School district · Colorado · LEAID 0803870
El Paso County Colorado School District 49
El Paso County Colorado School District 49 spends $13,895 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Colorado districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for El Paso County Colorado School District 49 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $62,144
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $13,895
- Per-pupil spending
- 24,515
- Students enrolled
- 46th
- Pct. in CO
Below benchmark
El Paso County Colorado School District 49 spends $13,895 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Colorado districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $62,144, below the national average of $70,245, serving 24,515 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Lower per-pupil spending: El Paso County Colorado School District 49 spends $13,895 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Colorado districts with a reliable figure.
- 46th percentile for Colorado
- 42nd 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.
- El Paso County Colorado School District 49 ranks #75 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #128 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
- +20.8% 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, El Paso County Colorado School District 49's instructional payroll puts 13.6% into special education , 5.4 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 | El Paso | CO median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 78.8% | 79.6% | -0.8 pp |
| Special education | 13.6% | 8.2% | +5.4 pp |
| Vocational programs | 4.3% | 5.8% | -1.5 pp |
| Other programs | 3.4% | 4.1% | -0.8 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 0803870 · FY2023.
LEAID 0803870 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
El Paso F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $62,144 estimated average teacher salary · P46 in Colorado · P42 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Weld (+$564est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for El Paso
Salary neighbourhood · El Paso
El Paso 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).
- School · low pole
School · low pole
$54,971 est. salary
- Harrison · near
Harrison · near
$61,195 est. salary
- El · this district
El · this district
$62,144 est. salary
- Weld · near
Weld · near
$62,708 est. salary
- Delta · near
Delta · near
$62,902 est. salary
- Cherry · top pay
Cherry · top pay
$100,672 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for El Paso
El Paso County Colorado School District 49's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$62,144 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 10,684 US districts
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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
El Paso in Colorado's lower-third pay band
Same 138 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
$105,729 est. avg salary
- El Paso County Colorado School District 49
El Paso County Colorado School District 49
$62,144 est. avg salary
- Julesburg School District No. Re1
Julesburg School District No. Re1
$55,561 est. avg salary
What this shows El Paso County Colorado School District 49 ranks #75 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #128 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
El Paso County Colorado School District 49 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Julesburg School District No. Re1
Julesburg School District No. Re1
$59,313 per pupil
- Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J $19,997
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
$19,997 per pupil
- El Paso County Colorado School District 49 $13,895
El Paso County Colorado School District 49
$13,895 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.
What stands out about El Paso County Colorado School District 49
- Estimated teacher pay here moved +20.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 4.7 points, a growth rate faster than 45% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment grew 9.5% here, from 22,397 students in FY2019 to 24,515 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
Colorado sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $62,143.785
- Colorado price level
- 101.9 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $61,011
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
-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 El Paso County Colorado School District 49
What the Numbers Say About El Paso County Colorado School District 49
El Paso County Colorado School District 49 is a mid-sized school district in Colorado, serving 24,515 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,895. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $62,144, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0803870 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in El Paso County Colorado School District 49 runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 46% 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, El Paso County Colorado School District 49 reports $340.6M in total expenditure against $367.5M 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 $61.8M, special-education teacher pay is $10.7M.
How does El Paso County Colorado School District 49 compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Colorado average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
El Paso County Colorado School District 49 pays -26.9% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $13,895 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, El Paso County Colorado School District 49 sits closest to Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an. 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.
- Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4
- Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an
- Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
- Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co
- Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and
- School District 27J
- Pueblo County School District 70
- School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of
- Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an
- GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta
- Eagle County School District No. Re 50
- Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an
- Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co
- Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4
- Douglas County School District No. Re 1
- Pueblo County School District 70
- Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St
- St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
- Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
- Poudre School District R-1
- Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Similar estimated teacher pay
- Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4$62,708 estimated salary+0.9% versus this district · 8,227 students
- Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an$61,195 estimated salary-1.5% versus this district · 12,267 students
- Mesa County Valley School District No. 51$60,634 estimated salary-2.4% versus this district · 20,762 students
Similar per-pupil investment
- Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an$13,981 per pupil+0.6% versus this district · $68,349 estimated salary
- Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co$14,536 per pupil+4.6% versus this district · $60,444 estimated salary
- Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4$14,951 per pupil+7.6% versus this district · $62,708 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near El Paso County Colorado School District 49's enrollment scale
Two out-of-state peer sets for El Paso County Colorado School District 49: closest on enrollment (24,515 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($62,144 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in El Paso County Colorado School District 49: 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. El Paso County Colorado School District 49 places 60 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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Large-district sample from 140 Colorado peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.
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 El Paso County Colorado School District 49
What is the average teacher salary in El Paso County Colorado School District 49?
The average teacher salary in El Paso County Colorado School District 49 is $62,144 (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 El Paso County Colorado School District 49 teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?
El Paso County Colorado School District 49 pays 3.6% less than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $62,144.
How does El Paso County Colorado School District 49 teacher pay compare to the national average?
El Paso County Colorado School District 49 pays 11.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $62,144.
What is the per-pupil spending in El Paso County Colorado School District 49?
El Paso County Colorado School District 49 spends approximately $13,895 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of El Paso County Colorado School District 49's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 27% of El Paso County Colorado School District 49's total expenditure of $340.6M (NCES FY2023).
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