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School district · Colorado · LEAID 0800004

Denver 1

Denver 1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (390 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Denver 1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$72,198
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$13,562
Per-pupil spending
390
Students enrolled
77th
Pct. in CO
$72,198

Denver 1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (390 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $72,198, near the national average of $70,245, serving 390 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Denver 1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (390 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 77th percentile for Colorado
  • 63rd 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.
  • Denver 1 ranks #31 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #130 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
  • +23.7% 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, Denver 1's instructional payroll puts 91.3% into regular program , 11.6 points above the state median of 79.6%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Colorado district.

Program Denver 1 CO median Gap
Regular program 91.3% 79.6% +11.6 pp
Special education 8.7% 8.2% +0.6 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 5.8% -5.8 pp
Other programs 0.0% 4.1% -4.1 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 0800004 · FY2023.

LEAID 0800004 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Denver 1 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +12% vs state RANK-ST-MID P77 in state RANK-NAT-MID P63 national PPE-LOW $14K/pupil ENR-TINY 390 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near East FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $72,198 estimated average teacher salary · P77 in Colorado · P63 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Weld ($610est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Denver 1

Salary neighbourhood · Denver 1

Denver 1 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
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National salary distribution for Denver 1

Denver 1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$72,198 Top 37% higher than 63% 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. Denver 1 $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 Denver 1

  • It is a very small district (390 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

Colorado sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$72,197.705

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
$70,882

-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 Denver 1

What the Numbers Say About Denver 1

Denver 1 is a small school district in Colorado, serving 390 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,562. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $72,198, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0800004 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Denver 1 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 12.0% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 77% 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, Denver 1 reports $5.3M in total expenditure against $5.6M 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 $1.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Denver 1 compare?

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

Denver 1 $72,198
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Denver 1 pays -15.0% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $13,562 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, Denver 1 sits closest to East Otero School District No. R1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Weld County School District No. Re-9. 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. East Otero School District No. R1
  2. Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1
  3. Gilpin County School District No. Re-1
  4. Primero Reorganized School District No. 2
  5. School District No. Re-50 Wiggins
  6. Plateau Valley School District No. 50 in the county of Mesa
  7. Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the counties of El Pas
  8. Lake County School District No. R-1
  9. Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count
  10. Estes Park School District R-3
  11. Hoehne Reorganized School District No. 3
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Weld County School District No. Re-9
  2. Mancos School District Re-6
  3. Sanford School District No. 6 in the county of Conejos and
  4. Dolores School District No. Re-4A
  5. Holyoke School District No. Re-1J
  6. Bennett School District No. 29J
  7. Hoehne Reorganized School District No. 3
  8. Monte Vista School District No. C-8
  9. Deer Trail School District No. 26J
  10. Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J
  11. Elbert School District No. 200

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Denver 1's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Denver 1: closest on enrollment (390 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($72,198 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

$5.6M
Total Revenue
$5.3M
Total Expenditure
$1.8M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.5M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Denver 1: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 92% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 8% 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. Denver 1 places 27 of 94 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

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

School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley
$52,025
235 students
Holyoke School District No. Re-1J
$48,811
552 students
Cheraw School District No. 31 in the county of Otero and S
$55,439
227 students
Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113
$50,924
224 students
Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1
$76,571
221 students
School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat
$61,318
221 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 Denver 1
What is the average teacher salary in Denver 1?

The average teacher salary in Denver 1 is $72,198 (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 Denver 1 teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Denver 1 pays 12.0% more than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $72,198.

How does Denver 1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Denver 1 pays 2.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $72,198.

What is the per-pupil spending in Denver 1?

Denver 1 spends approximately $13,562 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Denver 1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Denver 1's total expenditure of $5.3M (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. Denver 1'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.