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School district · Missouri · LEAID 2928740

Sparta R-iii

Sparta R-iii sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $42,220 (above only 4% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Sparta R-iii come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$42,220
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$11,581
Per-pupil spending
747
Students enrolled
4th
Pct. in MO
$42,220

Sparta R-iii sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $42,220 (above only 4% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $42,220, below the national average of $70,245, serving 747 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Sparta R-iii sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $42,220 (above only 4% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 4th percentile for Missouri
  • 2nd percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • Sparta R-iii ranks #389 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #376 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • +6.1% 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, Sparta R-iii's instructional payroll puts 80.7% into regular program , 5.9 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 Sparta R-iii MO median Gap
Regular program 80.7% 74.8% +5.9 pp
Special education 8.3% 10.1% -1.8 pp
Vocational programs 2.2% 4.1% -1.9 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 2928740 · FY2023.

LEAID 2928740 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Sparta R-iii F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -19% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P4 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P2 national PPE-LOW $12K/pupil ENR-SMALL 747 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Scott FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $42,220 estimated average teacher salary · P4 in Missouri · P2 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Sedalia (+$7,436est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Sparta R-iii

Salary neighbourhood · Sparta R-iii

Sparta R-iii 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 Sparta R-iii

Sparta R-iii's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$42,220 2nd percentile higher than 2% 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. Sparta R-iii $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

Sparta R-iii 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 Sparta R-iii ranks #389 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #376 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

Sparta R-iii 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 Sparta R-iii

  • It ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 2% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +6.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Missouri's statewide +14.3% by 8.2 points, a growth rate faster than 17% of the 499 Missouri districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$42,220.249

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
$46,343

+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 Sparta R-iii

What the Numbers Say About Sparta R-iii

Sparta R-iii is a small school district in Missouri, serving 747 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $11,581. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $42,220, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2928740 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in Sparta R-iii runs materially below the state benchmark, a 19.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (39.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Missouri, it pays more than 4% 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, Sparta R-iii reports $8.7M in total expenditure against $9.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Sparta R-iii compare?

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

Sparta R-iii $42,220
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

Sparta R-iii pays -28.2% less than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $11,581 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, Sparta R-iii sits closest to Scott Co. Central; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Lone Jack C-6. 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. Scott Co. Central
  2. Leeton R-x
  3. Tipton R-vi
  4. South Iron Co. R-i
  5. Neelyville R-iv
  6. Jamestown C-1
  7. Wheatland R-ii
  8. Puxico R-viii
  9. Northeast Nodaway Co. R-v
  10. Glasgow
  11. Pilot Grove C-4
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Lone Jack C-6
  2. Dexter R-xi
  3. Maries Co. R-ii
  4. Oran R-iii
  5. Fayette R-iii
  6. Gasconade Co. R-ii
  7. Billings R-iv
  8. Campbell R-ii
  9. St. Elizabeth R-iv
  10. Neelyville R-iv
  11. Bloomfield R-xiv

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Sparta R-iii's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Sparta R-iii: closest on enrollment (747 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($42,220 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

$9.7M
Total Revenue
$8.7M
Total Expenditure
$2.6M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.9M
Regular Program
$0.2M
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 Sparta R-iii: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 92% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 8% 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 273 of 281, Sparta R-iii 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.

South Harrison Co. R-ii
$44,743
808 students
Greenville R-ii
$50,934
683 students
Hartville R-ii
$49,455
682 students
Elsberry R-ii
$48,550
814 students
Pierce City R-vi
$53,781
679 students
Laclede Co. R-i
$44,126
817 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 Sparta R-iii
What is the average teacher salary in Sparta R-iii?

The average teacher salary in Sparta R-iii is $42,220 (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 Sparta R-iii teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

Sparta R-iii pays 19.3% less than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $42,220.

How does Sparta R-iii teacher pay compare to the national average?

Sparta R-iii pays 39.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $42,220.

What is the per-pupil spending in Sparta R-iii?

Sparta R-iii spends approximately $11,581 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Sparta R-iii's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Sparta R-iii's total expenditure of $8.7M (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. Sparta R-iii'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.