De Soto School District
Data received February 2026
Enrollment
2,220
Number of schools
6
Full-time educators
281
Median years in district
5.0
Median salary
$48,000
Top salary
$159,500
De Soto 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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athena Elementary | 69 | 402 | $47,825 | $130,200 | 4.0 | 9.0 |
| Central Office | 4 | 0 | $127,400 | $159,500 | 8.5 | 24.5 |
| De Soto Junior High | 71 | 476 | $50,450 | $130,200 | 5.0 | 12.0 |
| De Soto Senior High | 76 | 777 | $52,533 | $130,200 | 5.0 | 13.5 |
| Early Childhood Center | 37 | 0 | $42,700 | $130,200 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| Vineland Elementary | 76 | 565 | $50,125 | $130,200 | 6.5 | 9.5 |
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.