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Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count

Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (607 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$75,895
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$21,577
Per-pupil spending
607
Students enrolled
84th
Pct. in CO
$75,895

Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (607 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $75,895, above the national average of $70,245, serving 607 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (607 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 84th percentile for Colorado
  • 69th percentile nationally
  • 27% 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.
  • Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count ranks #22 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #26 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
  • +47.2% 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, Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count's instructional payroll puts 16.6% into other programs , 12.5 points above the state median of 4.1%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Center Consolidated CO median Gap
Regular program 76.2% 79.6% -3.4 pp
Special education 4.0% 8.2% -4.2 pp
Vocational programs 3.2% 5.8% -2.6 pp
Other programs 16.6% 4.1% +12.5 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 0802850 · FY2023.

LEAID 0802850 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Center Consolidated F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +18% vs state RANK-ST-MID P84 in state RANK-NAT-MID P69 national PPE-MID $22K/pupil ENR-SMALL 607 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Miami-Yoder FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $75,895 estimated average teacher salary · P84 in Colorado · P69 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Steamboat (+$727est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Center Consolidated

Salary neighbourhood · Center Consolidated

Center Consolidated 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 Center Consolidated

Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$75,895 Top 31% higher than 69% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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

What stands out about Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +47.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 21.7 points, a growth rate faster than 94% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 639 to 607 students (5.0% 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
$75,895.255

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
$74,512

-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 Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count

What the Numbers Say About Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count

Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count is a small school district in Colorado, serving 607 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,577. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $75,895, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0802850 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 17.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (8.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 84% 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, Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count reports $13.1M in total expenditure against $14.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count compare?

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

Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count $75,895
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count pays -10.7% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $21,577 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, Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count sits closest to Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the counties of El Pas; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is La Veta School District Re-2. 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. Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the counties of El Pas
  2. Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1
  3. Weld County School District No. Re-7
  4. Primero Reorganized School District No. 2
  5. East Otero School District No. R1
  6. Deer Trail School District No. 26J
  7. Denver 1
  8. Sheridan School District No. 2
  9. Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1
  10. Gilpin County School District No. Re-1
  11. School District No. Re-50 Wiggins
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. La Veta School District Re-2
  2. Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J
  3. Calhan District No. RJ1
  4. Hayden School District No. Re 1
  5. West Grand School District No. 1
  6. Ignacio School District No. 11Jt
  7. Park County School District No. Re-2
  8. Lake County School District No. R-1
  9. Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
  10. Upper Rio Grande School District C-7
  11. Dolores County School District RE-2J

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count: closest on enrollment (607 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($75,895 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

$14.0M
Total Revenue
$13.1M
Total Expenditure
$3.5M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.6M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 96% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 4% 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. Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count sits in the upper quarter of that field at 20 of 93, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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

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

Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and
$63,277
796 students
Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park
$66,255
797 students
Gilpin County School District No. Re-1
$70,378
408 students
Las Animas School District No. Re-1
$65,280
822 students
West Grand School District No. 1
$46,310
391 students
Denver 1
$72,198
390 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 Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count
What is the average teacher salary in Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count?

The average teacher salary in Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count is $75,895 (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 Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count pays 17.8% more than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $75,895.

How does Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count teacher pay compare to the national average?

Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count pays 8.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $75,895.

What is the per-pupil spending in Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count?

Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count spends approximately $21,577 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count's total expenditure of $13.1M (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. Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count'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.