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School district · Missouri · LEAID 2916830

Knob Noster R-viii

Knob Noster R-viii is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (1,905 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Knob Noster R-viii come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$64,328
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$12,532
Per-pupil spending
1,905
Students enrolled
91st
Pct. in MO
$64,328

Knob Noster R-viii is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (1,905 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $64,328, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,905 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Knob Noster R-viii is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (1,905 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 91st percentile for Missouri
  • 47th 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.
  • Knob Noster R-viii ranks #35 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #325 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • +4.2% 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, Knob Noster R-viii's instructional payroll puts 12.7% into other programs , 2.7 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 Knob Noster MO median Gap
Regular program 74.3% 74.8% -0.5 pp
Special education 11.1% 10.1% +0.9 pp
Vocational programs 1.9% 4.1% -2.2 pp
Other programs 12.7% 10.0% +2.7 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 2916830 · FY2023.

LEAID 2916830 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Knob Noster F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +23% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P91 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P47 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,905 students INSTR-MID 36% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Ste. FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $64,328 estimated average teacher salary · P91 in Missouri · P47 nationally · 36% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Ferguson-florissant ($858est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Knob Noster

Salary neighbourhood · Knob Noster

Knob Noster 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 Knob Noster

Knob Noster R-viii's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$64,328 47th percentile higher than 47% 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. Knob Noster R-viii $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 Knob Noster R-viii

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +4.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Missouri's statewide +14.3% by 10.1 points, a growth rate faster than 12% of the 499 Missouri districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 20.0% here, from 1,588 students in FY2019 to 1,905 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$64,328.479

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
$70,610

+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 Knob Noster R-viii

What the Numbers Say About Knob Noster R-viii

Knob Noster R-viii is a small school district in Missouri, serving 1,905 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,532. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $64,328, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2916830 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in Knob Noster R-viii runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 23.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (8.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Missouri, it pays more than 91% 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, Knob Noster R-viii reports $23.9M in total expenditure against $25.3M 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 $5.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.9M.

How does Knob Noster R-viii compare?

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

Knob Noster R-viii $64,328
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

Knob Noster R-viii pays +9.4% more than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $12,532 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, Knob Noster R-viii sits closest to Ste. Genevieve Co. R-ii; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is New Haven. 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. Ste. Genevieve Co. R-ii
  2. Bayless
  3. Mid-buchanan Co. R-v
  4. Rolla 31
  5. Maplewood-richmond Heights
  6. St. Charles R-vi
  7. Waynesville R-vi
  8. Orchard Farm R-v
  9. West Platte Co. R-ii
  10. School of the Osage
  11. Kearney R-i
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. New Haven
  2. Plato R-v
  3. Blair Oaks R-ii
  4. New Bloomfield R-iii
  5. Clearwater R-i
  6. Eldon R-i
  7. Puxico R-viii
  8. Central R-iii
  9. Willow Springs R-iv
  10. Willard R-ii
  11. Bismarck R-v

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Knob Noster R-viii's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Knob Noster R-viii: closest on enrollment (1,905 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($64,328 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

$25.3M
Total Revenue
$23.9M
Total Expenditure
$8.6M
Instruction Salaries
36% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.9M
Regular Program
$0.9M
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 Knob Noster R-viii: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 92% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 8% 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. Knob Noster R-viii sits in the upper quarter of that field at 33 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

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

Ste. Genevieve Co. R-ii
$64,376
1,815 students
Eldon R-i
$54,475
1,998 students
Chillicothe R-ii
$59,118
1,809 students
Reeds Spring R-iv
$54,721
1,807 students
Southern Boone Co. R-i
$47,633
2,006 students
Bayless
$64,434
1,798 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 Knob Noster R-viii
What is the average teacher salary in Knob Noster R-viii?

The average teacher salary in Knob Noster R-viii is $64,328 (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 Knob Noster R-viii teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

Knob Noster R-viii pays 23.0% more than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $64,328.

How does Knob Noster R-viii teacher pay compare to the national average?

Knob Noster R-viii pays 8.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $64,328.

What is the per-pupil spending in Knob Noster R-viii?

Knob Noster R-viii spends approximately $12,532 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Knob Noster R-viii's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 36% of Knob Noster R-viii's total expenditure of $23.9M (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. Knob Noster R-viii'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.