Elementary Education Schools In Missouri
Missouri has 39 accredited elementary education schools where elementary education faculty who teach elementary education classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of elementary education and elementary education training in Missouri, which includes elementary education training at the following levels:
- Elementary Education Certificate
- Associates degree in Elementary Education
- Bachelors degree in Elementary Education
- Masters degree in Elementary Education
Statistics
Professional Trends
Missouri Vs. National Elementary Education Employment
| Missouri | 40,400 |
| National | 2,108,120 |
Approximately 2% of the country's elementary education professionals work in Missouri state.
Employment Growth for Elementary education professionals In Missouri
| 13,830 | 37,590 | 39,990 | 43,320 | 40,400 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Elementary Education is a growing field in Missouri. There were 26,570 more elementary education professionals working in Missouri in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 192% growth in the field. This is faster than the trend for elementary education professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of elementary education professionals has shrunk by 0% between 2006 and 2010.
Elementary Education VS. All Professions salaries in Missouri
| $48,528 | $50,090 | $51,910 | $52,295 | $53,550 |
| $43,489 | $45,096 | $45,354 | $45,661 | $46,263 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Elementary Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of elementary education professionals is growing, the salaries paid to elementary education professionals are increasing in Missouri. In 2006 elementary education professionals made a mean salary of $48,528 per year, and in 2010 they made $53,550 per year.
Salary percentiles for Elementary education professionals in Missouri
10th percentile |
$34,422 |
25th percentile |
$41,612 |
50th percentile |
$50,372 |
75th percentile |
$62,592 |
90th percentile |
$79,602 |
Thus, elementary education professionals' salaries grew by 9% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Missouri state, within the field of elementary education, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid elementary education professionals earn 131% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Elementary education professionals and related professions in Missouri
Early Childhood Education |
$38,762 |
Educational Leadership |
$70,132 |
Elementary Education |
$53,550 |
Special Education |
$45,020 |
Teaching |
$56,141 |
Visual Communications |
$46,380 |
Elementary education professionals in Missouri earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Elementary Education programs available for each degree type for all schools in Missouri
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
37 |
master |
12 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 52 |
The number of students graduating from the 39 accredited elementary education schools in Missouri is decreasing. In 2006 there were 1,795 elementary education graduates from elementary education courses in Missouri and in 2010 there were 1,750 graduates.
Thus there was a 3% percent decrease in the number of elementary education school degree or certificate graduates in Missouri. Most of these graduates, or 71%, earned an bachelor's degree in elementary education.