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Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E

Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E sits in the highest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,940 (above 89% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$78,940
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$17,548
Per-pupil spending
22,725
Students enrolled
89th
Pct. in CO
$78,940

Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E sits in the highest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,940 (above 89% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $78,940, above the national average of $70,245, serving 22,725 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E sits in the highest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,940 (above 89% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 89th percentile for Colorado
  • 73rd percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E ranks #15 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #76 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
  • +23.3% 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, Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E's instructional payroll puts 11.0% into special education , 2.8 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 Colorado Springs CO median Gap
Regular program 80.3% 79.6% +0.7 pp
Special education 11.0% 8.2% +2.8 pp
Vocational programs 3.3% 5.8% -2.5 pp
Other programs 5.4% 4.1% +1.3 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 0803060 · FY2023.

LEAID 0803060 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Colorado Springs F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +22% vs state RANK-ST-MID P89 in state RANK-NAT-MID P73 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-LARGE 22.7K students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Jefferson FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $78,940 estimated average teacher salary · P89 in Colorado · P73 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Summit (+$89est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Colorado Springs

Salary neighbourhood · Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs 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 Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$78,940 Top 27% higher than 73% 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

Colorado Springs in Colorado's upper-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 Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E ranks #15 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #76 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

Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E 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 Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E

  • Enrolment fell from 26,395 to 22,725 students (13.9% 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
$78,940.159

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
$77,502

-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 Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E

What the Numbers Say About Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E

Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E is a mid-sized school district in Colorado, serving 22,725 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,548. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $78,940, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0803060 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 22.5% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 89% 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, Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E reports $398.8M in total expenditure against $423.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $91.2M, special-education teacher pay is $12.5M.

How does Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E compare?

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

Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E $78,940
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E pays -7.1% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $17,548 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, Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E sits closest to Jefferson County School District No. R-1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is School District 27J. 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. Jefferson County School District No. R-1
  2. Douglas County School District No. Re 1
  3. Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St
  4. School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo
  5. Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
  6. Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
  7. Poudre School District R-1
  8. Thompson School District R-2J
  9. St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
  10. Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
  11. School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. School District 27J
  2. Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
  3. Thompson School District R-2J
  4. School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of
  5. Jefferson County School District No. R-1
  6. Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
  7. Poudre School District R-1
  8. Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
  9. Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
  10. Adams 12 Five Star Schools
  11. St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E: closest on enrollment (22,725 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($78,940 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

$423.1M
Total Revenue
$398.8M
Total Expenditure
$124.7M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$91.2M
Regular Program
$12.5M
Special Education
$3.7M
Vocational
$6.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E: 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. Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E sits in the upper quarter of that field at 14 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

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

School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo
$76,815
5,692 students
Durango School District No. 9-R
$56,158
5,452 students
Garfield School District No. Re-2
$67,041
4,662 students
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

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 Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E
What is the average teacher salary in Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E?

The average teacher salary in Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E is $78,940 (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 Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E pays 22.5% more than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $78,940.

How does Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E teacher pay compare to the national average?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E pays 12.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $78,940.

What is the per-pupil spending in Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E spends approximately $17,548 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E's total expenditure of $398.8M (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. Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E'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.