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School district · Colorado · LEAID 0804230

Gilpin County School District No. Re-1

Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (408 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$70,378
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$18,012
Per-pupil spending
408
Students enrolled
74th
Pct. in CO
$70,378

Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (408 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $70,378, near the national average of $70,245, serving 408 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (408 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 74th percentile for Colorado
  • 60th percentile nationally
  • 33% 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.
  • Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 ranks #36 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #60 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
  • +39.1% 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, Gilpin County School District No. Re-1's instructional payroll puts 86.5% into regular program , 6.9 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 Gilpin County CO median Gap
Regular program 86.5% 79.6% +6.9 pp
Special education 6.9% 8.2% -1.3 pp
Vocational programs 2.1% 5.8% -3.7 pp
Other programs 4.5% 4.1% +0.4 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 0804230 · FY2023.

LEAID 0804230 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Gilpin County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +9% vs state RANK-ST-MID P74 in state RANK-NAT-MID P60 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-TINY 408 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near School FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $70,378 estimated average teacher salary · P74 in Colorado · P60 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Eagle (+$1,199est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Gilpin County

Salary neighbourhood · Gilpin County

Gilpin County 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 Gilpin County

Gilpin County School District No. Re-1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$70,378 Top 40% higher than 60% 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

What stands out about Gilpin County School District No. Re-1

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +39.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 13.6 points, a growth rate faster than 88% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 486 to 408 students (16.0% 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 (408 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

Colorado sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$70,378.412

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
$69,096

-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 Gilpin County School District No. Re-1

What the Numbers Say About Gilpin County School District No. Re-1

Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 is a small school district in Colorado, serving 408 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,012. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $70,378, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0804230 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 9.2% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 74% 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, Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 reports $7.3M in total expenditure against $9.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 compare?

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

Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 $70,378
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 pays -17.2% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $18,012 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, Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 sits closest to School District No. Re-50 Wiggins; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Estes Park School District R-3. 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. School District No. Re-50 Wiggins
  2. Plateau Valley School District No. 50 in the county of Mesa
  3. Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1
  4. Lake County School District No. R-1
  5. Denver 1
  6. Estes Park School District R-3
  7. Hoehne Reorganized School District No. 3
  8. Sierra Grande School District No. R-30
  9. East Otero School District No. R1
  10. Primero Reorganized School District No. 2
  11. Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Estes Park School District R-3
  2. Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1
  3. McClave School District No. Re-2
  4. Salida School District No. R-32
  5. Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113
  6. Meeker School District Re1
  7. Fowler School District No. R4J
  8. Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi
  9. Las Animas School District No. Re-1
  10. Buena Vista School District No. R-31
  11. Custer County School District Consolidate 1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Gilpin County School District No. Re-1's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Gilpin County School District No. Re-1: closest on enrollment (408 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($70,378 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

$9.5M
Total Revenue
$7.3M
Total Expenditure
$2.4M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.0M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Gilpin County School District No. Re-1: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 94% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 6% 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. Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 places 30 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.

Sierra Grande School District No. R-30
$67,955
289 students
Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an
$49,861
287 students
Elbert School District No. 200
$51,738
281 students
Holly School District No. Re-3
$60,491
273 students
Wiley School District No. Re-13 Jt
$54,250
266 students
Holyoke School District No. Re-1J
$48,811
552 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 Gilpin County School District No. Re-1
What is the average teacher salary in Gilpin County School District No. Re-1?

The average teacher salary in Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 is $70,378 (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 Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 pays 9.2% more than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $70,378.

How does Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 pays 0.2% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $70,378.

What is the per-pupil spending in Gilpin County School District No. Re-1?

Gilpin County School District No. Re-1 spends approximately $18,012 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Gilpin County School District No. Re-1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Gilpin County School District No. Re-1's total expenditure of $7.3M (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. Gilpin County School District No. Re-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.