Festus School District
Data received February 2026
Enrollment
3,338
Number of schools
6
Full-time educators
310
Median years in district
8.0
Median salary
$64,113
Top salary
$193,048
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 2025-2026 school year, as reported by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Only full-time credentialed educators are included.
| FT educatorseducators | Enrollment | Median salary | Top salary | Median years in district |
Median years in Missouri |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Office | 4 | 0 | $154,590 | $193,048 | 12.0 | 28.0 |
| Festus Early Childhood Center | 38 | 0 | $48,519 | $82,300 | 3.0 | 8.5 |
| Festus Elementary | 93 | 1,034 | $60,075 | $134,971 | 7.0 | 13.0 |
| Festus Intermediate | 45 | 522 | $63,650 | $121,596 | 13.0 | 16.0 |
| Festus Middle | 68 | 793 | $68,600 | $111,651 | 11.0 | 20.0 |
| Festus Senior High | 83 | 989 | $69,150 | $143,714 | 12.0 | 18.0 |
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.