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Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an

Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,195 (above only 42% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$61,195
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$20,355
Per-pupil spending
12,267
Students enrolled
42nd
Pct. in CO
$61,195

Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,195 (above only 42% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $61,195, below the national average of $70,245, serving 12,267 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,195 (above only 42% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 42nd percentile for Colorado
  • 39th percentile nationally
  • 23% 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.
  • Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an ranks #81 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #33 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
  • +21.0% 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, Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an's instructional payroll puts 15.0% into special education , 6.9 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 Harrison School CO median Gap
Regular program 78.0% 79.6% -1.6 pp
Special education 15.0% 8.2% +6.9 pp
Vocational programs 1.6% 5.8% -4.2 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 0804530 · FY2023.

LEAID 0804530 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Harrison School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -5% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P42 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P39 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-LARGE 12.3K students INSTR-LOW 23% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Mesa FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $61,195 estimated average teacher salary · P42 in Colorado · P39 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Mesa ($561est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Harrison School

Salary neighbourhood · Harrison School

Harrison School 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).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Harrison School

Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$61,195 39th percentile higher than 39% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Harrison 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 Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an ranks #81 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #33 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

Harrison School District No. 2 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 Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +21.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 4.5 points, a growth rate faster than 45% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Colorado sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$61,194.916

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
$60,080

-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 Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an

What the Numbers Say About Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an

Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an is a mid-sized school district in Colorado, serving 12,267 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,355. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $61,195, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0804530 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 42% 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, Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an reports $249.7M in total expenditure against $212.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 23% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $38.6M, special-education teacher pay is $7.4M.

How does Harrison School District No. 2 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.

Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an $61,195
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an pays -28.0% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $20,355 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, Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an sits closest to Mesa County Valley School District No. 51; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Eagle County School District No. Re 50. 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. Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
  2. Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co
  3. El Paso County Colorado School District 49
  4. Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4
  5. Delta County Joint District No. 50
  6. Fremont Re-1
  7. Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and
  8. School District 27J
  9. Pueblo County School District 70
  10. Durango School District No. 9-R
  11. School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Eagle County School District No. Re 50
  2. Durango School District No. 9-R
  3. Westminster Public Schools
  4. School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo
  5. Boulder Valley School District No. Re2
  6. GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta
  7. Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
  8. Thompson School District R-2J
  9. Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
  10. Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
  11. Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an: closest on enrollment (12,267 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($61,195 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

$212.7M
Total Revenue
$249.7M
Total Expenditure
$56.2M
Instruction Salaries
23% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$38.6M
Regular Program
$7.4M
Special Education
$0.8M
Vocational
$2.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% 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. Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an places 65 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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Other Colorado Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Colorado sample (including Harrison School). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

School District No. Re-1 Valley
$67,027
1,972 students
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1
$59,701
1,837 students
School District 27J
$65,472
22,713 students
Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E
$78,940
22,725 students
Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt
$61,611
1,678 students
Aspen School District No. 1 in the county of Pitkin and Sta
$101,390
1,572 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 Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an
What is the average teacher salary in Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an?

The average teacher salary in Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an is $61,195 (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 Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an pays 5.0% less than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $61,195.

How does Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an teacher pay compare to the national average?

Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an pays 12.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $61,195.

What is the per-pupil spending in Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an?

Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an spends approximately $20,355 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 23% of Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an's total expenditure of $249.7M (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. Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an'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.