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School district · Missouri · LEAID 2918510

Liberal R-ii

Liberal R-ii sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $46,141 (above only 18% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Liberal R-ii come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$46,141
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$17,890
Per-pupil spending
301
Students enrolled
18th
Pct. in MO
$46,141

Liberal R-ii sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $46,141 (above only 18% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $46,141, below the national average of $70,245, serving 301 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Liberal R-ii sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $46,141 (above only 18% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 18th percentile for Missouri
  • 6th percentile nationally
  • 27% 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.
  • Liberal R-ii ranks #330 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #60 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • +41.1% 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, Liberal R-ii's instructional payroll puts 16.0% into other programs , 6.0 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 Liberal R-ii MO median Gap
Regular program 72.2% 74.8% -2.6 pp
Special education 4.8% 10.1% -5.3 pp
Vocational programs 6.9% 4.1% +2.8 pp
Other programs 16.0% 10.0% +6.0 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 2918510 · FY2023.

LEAID 2918510 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Liberal R-ii F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -12% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P18 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P6 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-TINY 301 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Osage FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $46,141 estimated average teacher salary · P18 in Missouri · P6 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Sedalia (+$3,515est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Liberal R-ii

Salary neighbourhood · Liberal R-ii

Liberal R-ii 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Liberal R-ii

Liberal R-ii's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$46,141 6th percentile higher than 6% 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. Liberal R-ii $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

Liberal R-ii 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 Liberal R-ii ranks #330 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #60 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

Liberal R-ii 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 Liberal R-ii

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 6% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +41.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Missouri's statewide +14.3% by 26.7 points, a growth rate faster than 95% of the 499 Missouri districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 390 to 301 students (22.8% 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.
  • It is a very small district (301 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
$46,141.269

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
$50,647

+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 Liberal R-ii

What the Numbers Say About Liberal R-ii

Liberal R-ii is a small school district in Missouri, serving 301 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,890. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $46,141, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2918510 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in Liberal R-ii runs materially below the state benchmark, a 11.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (34.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Missouri, it pays more than 18% 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, Liberal R-ii reports $5.4M in total expenditure against $6.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Liberal R-ii compare?

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

Liberal R-ii $46,141
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

Liberal R-ii pays -21.5% less than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $17,890 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, Liberal R-ii sits closest to Osage Co. R-ii; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Glenwood R-viii. 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. Osage Co. R-ii
  2. Bloomfield R-xiv
  3. Southland C-9
  4. Chaffee R-ii
  5. Bernie R-xiii
  6. Spokane R-vii
  7. Senath-hornersville C-8
  8. Marion Co. R-ii
  9. Caruthersville 18
  10. Midway R-i
  11. Walnut Grove R-v
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Glenwood R-viii
  2. Schuyler Co. R-i
  3. Southern Reynolds Co. R-ii
  4. Stoutland R-ii
  5. Purdy R-ii
  6. Charleston R-i
  7. Lonedell R-14
  8. South Iron Co. R-i
  9. Richland R-i
  10. Green Ridge R-viii
  11. Mound City R-ii

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Liberal R-ii's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Liberal R-ii: closest on enrollment (301 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($46,141 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

$6.6M
Total Revenue
$5.4M
Total Expenditure
$1.5M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.0M
Regular Program
$0.1M
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 Liberal R-ii: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 96% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 4% 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 254 of 282, Liberal R-ii 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.

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Other Missouri Districts

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

Wellsville Middletown R-i
$44,014
311 students
Drexel R-iv
$50,035
290 students
Buchanan Co. R-iv
$45,336
290 students
Clarkton C-4
$44,291
290 students
Glasgow
$43,035
314 students
Community R-vi
$45,611
316 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 Liberal R-ii
What is the average teacher salary in Liberal R-ii?

The average teacher salary in Liberal R-ii is $46,141 (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 Liberal R-ii teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

Liberal R-ii pays 11.8% less than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $46,141.

How does Liberal R-ii teacher pay compare to the national average?

Liberal R-ii pays 34.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $46,141.

What is the per-pupil spending in Liberal R-ii?

Liberal R-ii spends approximately $17,890 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Liberal R-ii's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Liberal R-ii's total expenditure of $5.4M (NCES FY2023).

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher

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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. Liberal R-ii'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.