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Kennett 39

Kennett 39 sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $48,291 (above only 33% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Kennett 39 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$48,291
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$13,448
Per-pupil spending
1,864
Students enrolled
33rd
Pct. in MO
$48,291

Kennett 39 sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $48,291 (above only 33% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $48,291, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,864 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Kennett 39 sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $48,291 (above only 33% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 33rd percentile for Missouri
  • 10th percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • Kennett 39 ranks #270 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #272 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • +8.4% 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, Kennett 39's instructional payroll puts 6.0% into other programs , 4.0 points below 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 Kennett 39 MO median Gap
Regular program 72.6% 74.8% -2.2 pp
Special education 14.0% 10.1% +3.9 pp
Vocational programs 7.4% 4.1% +3.3 pp
Other programs 6.0% 10.0% -4.0 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 2916500 · FY2023.

LEAID 2916500 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Kennett 39 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -8% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P33 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P10 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,864 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near West FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $48,291 estimated average teacher salary · P33 in Missouri · P10 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Sedalia (+$1,365est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Kennett 39

Salary neighbourhood · Kennett 39

Kennett 39 trails 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 Kennett 39

Kennett 39's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$48,291 10th percentile higher than 10% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Kennett 39 $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

Kennett 39 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 Kennett 39 ranks #270 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #272 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

Kennett 39 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 Kennett 39

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 10% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +8.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Missouri's statewide +14.3% by 5.9 points, a growth rate faster than 22% of the 499 Missouri districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,966 to 1,864 students (5.2% 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
$48,290.689

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
$53,006

+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 Kennett 39

What the Numbers Say About Kennett 39

Kennett 39 is a small school district in Missouri, serving 1,864 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,448. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $48,291, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2916500 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in Kennett 39 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 7.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (31.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Missouri, it pays more than 33% 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, Kennett 39 reports $25.1M in total expenditure against $32.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.0M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.

How does Kennett 39 compare?

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

Kennett 39 $48,291
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

Kennett 39 pays -17.8% less than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $13,448 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, Kennett 39 sits closest to West Plains R-vii; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Union R-xi. 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. West Plains R-vii
  2. Woodland R-iv
  3. Gasconade Co. R-ii
  4. South Callaway Co. R-ii
  5. Charleston R-i
  6. Stockton R-i
  7. Campbell R-ii
  8. Elsberry R-ii
  9. Cape Girardeau 63
  10. Marion C. Early R-v
  11. Clearwater R-i
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Union R-xi
  2. East Buchanan Co. C-1
  3. Warrensburg R-vi
  4. Twin Rivers R-x
  5. Dallas Co. R-i
  6. Winfield R-iv
  7. Jennings
  8. North Platte Co. R-i
  9. South Pemiscot Co. R-v
  10. Cole Co. R-i
  11. Clinton

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Kennett 39's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Kennett 39: closest on enrollment (1,864 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($48,291 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

$32.2M
Total Revenue
$25.1M
Total Expenditure
$7.5M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.0M
Regular Program
$1.0M
Special Education
$0.5M
Vocational
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Kennett 39: 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. Placed 219 of 281, Kennett 39 is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Winfield R-iv
$46,605
1,587 students
Dunklin R-v
$54,375
1,585 students
Boonville R-i
$52,873
1,584 students
Perry Co. 32
$49,052
2,144 students
Richmond R-xvi
$48,786
1,559 students
Moberly
$50,051
2,170 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 Kennett 39
What is the average teacher salary in Kennett 39?

The average teacher salary in Kennett 39 is $48,291 (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 Kennett 39 teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

Kennett 39 pays 7.7% less than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $48,291.

How does Kennett 39 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Kennett 39 pays 31.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $48,291.

What is the per-pupil spending in Kennett 39?

Kennett 39 spends approximately $13,448 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Kennett 39's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Kennett 39's total expenditure of $25.1M (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. Kennett 39'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.