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Buena Vista School District No. R-31

Buena Vista School District No. R-31 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (1,032 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Buena Vista School District No. R-31 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$59,145
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$18,183
Per-pupil spending
1,032
Students enrolled
36th
Pct. in CO
$59,145

Buena Vista School District No. R-31 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (1,032 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $59,145, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,032 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Buena Vista School District No. R-31 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (1,032 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 36th percentile for Colorado
  • 35th percentile nationally
  • 28% 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.
  • Buena Vista School District No. R-31 ranks #89 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #54 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
  • +15.9% 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, Buena Vista School District No. R-31's instructional payroll puts 15.6% into special education , 7.4 points above the state median of 8.2%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Colorado peer.

Program Buena Vista CO median Gap
Regular program 80.9% 79.6% +1.3 pp
Special education 15.6% 8.2% +7.4 pp
Vocational programs 3.0% 5.8% -2.8 pp
Other programs 0.5% 4.1% -3.6 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 0802640 · FY2023.

LEAID 0802640 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Buena Vista F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -8% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P36 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P35 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,032 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Big FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $59,145 estimated average teacher salary · P36 in Colorado · P35 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lewis-Palmer (+$1,299est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Buena Vista

Salary neighbourhood · Buena Vista

Buena Vista sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Buena Vista

Buena Vista School District No. R-31's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$59,145 35th percentile higher than 35% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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

Buena Vista in Colorado's lower-third pay band

Same 138 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Buena Vista School District No. R-31 ranks #89 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #54 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

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Buena Vista School District No. R-31 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Julesburg School District No. Re1 leads spending at $59,313 per pupil; Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Buena Vista School District No. R-31

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +15.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 9.6 points, a growth rate faster than 32% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,089 to 1,032 students (5.2% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

Colorado sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$59,145.06

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
$58,067

-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 Buena Vista School District No. R-31

What the Numbers Say About Buena Vista School District No. R-31

Buena Vista School District No. R-31 is a small school district in Colorado, serving 1,032 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,183. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $59,145, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0802640 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Buena Vista School District No. R-31 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 8.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (15.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 36% 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, Buena Vista School District No. R-31 reports $18.8M in total expenditure against $19.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.7M.

How does Buena Vista School District No. R-31 compare?

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

Buena Vista School District No. R-31 $59,145
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Buena Vista School District No. R-31 pays -30.4% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $18,183 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, Buena Vista School District No. R-31 sits closest to Big Sandy School District No. 100J; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Las Animas School District No. Re-1. 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. Big Sandy School District No. 100J
  2. Mancos School District Re-6
  3. Rangely School District RE4
  4. Bennett School District No. 29J
  5. School District No. Re-2 Brush
  6. Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1
  7. Weld County School District No. Re-2
  8. McClave School District No. Re-2
  9. Holly School District No. Re-3
  10. Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1
  11. Lamar School District No. Re-2
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Las Animas School District No. Re-1
  2. Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi
  3. Fowler School District No. R4J
  4. Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the counties of El Pas
  5. Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1
  6. McClave School District No. Re-2
  7. Gilpin County School District No. Re-1
  8. Estes Park School District R-3
  9. Salida School District No. R-32
  10. Swink School District No. 33 in the county of Otero and St
  11. Meeker School District Re1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Buena Vista School District No. R-31's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Buena Vista School District No. R-31: closest on enrollment (1,032 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($59,145 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

$19.5M
Total Revenue
$18.8M
Total Expenditure
$5.3M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.4M
Regular Program
$0.7M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Buena Vista School District No. R-31: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 80% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 20% 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. Placed 71 of 93, Buena Vista School District No. R-31 is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

View all Colorado districts →

Other Colorado Districts

Smaller-district sample from 140 Colorado peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park
$66,255
797 students
Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and
$63,277
796 students
Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R
$52,819
1,279 students
East Grand School District No. 2
$65,963
1,283 students
Bennett School District No. 29J
$59,544
1,296 students
Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J
$51,560
762 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 Buena Vista School District No. R-31
What is the average teacher salary in Buena Vista School District No. R-31?

The average teacher salary in Buena Vista School District No. R-31 is $59,145 (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 Buena Vista School District No. R-31 teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Buena Vista School District No. R-31 pays 8.2% less than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $59,145.

How does Buena Vista School District No. R-31 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Buena Vista School District No. R-31 pays 15.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $59,145.

What is the per-pupil spending in Buena Vista School District No. R-31?

Buena Vista School District No. R-31 spends approximately $18,183 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Buena Vista School District No. R-31's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Buena Vista School District No. R-31's total expenditure of $18.8M (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. Buena Vista School District No. R-31'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.