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School district · Missouri · LEAID 2918300

Lee's Summit R-vii

Lee's Summit R-vii spends $19,337 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Missouri districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lee's Summit R-vii come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$70,847
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$19,337
Per-pupil spending
17,775
Students enrolled
96th
Pct. in MO
$70,847

Lee's Summit R-vii spends $19,337 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Missouri districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $70,847, near the national average of $70,245, serving 17,775 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Lee's Summit R-vii spends $19,337 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Missouri districts with a reliable figure.
  • 96th percentile for Missouri
  • 61st percentile nationally
  • 28% 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.
  • Lee's Summit R-vii ranks #16 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #40 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • +16.0% 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, Lee's Summit R-vii's instructional payroll puts 13.5% into special education , 3.3 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 Lee's Summit MO median Gap
Regular program 72.1% 74.8% -2.7 pp
Special education 13.5% 10.1% +3.3 pp
Vocational programs 4.3% 4.1% +0.2 pp
Other programs 10.0% 10.0% +0.0 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 2918300 · FY2023.

LEAID 2918300 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lee's Summit F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +35% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P96 in state RANK-NAT-MID P61 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-LARGE 17.8K students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Blue FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $70,847 estimated average teacher salary · P96 in Missouri · P61 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Blue ($365est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lee's Summit

Salary neighbourhood · Lee's Summit

Lee's Summit 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 Lee's Summit

Lee's Summit R-vii's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$70,847 Top 39% higher than 61% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Lee's Summit R-vii $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

Lee's Summit in Missouri's upper-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 Lee's Summit R-vii ranks #16 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #40 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

Lee's Summit R-vii 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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$70,846.989

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
$77,765

+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 Lee's Summit R-vii

What the Numbers Say About Lee's Summit R-vii

Lee's Summit R-vii is a mid-sized school district in Missouri, serving 17,775 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,337. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $70,847, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2918300 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in Lee's Summit R-vii runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 35.5% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Missouri, it pays more than 96% 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, Lee's Summit R-vii reports $343.7M in total expenditure against $307.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $63.9M, special-education teacher pay is $12.0M.

How does Lee's Summit R-vii compare?

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

Lee's Summit R-vii $70,847
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

Lee's Summit R-vii pays +20.5% more than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $19,337 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

Blue Springs R-iv is Lee's Summit R-vii's nearest match on both pay and per-pupil investment, which is uncommon: the two signals point at different districts for roughly 98% of districts. 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. Blue Springs R-iv
  2. Mehlville R-ix
  3. Ritenour
  4. Park Hill
  5. Rockwood R-vi
  6. Francis Howell R-iii
  7. St. Louis City
  8. Hazelwood
  9. Fox C-6
  10. Lindbergh Schools
  11. North Kansas City 74
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Blue Springs R-iv
  2. North Kansas City 74
  3. Raymore-peculiar R-ii
  4. Francis Howell R-iii
  5. Hickman Mills C-1
  6. Kansas City 33
  7. Springfield R-xii
  8. Raytown C-2
  9. Fort Osage R-i
  10. Kirkwood R-vii
  11. Pattonville R-iii

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Lee's Summit R-vii's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lee's Summit R-vii: closest on enrollment (17,775 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($70,847 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

$307.1M
Total Revenue
$343.7M
Total Expenditure
$96.6M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$63.9M
Regular Program
$12.0M
Special Education
$3.8M
Vocational
$8.9M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Lee's Summit R-vii: 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. Lee's Summit R-vii sits in the upper quarter of that field at 16 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

Large-district sample from 405 Missouri peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Ladue
$78,953
4,442 students
Wentzville R-iv
$63,103
17,997 students
St. Louis City
$73,877
18,321 students
Parkway C-2
$77,099
17,134 students
Francis Howell R-iii
$67,950
17,124 students
Ft. Zumwalt R-ii
$60,352
17,060 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 Lee's Summit R-vii
What is the average teacher salary in Lee's Summit R-vii?

The average teacher salary in Lee's Summit R-vii is $70,847 (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 Lee's Summit R-vii teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

Lee's Summit R-vii pays 35.5% more than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $70,847.

How does Lee's Summit R-vii teacher pay compare to the national average?

Lee's Summit R-vii pays 0.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $70,847.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lee's Summit R-vii?

Lee's Summit R-vii spends approximately $19,337 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Lee's Summit R-vii's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Lee's Summit R-vii's total expenditure of $343.7M (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. Lee's Summit R-vii'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.