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MISSOURI STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION 2020-21 MISSOURI SALARY SCHEDULE & BENEFITS REPORT Table of Contents Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................3 Dear Missouri educator ............................................................................................................................................................................................................4 Key Findings ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Table 1. Years of Outside Experience Allowed ................................................................................................................................................................5 Reporting Definitions ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Table 2. Comparison of Bachelor’s and Master’s Minimum and Maximum Salaries ..........................................................................................7 Table 3. Distribution of Average Minimum and Maximum Salaries by County ...................................................................................................8 Table 4. Distribution of Average Minimum and Maximum Salaries by Enrollment Size ............................................................................... 10 Table 5. Distribution of Average Minimum and Maximum Salaries by Region ................................................................................................ 11 2020-21 Salary Schedule Provisions Missouri Map of Counties by Regions .............................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Central Region .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Kansas City Metro Region .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Northeast Region .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Northwest Region ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Southeast Region .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Southwest Region ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 St. Louis Metro Region ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Benefits Districts Reporting Fringe Benefits - Employee Leave ............................................................................................................................................... 30 Districts Reporting Fringe Benefits - Other .................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Four Day School Week ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 66 Appendixes Appendix 1. Current Statistics about Missouri Public Schools ............................................................................................................................... 66 Appendix 2. District Notes and Comments ................................................................................................................................................................... 67 RESEARCH ©2021 MISSOURI STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 458, Columbia, MO 65205 573-442-3127 > 800-392-0532 www.msta.org All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, except for brief excerpts in critical reviews and articles or use by local teachers groups affiliated with MSTA in preparation of salary proposals, without permission in writing from the publisher. 2 • Missouri State Teachers Association | 800-392-0532 | www.msta.org Introduction Discussions about teacher salaries and benefits frequently focus on comparisons with the salary schedules and benefits of similar school districts. For many years the Missouri State Teachers Association, in order to facilitate such comparisons, has collected and analyzed information about salary schedules and benefits. The primary sources of information for this report are the superintendents of Missouri’s public schools, and they have been very cooperative in this effort. The Missouri State Teachers Association would like to publicly express its appreciation. This report provides both summary information on the salary schedule practices of Missouri school districts and specific information on the basic features of a number of districts’ salary schedules. The format of the report continues to evolve as new information and reader suggestions are incorporated. If you have suggestions for other improvements to this report, please contact the MSTA Salary and Research Department below. Melissa Lorts, Finance Director Mail: MSTA Research, 223 E. Capitol Ave., Jefferson City, MO 65101 Phone: 573-893-3980 or 800-392-0532 Email: [email protected] Mandy Henry, Salary and Research Supervisor Mail: MSTA Research, 223 E. Capitol Ave., Jefferson City, MO 65101 Phone: 573-893-3980 or 800-392-0532 Email: [email protected] Sid Doerhoff, Salary Consultant Mail: MSTA Research, 223 E. Capitol Ave., Jefferson City, MO 65101 Phone: 800-392-0532 or 573-893-3980 Email: [email protected] Dr. Trisha Burkeen, Salary Consultant Mail: MSTA Research, 223 E. Capitol Ave., Jefferson City, MO 65101 Phone: 800-392-0532 Email: [email protected] Ed Vest, Salary Consultant Mail: MSTA Research, 223 E. Capitol Ave., Jefferson City, MO 65101 Phone: 800-392-0532 Email: [email protected] Visit the Salary & Research page at msta.org/salary to access our interactive salary tool. This tool provides all the information found in this salary book, however it also allows you to sort and view the information in various ways, compare districts based upon size and/or location, and more. The salary tool also provides additional information that is not found in the Salary Book such as the average salary for teachers and administrators per school district. The following school districts did not participate in the 2020-2021 MSTA Salary Schedule & Benefit Survey at the time of publication. Delta C-7 Ridgeway R-V Hardin C-2 Ripley Co. R-IV To facilitate better comparisons from year to year, we used the previous year salary schedule for these four districts in our information. These districts are denoted with an * on pages 13-29 to reflect this. 2020-21 Salary Schedule & Benefits Report • 3 MISSOURI STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Dear Missouri educator, As part of our annual service to educators, MSTA compiles the most comprehensive information about teacher salaries in Missouri. The MSTA research and salary team puts together this report detailing the salaries of every district in the state. In addition, the report presents that information in context by region, county and enrollment size. Of course, salary is only part of the teacher compensation picture. Benefit information such as health and dental insurance, sick days, etc. are an important part of the total compensation story. This report includes that critical information as well, allowing educators to see a more comprehensive view of compensation and benefits. One new trend worth noting is the increased adoption of four-day school weeks by districts. The number of school districts who have adopted a four-day school week has increased from 32 in the 2018-19 school year to 104 this school year (2020-2021). This year’s research shows that although Missouri teachers are making small gains in salaries, they are still making far less than teachers nationwide and as important, Missouri teacher salaries continue to rank last among all of our neighboring states. Our research also shows that Missouri teacher salaries increased this year at the slowest rate of the last five years and did not even keep pace with the rate of inflation. The reality is that Missouri teacher salaries