School district · Colorado · LEAID 0805160
La Veta School District Re-2
La Veta School District Re-2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (238 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for La Veta School District Re-2 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $55,695
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $21,538
- Per-pupil spending
- 238
- Students enrolled
- 29th
- Pct. in CO
Below benchmark
La Veta School District Re-2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (238 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $55,695, below the national average of $70,245, serving 238 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: La Veta School District Re-2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (238 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 29th percentile for Colorado
- 27th percentile nationally
- 28% 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.
- La Veta School District Re-2 ranks #99 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #27 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
- +11.1% 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, La Veta School District Re-2's instructional payroll puts 12.8% into vocational programs , 7.0 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 | La Veta | CO median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 82.6% | 79.6% | +3.0 pp |
| Special education | 4.1% | 8.2% | -4.1 pp |
| Vocational programs | 12.8% | 5.8% | +7.0 pp |
| Other programs | 0.6% | 4.1% | -3.6 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 0805160 · FY2023.
LEAID 0805160 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
La Veta F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $55,695 estimated average teacher salary · P29 in Colorado · P27 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Durango (+$463est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for La Veta
Salary neighbourhood · La Veta
La Veta 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).
- School · low pole
School · low pole
$54,971 est. salary
- La · this district
La · this district
$55,695 est. salary
- Durango · near
Durango · near
$56,158 est. salary
- Lewis-Palmer · near
Lewis-Palmer · near
$60,444 est. salary
- Cherry · top pay
Cherry · top pay
$100,672 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for La Veta
La Veta School District Re-2's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$55,695 27th percentile higher than 27% of 10,684 US districts
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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
La Veta in Colorado's lower-third pay band
Same 138 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
$105,729 est. avg salary
- La Veta School District Re-2
La Veta School District Re-2
$55,695 est. avg salary
- Julesburg School District No. Re1
Julesburg School District No. Re1
$55,561 est. avg salary
What this shows La Veta School District Re-2 ranks #99 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #27 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
La Veta School District Re-2 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Julesburg School District No. Re1
Julesburg School District No. Re1
$59,313 per pupil
- La Veta School District Re-2 $21,538
La Veta School District Re-2
$21,538 per pupil
- Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J $19,997
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
$19,997 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.
What stands out about La Veta School District Re-2
- Estimated teacher pay here moved +11.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 14.4 points, a growth rate faster than 23% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment grew 10.7% here, from 215 students in FY2019 to 238 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 (238 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
Colorado sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $55,694.506
- Colorado price level
- 101.9 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $54,680
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
-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 La Veta School District Re-2
What the Numbers Say About La Veta School District Re-2
La Veta School District Re-2 is a small school district in Colorado, serving 238 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,538. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $55,695, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0805160 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in La Veta School District Re-2 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 13.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (20.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 29% 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, La Veta School District Re-2 reports $5.1M in total expenditure against $5.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.
How does La Veta School District Re-2 compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Colorado average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
La Veta School District Re-2 pays -34.4% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $21,538 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, La Veta School District Re-2 sits closest to Julesburg School District No. Re1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count. 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.
- Julesburg School District No. Re1
- Upper Rio Grande School District C-7
- School District No. C-2 in the county of Elbert and State of
- Cheraw School District No. 31 in the county of Otero and S
- Branson Reorganized School District No. 82
- Rocky Ford School District No. R2
- Dolores School District No. Re-4A
- Limon School District No. Re 4J
- Wiley School District No. Re-13 Jt
- Otis School District No. R-3
- Sargent School District No. Re-33J
- Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count
- Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J
- Calhan District No. RJ1
- Hayden School District No. Re 1
- West Grand School District No. 1
- Ignacio School District No. 11Jt
- Park County School District No. Re-2
- Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
- Upper Rio Grande School District C-7
- Dolores County School District RE-2J
- Otis School District No. R-3
Similar estimated teacher pay
- Julesburg School District No. Re1$55,561 estimated salary-0.2% versus this district · 607 students
- Upper Rio Grande School District C-7$55,520 estimated salary-0.3% versus this district · 386 students
- School District No. C-2 in the county of Elbert and State of$55,484 estimated salary-0.4% versus this district · 309 students
Similar per-pupil investment
- Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count$21,577 per pupil+0.2% versus this district · $75,895 estimated salary
- Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J$21,193 per pupil-1.6% versus this district · $50,749 estimated salary
- Calhan District No. RJ1$21,078 per pupil-2.1% versus this district · $53,581 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near La Veta School District Re-2's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for La Veta School District Re-2: closest on enrollment (238 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($55,695 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in La Veta School District Re-2: 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. Placed 78 of 94, La Veta School District Re-2 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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Smaller-district sample from 140 Colorado peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 La Veta School District Re-2
What is the average teacher salary in La Veta School District Re-2?
The average teacher salary in La Veta School District Re-2 is $55,695 (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 La Veta School District Re-2 teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?
La Veta School District Re-2 pays 13.6% less than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $55,695.
How does La Veta School District Re-2 teacher pay compare to the national average?
La Veta School District Re-2 pays 20.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $55,695.
What is the per-pupil spending in La Veta School District Re-2?
La Veta School District Re-2 spends approximately $21,538 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of La Veta School District Re-2's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 28% of La Veta School District Re-2's total expenditure of $5.1M (NCES FY2023).
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