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School district · Missouri · LEAID 2910520

Lakeland R-iii

Lakeland R-iii is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (413 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lakeland R-iii come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$52,222
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$25,426
Per-pupil spending
413
Students enrolled
60th
Pct. in MO
$52,222

Lakeland R-iii is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (413 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $52,222, below the national average of $70,245, serving 413 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Lakeland R-iii is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (413 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 60th percentile for Missouri
  • 20th percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • Lakeland R-iii ranks #163 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #4 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • +114.2% 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, Lakeland R-iii's instructional payroll puts 43.0% into special education , 32.8 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 Lakeland R-iii MO median Gap
Regular program 48.0% 74.8% -26.9 pp
Special education 43.0% 10.1% +32.8 pp
Vocational programs 2.0% 4.1% -2.1 pp
Other programs 7.1% 10.0% -2.9 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 2910520 · FY2023.

LEAID 2910520 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lakeland R-iii F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P60 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P20 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-TINY 413 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Dent-phelps FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $52,222 estimated average teacher salary · P60 in Missouri · P20 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Joplin ($521est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lakeland R-iii

Salary neighbourhood · Lakeland R-iii

Lakeland R-iii 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 Lakeland R-iii

Lakeland R-iii's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$52,222 20th percentile higher than 20% 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. Lakeland R-iii $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

Lakeland R-iii 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 Lakeland R-iii ranks #163 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #4 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

Lakeland R-iii 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 Lakeland R-iii

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +114.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Missouri's statewide +14.3% by 99.8 points, a growth rate faster than 100% of the 499 Missouri districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (413 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $25,426 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$52,222.425

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
$57,322

+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 Lakeland R-iii

What the Numbers Say About Lakeland R-iii

Lakeland R-iii is a small school district in Missouri, serving 413 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,426. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $52,222, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2910520 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in Lakeland R-iii runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 0.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (25.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Missouri, it pays more than 60% 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, Lakeland R-iii reports $10.5M in total expenditure against $12.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.4M, special-education teacher pay is $1.2M.

How does Lakeland R-iii compare?

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

Lakeland R-iii $52,222
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

Lakeland R-iii pays -11.2% less than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $25,426 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, Lakeland R-iii sits closest to Dent-phelps R-iii; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Hermitage R-iv. 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. Dent-phelps R-iii
  2. St. Elizabeth R-iv
  3. West St. Francois Co. R-iv
  4. Laclede Co. C-5
  5. Mansfield R-iv
  6. Winona R-iii
  7. Hickory Co. R-i
  8. Harrisburg R-viii
  9. Osceola
  10. Willow Springs R-iv
  11. Johnson Co. R-vii
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hermitage R-iv
  2. Maplewood-richmond Heights
  3. North Nodaway Co. R-vi
  4. Scott City R-i
  5. Greenfield R-iv
  6. Kirbyville R-vi
  7. Walnut Grove R-v
  8. Seymour R-ii
  9. Climax Springs R-iv
  10. Delta R-v
  11. Hamilton R-ii

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Lakeland R-iii's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lakeland R-iii: closest on enrollment (413 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($52,222 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

$12.2M
Total Revenue
$10.5M
Total Expenditure
$3.2M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.4M
Regular Program
$1.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Lakeland R-iii: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% 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. Lakeland R-iii places 147 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.

Humansville R-iv
$39,721
368 students
Stanberry R-ii
$47,315
366 students
Paris R-ii
$49,212
461 students
Richland R-iv
$46,919
461 students
Verona R-vii
$44,377
365 students
Princeton R-v
$51,111
364 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 Lakeland R-iii
What is the average teacher salary in Lakeland R-iii?

The average teacher salary in Lakeland R-iii is $52,222 (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 Lakeland R-iii teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

Lakeland R-iii pays 0.1% less than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $52,222.

How does Lakeland R-iii teacher pay compare to the national average?

Lakeland R-iii pays 25.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $52,222.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lakeland R-iii?

Lakeland R-iii spends approximately $25,426 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Lakeland R-iii's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Lakeland R-iii's total expenditure of $10.5M (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. Lakeland R-iii'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.