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Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an

Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an spends $13,981 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Colorado districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$68,349
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$13,981
Per-pupil spending
25,719
Students enrolled
69th
Pct. in CO
$68,349

Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an spends $13,981 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Colorado districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $68,349, near the national average of $70,245, serving 25,719 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower per-pupil spending: Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an spends $13,981 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Colorado districts with a reliable figure.
  • 69th percentile for Colorado
  • 56th percentile nationally
  • 34% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Colorado ranks #28 of 49 on the salary estimate and #19 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an ranks #43 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #127 of 138 by per-pupil spending. Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J pay #1 at $105,729 is not Julesburg School District No. Re1 spending #1 at $59,313 per pupil
  • +24.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Colorado median

Among 181 Colorado districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an's instructional payroll puts 2.6% into vocational programs , 3.2 points below the state median of 5.8%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Academy School CO median Gap
Regular program 81.6% 79.6% +2.0 pp
Special education 9.3% 8.2% +1.1 pp
Vocational programs 2.6% 5.8% -3.2 pp
Other programs 6.5% 4.1% +2.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 181 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0801920 · FY2023.

LEAID 0801920 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Academy School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +6% vs state RANK-ST-MID P69 in state RANK-NAT-MID P56 national PPE-LOW $14K/pupil ENR-LARGE 25.7K students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near GreeleySchool FY-2023-HEAVY FY2023 book

FY2023: $68,349 estimated average teacher salary · P69 in Colorado · P56 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Montrose ($592est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Academy School

Salary neighbourhood · Academy School

Academy School already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Academy School

Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$68,349 Top 44% higher than 56% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. This district $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Colorado sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$68,349.375

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Colorado price level
101.9 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$67,104

-2% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Colorado sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Colorado compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an

What the Numbers Say About Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an

Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an is a mid-sized school district in Colorado, serving 25,719 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,981. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $68,349, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0801920 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 6.1% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 69% of them. Colorado itself ranks #28 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an reports $359.6M in total expenditure against $363.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $89.9M, special-education teacher pay is $10.2M.

How does Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Colorado average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an $68,349
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an pays -19.6% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $13,981 vs $22,623

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Colorado districts

On pay, Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an sits closest to GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is El Paso County Colorado School District 49. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta
  2. School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of
  3. Pueblo County School District 70
  4. School District 27J
  5. Eagle County School District No. Re 50
  6. Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and
  7. Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
  8. St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
  9. Thompson School District R-2J
  10. Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4
  11. El Paso County Colorado School District 49
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. El Paso County Colorado School District 49
  2. Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co
  3. Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4
  4. Douglas County School District No. Re 1
  5. Pueblo County School District 70
  6. Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St
  7. St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
  8. Adams 12 Five Star Schools
  9. Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
  10. Poudre School District R-1
  11. Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an: closest on enrollment (25,719 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($68,349 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$363.6M
Total Revenue
$359.6M
Total Expenditure
$121.2M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$89.9M
Regular Program
$10.2M
Special Education
$2.9M
Vocational
$7.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 91% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 9% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Colorado Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Colorado districts belongs to Aspen School District No. 1 in the county of Pitkin and Sta at $101,390. Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an places 35 of 93 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Colorado sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Rhode Island and Virginia are its nearest price peers.

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Other Colorado Districts

Large-district sample from 140 Colorado peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Delta County Joint District No. 50
$62,902
4,592 students
Weld County School District No. Re-5J
$71,588
3,853 students
Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E
$73,743
3,737 students
Summit School District No. Re 1
$79,029
3,633 students
School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan
$54,971
3,421 students
Fremont Re-1
$63,334
3,305 students

This is a sample of 6 from 140 Colorado districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an
What is the average teacher salary in Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an?

The average teacher salary in Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an is $68,349 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an pays 6.1% more than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $68,349.

How does Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an teacher pay compare to the national average?

Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an pays 2.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $68,349.

What is the per-pupil spending in Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an?

Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an spends approximately $13,981 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an's total expenditure of $359.6M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.