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School district · Missouri · LEAID 2929250

St. James R-i

St. James R-i is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (1,666 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for St. James R-i come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,606
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$14,627
Per-pupil spending
1,666
Students enrolled
73rd
Pct. in MO
$54,606

St. James R-i is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (1,666 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,606, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,666 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: St. James R-i is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Missouri districts (1,666 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 73rd percentile for Missouri
  • 25th percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • St. James R-i ranks #110 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #193 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • +15.4% 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, St. James R-i's instructional payroll puts 16.3% into special education , 6.2 points above the state median of 10.1%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Missouri peer.

Program St. James MO median Gap
Regular program 71.7% 74.8% -3.1 pp
Special education 16.3% 10.1% +6.2 pp
Vocational programs 1.6% 4.1% -2.5 pp
Other programs 10.3% 10.0% +0.3 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 2929250 · FY2023.

LEAID 2929250 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

St. James F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +4% vs state RANK-ST-MID P73 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P25 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,666 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Ozark FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,606 estimated average teacher salary · P73 in Missouri · P25 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Ozark ($27est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for St. James

Salary neighbourhood · St. James

St. James 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 St. James

St. James R-i's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,606 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. St. James 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

St. James 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 St. James R-i ranks #110 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #193 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

St. James 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

What stands out about St. James R-i

  • Enrolment fell from 1,881 to 1,666 students (11.4% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$54,605.985

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
$59,938

+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 St. James R-i

What the Numbers Say About St. James R-i

St. James R-i is a small school district in Missouri, serving 1,666 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,627. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,606, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2929250 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in St. James R-i runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 4.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Missouri, it pays more than 73% 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, St. James R-i reports $24.4M in total expenditure against $23.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.0M, special-education teacher pay is $1.1M.

How does St. James 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.

St. James R-i $54,606
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

St. James R-i pays -7.1% less than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $14,627 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, St. James R-i sits closest to Ozark R-vi; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Strafford 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. Ozark R-vi
  2. Jefferson Co. R-vii
  3. East Buchanan Co. C-1
  4. Riverview Gardens
  5. Reeds Spring R-iv
  6. Mcdonald Co. R-i
  7. Eldon R-i
  8. Bowling Green R-i
  9. Dunklin R-v
  10. Washington
  11. Poplar Bluff R-i
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Strafford R-vi
  2. Cameron R-i
  3. Gainesville R-v
  4. Hayti R-ii
  5. Milan C-2
  6. Kirksville R-iii
  7. Waynesville R-vi
  8. Bernie R-xiii
  9. Malden R-i
  10. Van Buren R-i
  11. Sarcoxie R-ii

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near St. James R-i's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for St. James R-i: closest on enrollment (1,666 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,606 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

$23.8M
Total Revenue
$24.4M
Total Expenditure
$7.5M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.0M
Regular Program
$1.1M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in St. James 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 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. St. James R-i places 104 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.

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Other Missouri Districts

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

Wright City R-ii of Warren Co.
$55,856
1,769 students
Richmond R-xvi
$48,786
1,559 students
Doniphan R-i
$40,856
1,558 students
Gasconade Co. R-ii
$48,253
1,779 students
Dallas Co. R-i
$53,993
1,782 students
Seneca R-vii
$51,525
1,535 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 St. James R-i
What is the average teacher salary in St. James R-i?

The average teacher salary in St. James R-i is $54,606 (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 St. James R-i teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

St. James R-i pays 4.4% more than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $54,606.

How does St. James R-i teacher pay compare to the national average?

St. James R-i pays 22.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,606.

What is the per-pupil spending in St. James R-i?

St. James R-i spends approximately $14,627 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of St. James R-i's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of St. James R-i's total expenditure of $24.4M (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. St. James 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.