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Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an

Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,861 (above only 5% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$49,861
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$19,136
Per-pupil spending
287
Students enrolled
5th
Pct. in CO
$49,861

Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,861 (above only 5% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $49,861, below the national average of $70,245, serving 287 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,861 (above only 5% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 5th percentile for Colorado
  • 14th percentile nationally
  • 21% 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.
  • Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an ranks #133 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #42 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
  • -13.0% 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, Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an's instructional payroll puts 10.5% into other programs , 6.3 points above the state median of 4.1%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Hanover School CO median Gap
Regular program 84.8% 79.6% +5.2 pp
Special education 4.7% 8.2% -3.5 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 5.8% -5.8 pp
Other programs 10.5% 4.1% +6.3 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 0804500 · FY2023.

LEAID 0804500 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Hanover School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -23% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P5 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P14 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-TINY 287 students INSTR-LOW 21% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Dolores FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $49,861 estimated average teacher salary · P5 in Colorado · P14 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: School (+$5,110est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Hanover School

Salary neighbourhood · Hanover School

Hanover 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 Hanover School

Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$49,861 14th percentile higher than 14% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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

Hanover 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 Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an ranks #133 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #42 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

Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an 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 Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -13.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 38.5 points, a growth rate faster than 1% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 15.7% here, from 248 students in FY2019 to 287 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.
  • It is a very small district (287 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

Colorado sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$49,861.034

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
$48,952

-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 Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an

What the Numbers Say About Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an

Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an is a small school district in Colorado, serving 287 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,136. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $49,861, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0804500 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an runs materially below the state benchmark, a 22.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (29.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 5% 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, Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an reports $5.5M in total expenditure against $6.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 21% 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 Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an compare?

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

Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an $49,861
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an pays -41.3% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $19,136 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, Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an sits closest to Dolores County School District RE-2J; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Otis School District No. 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. Dolores County School District RE-2J
  2. Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J
  3. Holyoke School District No. Re-1J
  4. Fowler School District No. R4J
  5. Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113
  6. Wray RD-2 School District
  7. Kiowa County School District No. Re-1
  8. Swink School District No. 33 in the county of Otero and St
  9. Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J
  10. Weld County School District No. Re-9
  11. Elbert School District No. 200
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Otis School District No. R-3
  2. Weld County School District No. Re-7
  3. Kiowa County School District No. Re-1
  4. Akron School District No. R-1
  5. Ellicott School District No. 22 in the county of El Paso a
  6. Swink School District No. 33 in the county of Otero and St
  7. Granada School District No. Re-1
  8. Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the counties of El Pas
  9. Upper Rio Grande School District C-7
  10. Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
  11. Buena Vista School District No. R-31

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an: closest on enrollment (287 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($49,861 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

$6.6M
Total Revenue
$5.5M
Total Expenditure
$1.2M
Instruction Salaries
21% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.8M
Regular Program
$0.0M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 77% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 23% 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, Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an 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.

Kiowa County School District No. Re-1
$51,252
211 students
Otis School District No. R-3
$53,754
201 students
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
$105,729
379 students
Sanford School District No. 6 in the county of Conejos and
$62,670
384 students
Upper Rio Grande School District C-7
$55,520
386 students
Denver 1
$72,198
390 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 Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an
What is the average teacher salary in Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an?

The average teacher salary in Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an is $49,861 (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 Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an pays 22.6% less than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $49,861.

How does Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an teacher pay compare to the national average?

Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an pays 29.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $49,861.

What is the per-pupil spending in Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an?

Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an spends approximately $19,136 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 21% of Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an's total expenditure of $5.5M (NCES FY2023).

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