914340

Hickman Mills C-1

Hickman Mills C-1 sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $51,687 (above only 57% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Hickman Mills C-1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$51,687
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$20,011
Per-pupil spending
5,121
Students enrolled
57th
Pct. in MO
$51,687

Hickman Mills C-1 sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $51,687 (above only 57% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $51,687, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,121 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Hickman Mills C-1 sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $51,687 (above only 57% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 57th percentile for Missouri
  • 19th percentile nationally
  • 20% 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.
  • Hickman Mills C-1 ranks #173 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #37 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • -2.6% 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, Hickman Mills C-1's instructional payroll puts 68.1% into regular program , 6.7 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 Hickman Mills MO median Gap
Regular program 68.1% 74.8% -6.7 pp
Special education 12.5% 10.1% +2.4 pp
Vocational programs 3.8% 4.1% -0.3 pp
Other programs 15.5% 10.0% +5.5 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 2914340 · FY2023.

LEAID 2914340 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Hickman Mills F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P57 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P19 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-MID 5,121 students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Marshfield FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $51,687 estimated average teacher salary · P57 in Missouri · P19 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Joplin (+$15est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Hickman Mills

Salary neighbourhood · Hickman Mills

Hickman Mills sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Hickman Mills

Hickman Mills C-1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$51,687 19th percentile higher than 19% 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. Hickman Mills C-1 $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

Hickman Mills in Missouri's lower-third pay band

Same 405 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Hickman Mills C-1 ranks #173 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #37 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Hickman Mills C-1 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Brentwood leads spending at $36,741 per pupil; Clayton leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Hickman Mills C-1

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -2.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Missouri's statewide +14.3% by 17.0 points, a growth rate faster than 6% of the 499 Missouri districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • This is a contracting district: 5,830 students in FY2019 down to 5,121 in FY2023, a 12.2% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$51,686.546

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
$56,734

+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 Hickman Mills C-1

What the Numbers Say About Hickman Mills C-1

Hickman Mills C-1 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Missouri, serving 5,121 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,011. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $51,687, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2914340 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in Hickman Mills C-1 runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (26.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Missouri, it pays more than 57% 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, Hickman Mills C-1 reports $102.5M in total expenditure against $100.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $12.7M, special-education teacher pay is $2.3M.

How does Hickman Mills C-1 compare?

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

Hickman Mills C-1 $51,687
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

Hickman Mills C-1 pays -12.1% less than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $20,011 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, Hickman Mills C-1 sits closest to Marshfield R-i; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Kansas City 33. 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. Marshfield R-i
  2. Joplin Schools
  3. Jefferson City
  4. New Madrid Co. R-i
  5. Sullivan
  6. Seneca R-vii
  7. Willow Springs R-iv
  8. Kirksville R-iii
  9. Marshall
  10. Moniteau Co. R-i
  11. Grain Valley R-v
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Kansas City 33
  2. Monett R-i
  3. Raymore-peculiar R-ii
  4. Wright City R-ii of Warren Co.
  5. Lee's Summit R-vii
  6. University City
  7. Blue Springs R-iv
  8. New Madrid Co. R-i
  9. Hancock Place
  10. Kirkwood R-vii
  11. Center 58

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Hickman Mills C-1's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Hickman Mills C-1: closest on enrollment (5,121 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($51,687 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

$100.2M
Total Revenue
$102.5M
Total Expenditure
$20.6M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$12.7M
Regular Program
$2.3M
Special Education
$0.7M
Vocational
$2.9M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Hickman Mills C-1: 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. Hickman Mills C-1 places 155 of 281 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

Kirkwood R-vii
$83,373
6,175 students
Farmington R-vii
$53,760
3,925 students
Camdenton R-iii
$55,652
3,910 students
Raymore-peculiar R-ii
$56,568
6,377 students
Washington
$54,853
3,720 students
Grandview C-4
$62,135
3,689 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 Hickman Mills C-1
What is the average teacher salary in Hickman Mills C-1?

The average teacher salary in Hickman Mills C-1 is $51,687 (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 Hickman Mills C-1 teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

Hickman Mills C-1 pays 1.2% less than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $51,687.

How does Hickman Mills C-1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Hickman Mills C-1 pays 26.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $51,687.

What is the per-pupil spending in Hickman Mills C-1?

Hickman Mills C-1 spends approximately $20,011 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Hickman Mills C-1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 20% of Hickman Mills C-1's total expenditure of $102.5M (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. Hickman Mills C-1'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.