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School district · Missouri · LEAID 2923640

Meadow Heights R-ii

Meadow Heights R-ii sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,675 (above only 29% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Meadow Heights R-ii come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$47,675
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$11,392
Per-pupil spending
498
Students enrolled
29th
Pct. in MO
$47,675

Meadow Heights R-ii sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,675 (above only 29% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $47,675, below the national average of $70,245, serving 498 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Meadow Heights R-ii sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,675 (above only 29% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 29th percentile for Missouri
  • 9th percentile nationally
  • 35% 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.
  • Meadow Heights R-ii ranks #286 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #385 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • +2.0% 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, Meadow Heights R-ii's instructional payroll puts 79.1% into regular program , 4.3 points above the state median of 74.8%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Missouri district.

Program Meadow Heights MO median Gap
Regular program 79.1% 74.8% +4.3 pp
Special education 6.8% 10.1% -3.4 pp
Vocational programs 5.3% 4.1% +1.2 pp
Other programs 8.8% 10.0% -1.2 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 2923640 · FY2023.

LEAID 2923640 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Meadow Heights F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -9% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P29 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P9 national PPE-LOW $11K/pupil ENR-TINY 498 students INSTR-MID 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Gainesville FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $47,675 estimated average teacher salary · P29 in Missouri · P9 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Sedalia (+$1,981est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Meadow Heights

Salary neighbourhood · Meadow Heights

Meadow Heights 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 Meadow Heights

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$47,675 9th percentile higher than 9% 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. Meadow Heights 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

Meadow Heights 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 Meadow Heights R-ii ranks #286 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #385 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

Meadow Heights 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 Meadow Heights R-ii

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 9% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +2.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Missouri's statewide +14.3% by 12.4 points, a growth rate faster than 9% of the 499 Missouri districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 23.9% here, from 402 students in FY2019 to 498 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.
  • It is a very small district (498 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
$47,675.315

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
$52,331

+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 Meadow Heights R-ii

What the Numbers Say About Meadow Heights R-ii

Meadow Heights R-ii is a small school district in Missouri, serving 498 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $11,392. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $47,675, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2923640 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in Meadow Heights R-ii runs materially below the state benchmark, a 8.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (32.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Missouri, it pays more than 29% 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, Meadow Heights R-ii reports $5.7M in total expenditure against $5.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Meadow Heights 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.

Meadow Heights R-ii $47,675
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

Meadow Heights R-ii pays -18.9% less than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $11,392 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, Meadow Heights R-ii sits closest to Gainesville R-v; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Ava R-i. 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. Gainesville R-v
  2. Rich Hill R-iv
  3. Hamilton R-ii
  4. North Callaway Co. R-i
  5. Stewartsville C-2
  6. New Haven
  7. Gallatin R-v
  8. Malden R-i
  9. Kingston K-14
  10. Louisiana R-ii
  11. Fairview R-xi
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Ava R-i
  2. Bloomfield R-xiv
  3. Neelyville R-iv
  4. St. Elizabeth R-iv
  5. Campbell R-ii
  6. Louisiana R-ii
  7. Maries Co. R-ii
  8. East Prairie R-ii
  9. Mountain Grove R-iii
  10. Lone Jack C-6
  11. Sparta R-iii

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Meadow Heights R-ii: closest on enrollment (498 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($47,675 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

$5.9M
Total Revenue
$5.7M
Total Expenditure
$2.0M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.5M
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 Meadow Heights 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 93% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 7% 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 229 of 282, Meadow Heights 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.

View all Missouri districts →

Other Missouri Districts

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

Advance R-iv
$48,912
420 students
Galena R-ii
$46,608
418 students
Billings R-iv
$50,581
416 students
Van-far R-i
$46,843
582 students
Lakeland R-iii
$52,222
413 students
Miller R-ii
$51,239
588 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 Meadow Heights R-ii
What is the average teacher salary in Meadow Heights R-ii?

The average teacher salary in Meadow Heights R-ii is $47,675 (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 Meadow Heights R-ii teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

Meadow Heights R-ii pays 8.8% less than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $47,675.

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

Meadow Heights R-ii pays 32.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $47,675.

What is the per-pupil spending in Meadow Heights R-ii?

Meadow Heights R-ii spends approximately $11,392 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Meadow Heights R-ii's total expenditure of $5.7M (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. Meadow Heights 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.