Data received April 2024

Enrollment

3,366

Number of schools

6

Full-time educators

293

Median years in district

10.0

Median salary

$60,750

Top salary

$180,250

Festus School District

Educators by pay range

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Schools

Click on one of the headers below to sort a column. Data shown reflects pay for the 2023-2024 school year, as reported by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Only full-time credentialed educators are included.

School ↑

 FT educatorseducators Enrollment Median salary Top salary Median years
in district		 Median years
in Missouri
Central Office 3 0 $153,980 $180,250 17.0 28.0
Festus Early Childhood Center 26 0 $32,920 $75,950 1.0 6.0
Festus Elementary 93 1,030 $57,525 $130,853 10.0 13.0
Festus Intermediate 59 800 $62,000 $117,740 14.0 16.0
Festus Middle 46 512 $63,750 $107,990 9.0 18.0
Festus Senior High 82 1,024 $65,425 $139,425 10.0 17.0

Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time educators or pay salary, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.