Data received February 2025

Enrollment

13,734

Number of schools

31

Full-time educators

1,407

Median years in district

5.0

Median salary

$57,687

Top salary

$286,000

Independence 30 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 2024-2025 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
Abraham Mallinson Elementary 36 283 $51,218 $120,956 4.0 6.5
Bingham Middle 72 743 $61,573 $124,000 5.0 9.5
Blackburn Elementary 42 324 $56,133 $139,877 5.5 8.0
Bridger Middle 71 754 $67,839 $149,342 8.0 17.0
Bryant Elementary 27 193 $52,170 $108,285 3.0 6.0
Cassell Park Elementary 39 337 $51,785 $126,932 4.0 7.0
Central Office 19 0 $131,579 $286,000 15.0 21.0
Clifford H. Nowlin Middle 77 905 $61,209 $131,083 6.0 11.0
Fairmount Elementary 36 314 $52,611 $107,796 4.0 8.0
Glendale Elementary 40 400 $57,876 $92,000 6.0 11.0
Hanthorn Early Education 36 0 $49,256 $118,663 5.0 8.0
Independence Academy 89 0 $48,540 $116,500 3.0 5.0
John W. Luff Elementary 37 335 $56,133 $95,801 5.0 9.0
Korte Elementary 43 406 $65,459 $105,769 3.0 14.0
Little Blue Elementary 57 252 $54,578 $123,557 6.0 7.0
Mill Creek Elementary 27 230 $54,578 $117,137 8.0 8.0
Ott Elementary 37 375 $56,546 $92,000 7.0 12.0
Pioneer Ridge Middle 73 739 $57,687 $124,000 5.0 10.0
Procter Elementary 27 221 $60,796 $124,008 4.0 13.0
Randall Elementary 33 284 $58,513 $112,682 3.0 11.0
Santa Fe Trail Elementary 43 287 $56,133 $122,044 6.0 9.0
Spring Branch Elementary 43 268 $53,024 $113,927 6.0 10.0
Sugar Creek Elementary 23 120 $53,024 $120,956 7.0 7.0
Sunshine Center 2 0 $108,267 $127,033 6.5 13.0
Sycamore Hills Elementary 47 547 $58,064 $109,277 6.0 10.0
Thomas Hart Benton Elementary 40 384 $54,008 $114,666 5.0 9.0
Three Trails Elementary 34 336 $61,160 $98,753 7.5 11.0
Truman High 141 1,751 $62,350 $154,258 6.0 11.0
Van Horn High 99 1,089 $60,796 $157,753 6.0 11.0
William Chrisman High 122 1,435 $62,665 $135,000 5.0 12.5
William Southern Elementary 39 422 $59,241 $129,362 6.0 11.0

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