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School district · Colorado · LEAID 0804110

Fowler School District No. R4J

Fowler School District No. R4J sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $50,924 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Fowler School District No. R4J come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$50,924
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$18,150
Per-pupil spending
347
Students enrolled
6th
Pct. in CO
$50,924

Fowler School District No. R4J sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $50,924 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $50,924, below the national average of $70,245, serving 347 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Fowler School District No. R4J sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $50,924 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 6th percentile for Colorado
  • 17th percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Fowler School District No. R4J ranks #131 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #57 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
  • +22.5% 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, Fowler School District No. R4J's instructional payroll puts 9.4% into vocational programs , 3.6 points above the state median of 5.8%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Colorado peer.

Program Fowler School CO median Gap
Regular program 79.0% 79.6% -0.6 pp
Special education 6.3% 8.2% -1.9 pp
Vocational programs 9.4% 5.8% +3.6 pp
Other programs 5.3% 4.1% +1.2 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 0804110 · FY2023.

LEAID 0804110 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Fowler School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -21% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P6 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P17 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-TINY 347 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Genoa-Hugo FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $50,924 estimated average teacher salary · P6 in Colorado · P17 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: School (+$4,048est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Fowler School

Salary neighbourhood · Fowler School

Fowler School trails 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 Fowler School

Fowler School District No. R4J's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$50,924 17th percentile higher than 17% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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

Fowler School in Colorado's lower-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 Fowler School District No. R4J ranks #131 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #57 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

Fowler School District No. R4J 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 Fowler School District No. R4J

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +22.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 3.0 points, a growth rate faster than 47% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 387 to 347 students (10.3% 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.
  • It is a very small district (347 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

Colorado sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$50,923.719

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
$49,996

-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 Fowler School District No. R4J

What the Numbers Say About Fowler School District No. R4J

Fowler School District No. R4J is a small school district in Colorado, serving 347 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,150. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $50,924, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0804110 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Fowler School District No. R4J runs materially below the state benchmark, a 21.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (27.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 6% 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, Fowler School District No. R4J reports $6.3M in total expenditure against $7.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Fowler School District No. R4J compare?

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

Fowler School District No. R4J $50,924
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Fowler School District No. R4J pays -40.1% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $18,150 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, Fowler School District No. R4J sits closest to Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi. 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. Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113
  2. Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J
  3. Wray RD-2 School District
  4. Kiowa County School District No. Re-1
  5. Swink School District No. 33 in the county of Otero and St
  6. Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J
  7. Weld County School District No. Re-9
  8. Elbert School District No. 200
  9. Haxtun School District No. Re-2J
  10. Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an
  11. Ignacio School District No. 11Jt
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi
  2. Las Animas School District No. Re-1
  3. Buena Vista School District No. R-31
  4. McClave School District No. Re-2
  5. Gilpin County School District No. Re-1
  6. Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the counties of El Pas
  7. Estes Park School District R-3
  8. Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1
  9. Salida School District No. R-32
  10. Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113
  11. Meeker School District Re1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Fowler School District No. R4J's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Fowler School District No. R4J: closest on enrollment (347 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($50,924 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

$7.1M
Total Revenue
$6.3M
Total Expenditure
$1.8M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.4M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Fowler School District No. R4J: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 93% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 7% 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. At the other end, Fowler School District No. R4J anchors the bottom of the 94-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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.

View all Colorado districts →

Other Colorado Districts

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

Otis School District No. R-3
$53,754
201 students
South Routt School District No. Re 3
$64,634
350 students
Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the counties of El Pas
$75,622
340 students
Custer County School District Consolidate 1
$52,363
354 students
Haxtun School District No. Re-2J
$51,752
334 students
Big Sandy School District No. 100J
$59,122
361 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 Fowler School District No. R4J
What is the average teacher salary in Fowler School District No. R4J?

The average teacher salary in Fowler School District No. R4J is $50,924 (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 Fowler School District No. R4J teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Fowler School District No. R4J pays 21.0% less than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $50,924.

How does Fowler School District No. R4J teacher pay compare to the national average?

Fowler School District No. R4J pays 27.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $50,924.

What is the per-pupil spending in Fowler School District No. R4J?

Fowler School District No. R4J spends approximately $18,150 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Fowler School District No. R4J's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Fowler School District No. R4J's total expenditure of $6.3M (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. Fowler School District No. R4J'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.