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School district · Missouri · LEAID 2926790

Rock Port R-ii

Rock Port R-ii is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (355 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Rock Port R-ii come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$51,616
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$14,885
Per-pupil spending
355
Students enrolled
56th
Pct. in MO
$51,616

Rock Port R-ii is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (355 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $51,616, below the national average of $70,245, serving 355 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Rock Port R-ii is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (355 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 56th percentile for Missouri
  • 18th percentile nationally
  • 41% 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.
  • Rock Port R-ii ranks #178 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #173 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • +12.5% 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, Rock Port R-ii's instructional payroll puts 5.0% into special education , 5.1 points below the state median of 10.1%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Missouri district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Rock Port MO median Gap
Regular program 78.7% 74.8% +3.9 pp
Special education 5.0% 10.1% -5.1 pp
Vocational programs 4.4% 4.1% +0.3 pp
Other programs 11.9% 10.0% +1.9 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 2926790 · FY2023.

LEAID 2926790 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Rock Port F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P56 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P18 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-TINY 355 students INSTR-MID 41% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Polo FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $51,616 estimated average teacher salary · P56 in Missouri · P18 nationally · 41% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Jefferson (+$17est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Rock Port

Salary neighbourhood · Rock Port

Rock Port sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Rock Port

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$51,616 18th percentile higher than 18% 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. Rock Port 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

Rock Port 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 Rock Port R-ii ranks #178 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #173 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

Rock Port 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 Rock Port R-ii

  • It is a very small district (355 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
$51,615.553

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
$56,656

+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 Rock Port R-ii

What the Numbers Say About Rock Port R-ii

Rock Port R-ii is a small school district in Missouri, serving 355 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,885. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $51,616, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2926790 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in Rock Port R-ii runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (26.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Missouri, it pays more than 56% 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, Rock Port R-ii reports $5.3M in total expenditure against $7.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 41% 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 Rock Port 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.

Rock Port R-ii $51,616
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

Rock Port R-ii pays -12.2% less than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $14,885 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, Rock Port R-ii sits closest to Polo R-vii; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Centralia R-vi. 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. Polo R-vii
  2. Cooter R-iv
  3. Licking R-viii
  4. Oran R-iii
  5. Valley R-vi
  6. South Pemiscot Co. R-v
  7. Moniteau Co. R-i
  8. New Madrid Co. R-i
  9. Lone Jack C-6
  10. Sunrise R-ix
  11. Shelby Co. R-iv
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Centralia R-vi
  2. Wheatland R-ii
  3. Fair Play R-ii
  4. Canton R-v
  5. Community R-vi
  6. Worth Co. R-iii
  7. Lafayette Co. C-1
  8. Glasgow
  9. Stockton R-i
  10. East Carter Co. R-ii
  11. Winona R-iii

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Rock Port R-ii: closest on enrollment (355 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($51,616 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

$7.1M
Total Revenue
$5.3M
Total Expenditure
$2.1M
Instruction Salaries
41% 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 Rock Port 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 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. Rock Port R-ii places 158 of 282 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.

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Other Missouri Districts

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

Macks Creek R-v
$47,459
339 students
Richards R-v
$53,111
372 students
Iron Co. C-4
$47,372
338 students
Leeton R-x
$42,174
336 students
Tarkio R-i
$48,765
335 students
Santa Fe R-x
$50,908
334 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 Rock Port R-ii
What is the average teacher salary in Rock Port R-ii?

The average teacher salary in Rock Port R-ii is $51,616 (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 Rock Port R-ii teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

Rock Port R-ii pays 1.3% less than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $51,616.

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

Rock Port R-ii pays 26.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $51,616.

What is the per-pupil spending in Rock Port R-ii?

Rock Port R-ii spends approximately $14,885 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 41% of Rock Port R-ii's total expenditure of $5.3M (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. Rock Port 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.