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School district · Missouri · LEAID 2930750

Van Buren R-i

Van Buren R-i sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,386 (above only 26% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Van Buren R-i come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$47,386
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$14,760
Per-pupil spending
516
Students enrolled
26th
Pct. in MO
$47,386

Van Buren R-i sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,386 (above only 26% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $47,386, below the national average of $70,245, serving 516 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Van Buren R-i sits in the lowest third of Missouri districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,386 (above only 26% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 26th percentile for Missouri
  • 8th percentile nationally
  • 32% 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.
  • Van Buren R-i ranks #298 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #182 of 405 by per-pupil spending. Clayton pay #1 at $94,417 is not Brentwood spending #1 at $36,741 per pupil
  • +25.4% 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, Van Buren R-i's instructional payroll puts 15.4% into other programs , 5.4 points above the state median of 10.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Van Buren MO median Gap
Regular program 70.2% 74.8% -4.6 pp
Special education 14.3% 10.1% +4.2 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 4.1% -4.1 pp
Other programs 15.4% 10.0% +5.4 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 2930750 · FY2023.

LEAID 2930750 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Van Buren F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -9% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P26 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P8 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-SMALL 516 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Iron FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $47,386 estimated average teacher salary · P26 in Missouri · P8 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Sedalia (+$2,270est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Van Buren

Salary neighbourhood · Van Buren

Van Buren 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 Van Buren

Van Buren R-i's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$47,386 8th percentile higher than 8% 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. Van Buren 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

Van Buren 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 Van Buren R-i ranks #298 of 405 Missouri districts by estimated teacher salary and #182 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

Van Buren 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 Van Buren R-i

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 8% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +25.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Missouri's statewide +14.3% by 11.1 points, a growth rate faster than 76% of the 499 Missouri districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$47,386.364

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
$52,013

+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 Van Buren R-i

What the Numbers Say About Van Buren R-i

Van Buren R-i is a small school district in Missouri, serving 516 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,760. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $47,386, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2930750 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Missouri statewide average of $52,299, teacher pay in Van Buren R-i runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (32.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Missouri, it pays more than 26% 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, Van Buren R-i reports $7.6M in total expenditure against $7.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% 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 $0.3M.

How does Van Buren 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.

Van Buren R-i $47,386
Springfield R-xii $58,777
Missouri avg $52,299
National avg $70,245

Van Buren R-i pays -19.4% less than Springfield R-xii · per-pupil $14,760 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, Van Buren R-i sits closest to Iron Co. C-4; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Jamestown C-1. 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. Iron Co. C-4
  2. Cole Camp R-i
  3. Maysville R-i
  4. Pike Co. R-iii
  5. Stanberry R-ii
  6. Macks Creek R-v
  7. Fair Play R-ii
  8. Fairview R-xi
  9. Southern Reynolds Co. R-ii
  10. Crocker R-ii
  11. Kingston K-14
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Jamestown C-1
  2. Maryville R-ii
  3. Galena R-ii
  4. Bernie R-xiii
  5. Montgomery Co. R-ii
  6. Slater
  7. Stanberry R-ii
  8. Glasgow
  9. Hayti R-ii
  10. Adair Co. R-i
  11. Gainesville R-v

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Van Buren R-i's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Van Buren R-i: closest on enrollment (516 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($47,386 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

$7.7M
Total Revenue
$7.6M
Total Expenditure
$2.5M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.5M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Van Buren R-i: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% 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 237 of 281, Van Buren R-i 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.

Southern Reynolds Co. R-ii
$47,249
452 students
Albany R-iii
$48,897
451 students
Van-far R-i
$46,843
582 students
Midway R-i
$45,761
449 students
Maries Co. R-i
$43,278
446 students
Pike Co. R-iii
$47,455
445 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 Van Buren R-i
What is the average teacher salary in Van Buren R-i?

The average teacher salary in Van Buren R-i is $47,386 (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 Van Buren R-i teacher pay compare to the Missouri average?

Van Buren R-i pays 9.4% less than the Missouri state average of $52,299. The district's average is $47,386.

How does Van Buren R-i teacher pay compare to the national average?

Van Buren R-i pays 32.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $47,386.

What is the per-pupil spending in Van Buren R-i?

Van Buren R-i spends approximately $14,760 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Van Buren R-i's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Van Buren R-i's total expenditure of $7.6M (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. Van Buren 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.