Data received February 2026

Enrollment

5,451

Number of schools

11

Full-time educators

621

Median years in district

6.0

Median salary

$55,622

Top salary

$197,636

Northwest 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 2025-2026 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
Brennan Woods Elementary 53 450 $56,864 $98,574 8.0 11.0
Cedar Springs Elementary 62 429 $53,193 $136,829 7.0 9.0
Central Office 10 0 $132,660 $197,636 11.5 24.0
High Ridge Elementary 60 333 $56,372 $111,578 5.0 8.5
House Springs Early Childhood Center 55 0 $37,738 $131,990 4.0 4.0
House Springs Elementary 51 426 $57,304 $123,660 9.0 13.0
Maple Grove Elementary 49 423 $54,656 $115,013 6.0 9.0
Murphy Elementary 54 429 $54,836 $103,653 6.0 8.0
Northwest High 166 1,704 $60,950 $139,354 8.0 11.0
Northwest Valley School 78 695 $53,193 $120,708 4.0 5.5
Woodridge Middle 57 562 $57,304 $120,708 7.0 10.0

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.