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School district · Missouri · LEAID 2915210

Howell Valley R-i

Howell Valley R-i is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (224 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Howell Valley R-i come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$53,687
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$21,183
Per-pupil spending
224
Students enrolled
68th
Pct. in MO
$53,687

Howell Valley R-i is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (224 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $53,687, below the national average of $70,245, serving 224 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Howell Valley R-i is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (224 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 68th percentile for Missouri
  • 23rd percentile nationally
  • 21% 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.
  • Howell Valley R-i ranks #130 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #24 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • +0.9% 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, Howell Valley R-i's instructional payroll puts 18.7% into other programs , 8.7 points above the state median of 10.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Howell Valley MO median Gap
Regular program 68.7% 74.8% -6.1 pp
Special education 12.6% 10.1% +2.5 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 4.1% -4.1 pp
Other programs 18.7% 10.0% +8.7 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 2915210 · FY2023.

LEAID 2915210 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Howell Valley F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P68 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P23 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-TINY 224 students INSTR-LOW 21% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Pierce FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $53,687 estimated average teacher salary · P68 in Missouri · P23 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Republic ($285est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Howell Valley

Salary neighbourhood · Howell Valley

Howell Valley 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 Howell Valley

Howell Valley R-i's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$53,687 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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. Howell Valley R-i $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

Howell Valley 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 Howell Valley R-i ranks #130 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #24 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

Howell Valley R-i 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 Howell Valley R-i

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +0.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Missouri's statewide +14.3% by 13.5 points, a growth rate faster than 8% of the 499 Missouri districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (224 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$53,687.316

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
$58,930

+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 Howell Valley R-i

What the Numbers Say About Howell Valley R-i

Howell Valley R-i is a small school district in Missouri, serving 224 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,183. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $53,687, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2915210 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in Howell Valley R-i runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (23.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Missouri, it pays more than 68% 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, Howell Valley R-i reports $4.7M in total expenditure against $4.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 21% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $0.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Howell Valley R-i compare?

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

Howell Valley R-i $53,687
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

Howell Valley R-i pays -8.7% less than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $21,183 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, Howell Valley R-i sits closest to Pierce City R-vi; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Tarkio R-i. 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. Pierce City R-vi
  2. Hardin-central C-2
  3. Blue Eye R-v
  4. Iberia R-v
  5. Clinton Co. R-iii
  6. Spring Bluff R-xv
  7. Mound City R-ii
  8. Richards R-v
  9. East Buchanan Co. C-1
  10. King City R-i
  11. Brunswick R-ii
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Tarkio R-i
  2. Knox Co. R-i
  3. Gideon 37
  4. Hamilton R-ii
  5. Fordland R-iii
  6. La Plata R-ii
  7. North Pemiscot Co. R-i
  8. Meadville R-iv
  9. Hardin-central C-2
  10. Delta R-v
  11. Climax Springs R-iv

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Howell Valley R-i's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Howell Valley R-i: closest on enrollment (224 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($53,687 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

$4.4M
Total Revenue
$4.7M
Total Expenditure
$1.0M
Instruction Salaries
21% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.6M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Howell Valley R-i: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. 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. Howell Valley R-i places 122 of 282 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.

Kingsville R-i
$46,979
254 students
Chadwick R-i
$45,388
254 students
Stewartsville C-2
$47,583
262 students
Richland R-i
$60,400
267 students
Green City R-i
$51,149
268 students
Brunswick R-ii
$54,629
269 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 Howell Valley R-i
What is the average teacher salary in Howell Valley R-i?

The average teacher salary in Howell Valley R-i is $53,687 (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 Howell Valley R-i teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

Howell Valley R-i pays 2.7% more than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $53,687.

How does Howell Valley R-i teacher pay compare to the national average?

Howell Valley R-i pays 23.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $53,687.

What is the per-pupil spending in Howell Valley R-i?

Howell Valley R-i spends approximately $21,183 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Howell Valley R-i's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 21% of Howell Valley R-i's total expenditure of $4.7M (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. Howell Valley R-i'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.