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School district · Colorado · LEAID 0804290

Granada School District No. Re-1

Granada School District No. Re-1 sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $52,093 (above only 14% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Granada School District No. Re-1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$52,093
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$18,418
Per-pupil spending
213
Students enrolled
14th
Pct. in CO
$52,093

Granada School District No. Re-1 sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $52,093 (above only 14% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $52,093, below the national average of $70,245, serving 213 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Granada School District No. Re-1 sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $52,093 (above only 14% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 14th percentile for Colorado
  • 20th percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • Granada School District No. Re-1 ranks #120 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #51 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
  • +25.6% 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, Granada School District No. Re-1's instructional payroll puts 17.5% into vocational programs , 11.7 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 Granada School CO median Gap
Regular program 77.7% 79.6% -2.0 pp
Special education 3.9% 8.2% -4.3 pp
Vocational programs 17.5% 5.8% +11.7 pp
Other programs 0.9% 4.1% -3.2 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 0804290 · FY2023.

LEAID 0804290 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Granada School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -19% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P14 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P20 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-TINY 213 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near School FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $52,093 estimated average teacher salary · P14 in Colorado · P20 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: School (+$2,878est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Granada School

Salary neighbourhood · Granada School

Granada 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
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National salary distribution for Granada School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$52,093 20th percentile higher than 20% 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

Granada 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 Granada School District No. Re-1 ranks #120 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #51 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

Granada School District No. Re-1 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 Granada School District No. Re-1

  • It is a very small district (213 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

Colorado sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$52,093.476

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
$51,144

-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 Granada School District No. Re-1

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

Granada School District No. Re-1 is a small school district in Colorado, serving 213 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,418. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $52,093, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0804290 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Granada School District No. Re-1 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 19.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (25.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 14% 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, Granada School District No. Re-1 reports $3.9M in total expenditure against $4.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $0.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.0M.

How does Granada 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.

Granada School District No. Re-1 $52,093
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Granada School District No. Re-1 pays -38.7% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $18,418 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, Granada School District No. Re-1 sits closest to School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Swink School District No. 33 in the county of Otero and St. 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-20 Weldon Valley
  2. Ignacio School District No. 11Jt
  3. Custer County School District Consolidate 1
  4. Haxtun School District No. Re-2J
  5. Elbert School District No. 200
  6. Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J
  7. Swink School District No. 33 in the county of Otero and St
  8. Kiowa County School District No. Re-1
  9. Wray RD-2 School District
  10. School District No. Re-4 Buffalo
  11. Peyton School District No. 23 in the county of El Paso and
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Swink School District No. 33 in the county of Otero and St
  2. Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the counties of El Pas
  3. Akron School District No. R-1
  4. Las Animas School District No. Re-1
  5. Fowler School District No. R4J
  6. Kiowa County School District No. Re-1
  7. McClave School District No. Re-2
  8. Gilpin County School District No. Re-1
  9. Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1
  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 Granada School District No. Re-1's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Granada School District No. Re-1: closest on enrollment (213 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($52,093 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

$4.0M
Total Revenue
$3.9M
Total Expenditure
$1.2M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.8M
Regular Program
$0.0M
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 Granada 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 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% 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. Placed 88 of 94, Granada School District No. Re-1 is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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
La Veta School District Re-2
$55,695
238 students
Primero Reorganized School District No. 2
$74,194
258 students
McClave School District No. Re-2
$58,484
258 students
Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J
$50,749
259 students
West End School District No. Re-2
$49,556
260 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 Granada School District No. Re-1
What is the average teacher salary in Granada School District No. Re-1?

The average teacher salary in Granada School District No. Re-1 is $52,093 (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 Granada School District No. Re-1 teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Granada School District No. Re-1 pays 19.2% less than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $52,093.

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

Granada School District No. Re-1 pays 25.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $52,093.

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

Granada School District No. Re-1 spends approximately $18,418 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Granada School District No. Re-1's total expenditure of $3.9M (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. Granada 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.