School and teacher pay in the St. Louis region

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Schools

Agency Year FT employeesempl. Median pay Median experience Top earner
Affton School District 2022 290 $54,296 10.0 $205,000
Atlas Public Schools 2022 7 $21,852 1.0 $51,667
Bayless School District 2022 155 $55,270 8.0 $227,000
Bismarck School District 2022 65 $43,854 Not provided $122,015
Brentwood School District 2022 139 $61,355 9.0 $191,692
Central School District 2022 211 $55,650 14.0 $159,440
City Garden Montessori 2022 36 $43,576 5.5 $131,133
Clayton School District 2022 403 $71,738 11.0 $184,509
Confluence Academies 2022 337 $50,875 5.0 $210,203
Crystal City School District 2022 62 $43,753 8.0 $108,188
De Soto School District 2022 287 $49,523 14.0 $153,311
Dunklin School District 2022 203 $46,200 Not provided $159,735
Eagle College Preparatory School 2022 57 $44,000 3.0 $140,000
Elsberry School District 2022 104 $40,886 9.0 $118,880
Farmington School District 2022 454 $46,530 10.0 $173,017
Ferguson-Florissant School District 2022 1,345 $58,997 8.0 $277,279
Festus School District 2022 306 $58,190 14.0 $215,260
Fort Zumwalt School District 2022 2,447 $50,259 10.0 $211,835
Fox School District 2022 1,205 $54,610 15.0 $192,490
Francis Howell School District 2022 2,147 $56,200 11.0 $219,643
Franklin County School District 2022 24 $37,607 8.0 $76,750
Gateway Science Academy 2022 178 $48,017 4.0 $92,778
Grandview School District 2022 76 $36,336 6.0 $151,542
Hancock Place School District 2022 158 $66,797 16.0 $246,019
Hawthorne Leadership School for Girls 2022 24 $49,629 2.0 $148,625
Hazelwood School District 2022 2,081 $56,377 8.0 $270,977
Hillsboro School District 2022 350 $48,450 11.0 $162,678
Jefferson School District 2022 131 $48,156 11.0 $159,657
Jennings School District 2022 260 $61,769 9.0 $309,723
Kairos Academies 2022 46 $42,773 2.0 $114,065
KIPP St. Louis 2022 196 $47,147 3.0 $235,630
Kirkwood School District 2022 712 $61,360 10.0 $224,000
Ladue School District 2022 455 $65,306 10.0 $222,346
Lafayette Preparatory Academy 2022 41 $47,771 4.0 $135,155
LaSalle Charter School 2022 18 $51,858 3.0 $120,864
Lift for Life Academy 2022 107 $41,006 4.0 $124,203
Lindbergh School District 2022 722 $56,848 8.0 $225,600
Lonedell School District 2022 41 $46,690 14.0 $111,184
Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District 2022 212 $55,138 8.5 $207,000
Mehlville School District 2022 1,152 $54,801 11.0 $231,147
Meramec Valley School District 2022 423 $46,310 10.0 $165,000
Missouri School for the Blind 2022 17 $48,602 6.0 $68,496
Missouri School for the Deaf 2022 103 $28,698 9.0 $82,440
New Haven School District 2022 72 $41,515 12.5 $94,222
Normandy Schools Collaborative 2022 272 $55,692 6.0 $221,000
North Side Community School 2022 71 $45,000 3.0 $138,814
North St. Francois County School District 2022 331 $44,220 7.5 $170,724
Northwest School District 2022 679 $47,910 10.0 $187,171
Orchard Farm School District 2022 293 $54,800 6.0 $252,226
Parkway School District 2022 1,997 $63,489 12.0 $290,212
Pattonville School District 2022 702 $62,520 9.0 $256,658
Premier Charter Schools 2022 138 $53,879 7.0 $189,355
Ritenour School District 2022 614 $57,882 9.0 $226,544
Riverview Gardens School District 2022 519 $45,926 7.0 $204,644
Rockwood School District 2022 2,579 $55,769 13.0 $257,827
Silex School District 2022 48 $40,412 7.0 $92,813
Special School District of St. Louis County 2022 4,773 $53,764 10.0 $255,850
Spring Bluff School District 2022 27 $47,750 15.0 $85,742
St. Charles School District 2022 764 $53,781 Not provided $204,751
St. Clair School District 2022 256 $41,171 10.0 $131,998
St. Louis Language Immersion School 2022 53 $46,284 3.0 $141,717
St. Louis Public Schools 2022 3,481 $45,229 Not provided $243,412
Strain-Japan School District 2022 10 $35,085 4.0 $58,972
Sullivan School District 2022 241 $44,775 9.0 $137,000
Sunrise School District 2022 49 $38,548 8.0 $130,467
The Arch Community School 2022 13 $45,341 3.0 $84,600
The Biome 2022 19 $49,000 3.0 $110,000
The Soulard School 2022 16 $38,065 3.0 $57,975
Troy School District 2022 737 $46,245 10.0 $214,187
Union School District 2022 347 $51,845 9.0 $194,832
University City School District 2022 340 $54,582 9.0 $205,662
Valley Park School District 2022 96 $67,684 11.0 $185,940
Warren County School District 2022 347 $47,085 7.0 $163,200
Webster Groves School District 2022 550 $62,808 11.0 $229,381
Wentzville School District 2022 2,113 $56,591 9.0 $234,218
West St. Francois County School District 2022 111 $47,420 14.0 $147,692
Windsor School District 2022 321 $46,850 13.0 $204,220

