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School district · Missouri · LEAID 2925450

Poplar Bluff R-i

Poplar Bluff R-i is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (5,204 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Poplar Bluff R-i come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,859
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$12,831
Per-pupil spending
5,204
Students enrolled
74th
Pct. in MO
$54,859

Poplar Bluff R-i is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (5,204 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,859, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,204 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Poplar Bluff R-i is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (5,204 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 74th percentile for Missouri
  • 25th percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • Poplar Bluff R-i ranks #105 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #311 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • +12.6% 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, Poplar Bluff R-i's instructional payroll puts 61.4% into regular program , 13.4 points below the state median of 74.8%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Poplar Bluff MO median Gap
Regular program 61.4% 74.8% -13.4 pp
Special education 20.9% 10.1% +10.7 pp
Vocational programs 5.4% 4.1% +1.2 pp
Other programs 12.4% 10.0% +2.4 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 2925450 · FY2023.

LEAID 2925450 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Poplar Bluff F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +5% vs state RANK-ST-MID P74 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P25 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-MID 5,204 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Washington FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,859 estimated average teacher salary · P74 in Missouri · P25 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Ozark ($281est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Poplar Bluff

Salary neighbourhood · Poplar Bluff

Poplar Bluff 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Poplar Bluff

Poplar Bluff R-i's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,859 25th percentile higher than 25% 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. Poplar Bluff R-i $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

Poplar Bluff 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 Poplar Bluff R-i ranks #105 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #311 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

Poplar Bluff R-i 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
$54,859.081

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
$60,216

+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 Poplar Bluff R-i

What the Numbers Say About Poplar Bluff R-i

Poplar Bluff R-i is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Missouri, serving 5,204 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,831. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,859, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2925450 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in Poplar Bluff R-i runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 4.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (21.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Missouri, it pays more than 74% 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, Poplar Bluff R-i reports $66.8M in total expenditure against $76.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $12.2M, special-education teacher pay is $4.2M.

How does Poplar Bluff R-i compare?

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

Poplar Bluff R-i $54,859
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

Poplar Bluff R-i pays -6.7% less than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $12,831 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, Poplar Bluff R-i sits closest to Washington; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Marshall. 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. Washington
  2. Branson R-iv
  3. Lebanon R-iii
  4. Reeds Spring R-iv
  5. Carl Junction R-i
  6. St. James R-i
  7. Ozark R-vi
  8. Monett R-i
  9. Riverview Gardens
  10. Mcdonald Co. R-i
  11. Eldon R-i
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Marshall
  2. Mcdonald Co. R-i
  3. Warren Co. R-iii
  4. Cassville R-iv
  5. Warsaw R-ix
  6. Mexico 59
  7. Windsor C-1
  8. Willard R-ii
  9. Doniphan R-i
  10. Knob Noster R-viii
  11. Eldon R-i

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Poplar Bluff R-i's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Poplar Bluff R-i: closest on enrollment (5,204 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,859 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

$76.8M
Total Revenue
$66.8M
Total Expenditure
$22.6M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$12.2M
Regular Program
$4.2M
Special Education
$1.1M
Vocational
$2.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Poplar Bluff R-i: 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. Poplar Bluff R-i places 100 of 281 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.

View all Missouri districts →

Other Missouri Districts

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

Webster Groves
$74,175
4,407 students
Cape Girardeau 63
$48,611
4,380 students
Ozark R-vi
$54,579
6,052 students
Belton 124
$59,685
4,342 students
Pattonville R-iii
$79,768
6,102 students
Platte Co. R-iii
$61,875
4,283 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 Poplar Bluff R-i
What is the average teacher salary in Poplar Bluff R-i?

The average teacher salary in Poplar Bluff R-i is $54,859 (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 Poplar Bluff R-i teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

Poplar Bluff R-i pays 4.9% more than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $54,859.

How does Poplar Bluff R-i teacher pay compare to the national average?

Poplar Bluff R-i pays 21.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,859.

What is the per-pupil spending in Poplar Bluff R-i?

Poplar Bluff R-i spends approximately $12,831 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Poplar Bluff R-i's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Poplar Bluff R-i's total expenditure of $66.8M (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. Poplar Bluff R-i'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.