Data received February 2026

Enrollment

2,331

Number of schools

7

Full-time educators

312

Median years in district

9.0

Median salary

$95,659

Top salary

$273,832

Clayton 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
Central Office 6 0 $173,252 $273,832 4.0 21.0
Clayton High 125 800 $97,504 $186,300 9.0 19.0
Family Center 7 0 $128,071 $129,607 12.0 26.0
Glenridge Elementary 48 307 $96,063 $141,865 11.0 20.0
Meramec Elementary 52 371 $92,933 $160,327 8.0 18.0
Ralph M. Captain Elementary 51 274 $97,655 $136,700 9.0 20.0
Wydown Middle 94 579 $92,199 $176,002 8.5 19.0

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.