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School district · Colorado · LEAID 0804320

East Grand School District No. 2

East Grand School District No. 2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (1,283 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for East Grand School District No. 2 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$65,963
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$38,466
Per-pupil spending
1,283
Students enrolled
62nd
Pct. in CO
$65,963

East Grand School District No. 2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (1,283 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $65,963, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,283 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: East Grand School District No. 2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (1,283 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 62nd percentile for Colorado
  • 51st percentile nationally
  • 16% 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.
  • East Grand School District No. 2 ranks #53 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #7 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
  • +36.6% 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, East Grand School District No. 2's instructional payroll puts 87.9% into regular program , 8.2 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 East Grand CO median Gap
Regular program 87.9% 79.6% +8.2 pp
Special education 8.9% 8.2% +0.7 pp
Vocational programs 3.0% 5.8% -2.8 pp
Other programs 0.2% 4.1% -3.9 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 0804320 · FY2023.

LEAID 0804320 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

East Grand F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P62 in state RANK-NAT-MID P51 national PPE-HIGH $38K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,283 students INSTR-LOW 16% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Weld FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $65,963 estimated average teacher salary · P62 in Colorado · P51 nationally · 16% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Pueblo ($268est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for East Grand

Salary neighbourhood · East Grand

East Grand 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 East Grand

East Grand School District No. 2's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$65,963 Top 49% higher than 51% 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

What stands out about East Grand School District No. 2

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +36.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 11.1 points, a growth rate faster than 85% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,358 to 1,283 students (5.5% 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.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $38,466 is among the highest in the nation.

Colorado sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$65,962.577

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
$64,761

-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 East Grand School District No. 2

What the Numbers Say About East Grand School District No. 2

East Grand School District No. 2 is a small school district in Colorado, serving 1,283 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $38,466. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $65,963, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0804320 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in East Grand School District No. 2 runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (6.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 62% 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, East Grand School District No. 2 reports $49.4M in total expenditure against $31.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 16% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $6.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does East Grand School District No. 2 compare?

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

East Grand School District No. 2 $65,963
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

East Grand School District No. 2 pays -22.4% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $38,466 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, East Grand School District No. 2 sits closest to Weld re-8 schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Weld County School District No. Re-5J. 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. Weld re-8 schools
  2. Hayden School District No. Re 1
  3. Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a
  4. Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park
  5. Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El
  6. Las Animas School District No. Re-1
  7. Meeker School District Re1
  8. School District No. Re-1 Valley
  9. Garfield School District No. Re-2
  10. South Routt School District No. Re 3
  11. Huerfano School District Re-1
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Weld County School District No. Re-5J
  2. Rocky Ford School District No. R2
  3. School District No. Re-50 Wiggins
  4. Clear Creek School District No. Re-1
  5. Sheridan School District No. 2
  6. South Routt School District No. Re 3
  7. Weld County School District No. Re-2
  8. Telluride School District No. R-1
  9. Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2
  10. Huerfano School District Re-1
  11. Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of Arapahoe

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near East Grand School District No. 2's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for East Grand School District No. 2: closest on enrollment (1,283 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($65,963 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

$31.7M
Total Revenue
$49.4M
Total Expenditure
$8.1M
Instruction Salaries
16% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.0M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in East Grand School District No. 2: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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. East Grand School District No. 2 places 41 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

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

Fremont Re-2
$61,512
1,390 students
Sheridan School District No. 2
$79,984
1,125 students
Weld County School District No. Re-7
$76,840
1,094 students
Lamar School District No. Re-2
$61,174
1,522 students
Monte Vista School District No. C-8
$54,351
1,033 students
Buena Vista School District No. R-31
$59,145
1,032 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 East Grand School District No. 2
What is the average teacher salary in East Grand School District No. 2?

The average teacher salary in East Grand School District No. 2 is $65,963 (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 East Grand School District No. 2 teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

East Grand School District No. 2 pays 2.4% more than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $65,963.

How does East Grand School District No. 2 teacher pay compare to the national average?

East Grand School District No. 2 pays 6.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $65,963.

What is the per-pupil spending in East Grand School District No. 2?

East Grand School District No. 2 spends approximately $38,466 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of East Grand School District No. 2's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 16% of East Grand School District No. 2's total expenditure of $49.4M (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. East Grand School District No. 2'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.