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School district · Missouri · LEAID 2926670

Riverview Gardens

Riverview Gardens is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (5,336 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Riverview Gardens come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,505
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$14,075
Per-pupil spending
5,336
Students enrolled
72nd
Pct. in MO
$54,505

Riverview Gardens is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (5,336 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,505, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,336 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Riverview Gardens is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (5,336 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 72nd percentile for Missouri
  • 25th percentile nationally
  • 21% 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.
  • Riverview Gardens ranks #113 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #230 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • -5.3% 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, Riverview Gardens's instructional payroll puts 89.2% into regular program , 14.4 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 Riverview Gardens MO median Gap
Regular program 89.2% 74.8% +14.4 pp
Special education 0.0% 10.1% -10.1 pp
Vocational programs 2.0% 4.1% -2.1 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 2926670 · FY2023.

LEAID 2926670 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Riverview Gardens F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +4% vs state RANK-ST-MID P72 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P25 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-MID 5,336 students INSTR-LOW 21% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Mcdonald FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,505 estimated average teacher salary · P72 in Missouri · P25 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Ozark (+$74est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Riverview Gardens

Salary neighbourhood · Riverview Gardens

Riverview Gardens 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 Riverview Gardens

Riverview Gardens's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,505 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. Riverview Gardens $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

Riverview Gardens 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 Riverview Gardens ranks #113 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #230 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

Riverview Gardens 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 Riverview Gardens

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -5.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Missouri's statewide +14.3% by 19.6 points, a growth rate faster than 4% of the 499 Missouri districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$54,505.026

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
$59,827

+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 Riverview Gardens

What the Numbers Say About Riverview Gardens

Riverview Gardens is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Missouri, serving 5,336 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,075. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,505, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2926670 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in Riverview Gardens runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 4.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Missouri, it pays more than 72% 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, Riverview Gardens reports $75.1M in total expenditure against $87.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 21% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $13.5M.

How does Riverview Gardens compare?

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

Riverview Gardens $54,505
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

Riverview Gardens pays -7.3% less than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $14,075 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, Riverview Gardens sits closest to Mcdonald Co. R-i; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Republic R-iii. 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. Mcdonald Co. R-i
  2. Eldon R-i
  3. Ozark R-vi
  4. St. James R-i
  5. Dunklin R-v
  6. Reeds Spring R-iv
  7. Savannah R-iii
  8. St. Clair R-xiii
  9. Nixa Public Schools
  10. Washington
  11. Poplar Bluff R-i
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Republic R-iii
  2. Boonville R-i
  3. Neosho School District
  4. Liberty 53
  5. Bolivar R-i
  6. Mehlville R-ix
  7. Webb City R-vii
  8. Branson R-iv
  9. Grain Valley R-v
  10. Rockwood R-vi
  11. Lebanon R-iii

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Riverview Gardens's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Riverview Gardens: closest on enrollment (5,336 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,505 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

$87.7M
Total Revenue
$75.1M
Total Expenditure
$16.1M
Instruction Salaries
21% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$13.5M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Vocational
$1.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Riverview Gardens: the regular program, vocational programs and other programs. It reports no separate figure for special education. Together they are 94% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 6% 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. Riverview Gardens places 107 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.

Jackson R-ii
$53,120
5,713 students
Neosho School District
$53,100
4,897 students
Fort Osage R-i
$61,472
4,846 students
St. Charles R-vi
$63,854
4,836 students
Willard R-ii
$53,131
4,732 students
Northwest R-i
$60,641
5,969 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 Riverview Gardens
What is the average teacher salary in Riverview Gardens?

The average teacher salary in Riverview Gardens is $54,505 (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 Riverview Gardens teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

Riverview Gardens pays 4.2% more than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $54,505.

How does Riverview Gardens teacher pay compare to the national average?

Riverview Gardens pays 22.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,505.

What is the per-pupil spending in Riverview Gardens?

Riverview Gardens spends approximately $14,075 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Riverview Gardens's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 21% of Riverview Gardens's total expenditure of $75.1M (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. Riverview Gardens'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.