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Top earners at each agency

Name Agency Position Gross pay Years at agency
Bracht, Nathan Affton School District Superintendent $205,000 10
Heckendorn, Colby Atlas Public Schools Executive Director $51,667 1
Tucker, Ronald Bayless School District Superintendent $227,000 22
King, Jason L Bismarck School District Superintendent $122,015 Not provided
Lane, Dale Brian Brentwood School District Superintendent $191,692 5
McMillian, Ashley Central School District Superintendent $159,440 3
Huck M, Christina City Garden Montessori Chief Operating Officer $131,133 14
Gruber, Mary Jo Clayton School District Chief Financial Officer $184,509 22
Carter-Oliver, Candice C Confluence Academies Chief Executive Officer $210,203 5
Holdinghausen, Matthew Crystal City School District Superintendent $108,188 19
Isaacson, Joshua De Soto School District Superintendent $153,311 10
Freeman, Clinton Dunklin School District Superintendent $159,735 Not provided
Ming, Miranda Eagle College Preparatory School Regional Executive Director $140,000 2
Kinion, Kayla Elsberry School District Food Service $118,880 5
Ruble, Matthew Farmington School District Superintendent $173,017 18
Davis, Joseph Ferguson-Florissant School District Superintendent $277,279 7
Luttrell, Link Festus School District Superintendent $215,260 14
Dubray, Bernard Fort Zumwalt School District Superintendent $211,835 40
Patel, Nisha Fox School District Superintendent $192,490 6
Supple, Kevin Francis Howell School District Chief Operating Officer $219,643 17
Oetterer, Kathy Franklin County School District Superintendent/Principal $76,750 26
Celik, Nuh A Gateway Science Academy Principal $92,778 9
Zoph, Matthew Grandview School District Admin $151,542 22
Carl, Kevin Hancock Place School District Superintendent $246,019 11
Robinson, Daphne Hawthorne Leadership School for Girls Head of School $148,625 3
Collins-Hart, Nettie Hazelwood School District Superintendent $270,977 6
Isaacson, Jonathan Hillsboro School District Superintendent $162,678 14
Johnston, Clint Jefferson School District Superintendent $159,657 12
McCoy II, Arteveld Jennings School District Superintendent $309,723 6
Schiffres, Gavin Kairos Academies Chief Executive Offcer $114,065 Not provided
Kelleher, Brittany Kairos Academies Chief Operating Offcer $114,065 Not provided
Garrett, Kelly KIPP St. Louis Executive Director $235,630 11
Ulrich, David Kirkwood School District Superintendent $224,000 2
Wipke, James Ladue School District Superintendent $222,346 3
Marino, Susan Lafayette Preparatory Academy Executive Director $135,155 10
Boone, Lashanda LaSalle Charter School Head of School $120,864 5
Cohen, Marshall Lift for Life Academy Executive Director $124,203 22
Lake, William Lindbergh School District Superintendent $225,600 4
Ulrich, Jenny Lonedell School District Superintendent $111,184 13
Hall, Karen Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District Superintendent $207,000 14
Gaines, Christopher Mehlville School District Superintendent of Schools $231,147 7
Mulford, Jonathan D Meramec Valley School District Superintendent $165,000 4
Havlik, Linda Missouri School for the Blind Teacher $68,496 45
Fleming, Amy Missouri School for the Deaf Audiologist $82,440 3
Hoener, Joshua New Haven School District Superintendent $94,222 9
Robinson, Marcus Normandy Schools Collaborative Superintendent $221,000 2
Grote, John North Side Community School Executive Director $138,814 2
Levy, Jeff North St. Francois County School District Superintendent $170,724 Not provided
Kirchhofer, Desmond F Northwest School District Superintendent $187,171 5
Muzzey, Thomas Orchard Farm School District Superintendent $252,226 9
Marty, Keith Parkway School District Superintendent $290,212 11
Pecoraro, Timothy Pattonville School District Superintendent $256,658 21
Frugo, Julie Ann Premier Charter Schools Head of School $189,355 22
Kilbride, Christopher Ritenour School District Superintendent $226,544 23
Spurgeon, Scott D Riverview Gardens School District Superintendent $204,644 9
Miles, Mark Rockwood School District Superintendent $257,827 3
Hamlett, Rod Silex School District Superintendent $92,813 5
Keenan, Elizabeth Special School District of St. Louis County Superintendent $255,850 3
Jenkins, Jeannie Spring Bluff School District Superintendent $85,742 15
Sefrit, Jason St. Charles School District Superintendent $204,751 Not provided
Kruse, Kyle St. Clair School District Superintendent $131,998 6
Hill, Meghan St. Louis Language Immersion School Superintendent $141,717 11
Adams, Kelvin St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent $243,412 Not provided
Vandegriffe, Kathy Strain-Japan School District Superintendent/Principal $58,972 2
Thornsberry, Jana Sullivan School District Superintendent $137,000 26
Spurgin, Armand Sunrise School District Superintendent $130,467 8
The Arch Community School Principal $84,600 2
Harris, Julie The Biome Principal $110,000 2
Bishop, Shenika The Soulard School Principal (School Year 2020-21) $57,975 2
Penny, Mark Troy School District Administration $214,187 11
Weinhold, Steven P Union School District Superintendent $194,832 7
Hardin, Sharonica University City School District Superintendent $205,662 6
Dilg, Tim Valley Park School District Administration $185,940 3
Klinginsmith, Gregg Warren County School District Superintendent $163,200 4
Simpson, John Webster Groves School District Superintendent $229,381 17
Cain, Curtis A Wentzville School District Superintendent $234,218 9
Coffman, Kevin West St. Francois County School District Superintendent $147,692 19
Holland, Joel Windsor School District Superintendent $204,220 13