School district · Colorado · LEAID 0805250
Las Animas School District No. Re-1
Las Animas School District No. Re-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (822 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Las Animas School District No. Re-1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $65,280
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $18,178
- Per-pupil spending
- 822
- Students enrolled
- 58th
- Pct. in CO
Near benchmark
Las Animas School District No. Re-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (822 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $65,280, below the national average of $70,245, serving 822 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Las Animas School District No. Re-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (822 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 58th percentile for Colorado
- 49th percentile nationally
- 25% 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.
- Las Animas School District No. Re-1 ranks #58 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #55 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
- +305.9% 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, Las Animas School District No. Re-1's instructional payroll puts 12.4% into special education , 4.2 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 | Las Animas | CO median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 79.1% | 79.6% | -0.6 pp |
| Special education | 12.4% | 8.2% | +4.2 pp |
| Vocational programs | 3.1% | 5.8% | -2.7 pp |
| Other programs | 5.5% | 4.1% | +1.4 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 0805250 · FY2023.
LEAID 0805250 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Las Animas F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $65,280 estimated average teacher salary · P58 in Colorado · P49 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: School (+$192est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Las Animas
Salary neighbourhood · Las Animas
Las Animas 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).
- School · low pole
School · low pole
$54,971 est. salary
- Pueblo · near
Pueblo · near
$64,689 est. salary
- Las · this district
Las · this district
$65,280 est. salary
- School · near
School · near
$65,472 est. salary
- Pueblo · near
Pueblo · near
$65,695 est. salary
- Cherry · top pay
Cherry · top pay
$100,672 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Las Animas
Las Animas School District No. Re-1's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$65,280 49th percentile higher than 49% 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
Las Animas 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
- Las Animas School District No. Re-1
Las Animas School District No. Re-1
$65,280 est. avg salary
- Julesburg School District No. Re1
Julesburg School District No. Re1
$55,561 est. avg salary
What this shows Las Animas School District No. Re-1 ranks #58 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #55 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
Las Animas School District No. Re-1 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
- Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J $19,997
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
$19,997 per pupil
- Las Animas School District No. Re-1 $18,178
Las Animas School District No. Re-1
$18,178 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 Las Animas School District No. Re-1
- Estimated teacher pay here rose +305.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 280.4 points, a growth rate faster than 99% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment fell from 2,309 to 822 students (64.4% 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.
Colorado sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $65,280.199
- Colorado price level
- 101.9 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $64,091
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 Las Animas School District No. Re-1
What the Numbers Say About Las Animas School District No. Re-1
Las Animas School District No. Re-1 is a small school district in Colorado, serving 822 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,178. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $65,280, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0805250 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Las Animas School District No. Re-1 runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 1.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (7.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 58% 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, Las Animas School District No. Re-1 reports $14.9M in total expenditure against $13.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.1M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.
How does Las Animas 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.
Las Animas School District No. Re-1 pays -23.2% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $18,178 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, Las Animas School District No. Re-1 sits closest to Meeker School District Re1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Buena Vista School District No. R-31. 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.
- Meeker School District Re1
- Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El
- Weld re-8 schools
- South Routt School District No. Re 3
- East Grand School District No. 2
- Hayden School District No. Re 1
- Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a
- Huerfano School District Re-1
- Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park
- Weld County School District RE-3J
- Moffat County School District RE: No. 1
- Buena Vista School District No. R-31
- Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi
- Fowler School District No. R4J
- Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the counties of El Pas
- McClave School District No. Re-2
- Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1
- Gilpin County School District No. Re-1
- Estes Park School District R-3
- Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1
- Salida School District No. R-32
- Granada School District No. Re-1
Similar estimated teacher pay
- Meeker School District Re1$65,200 estimated salary-0.1% versus this district · 712 students
- Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El$65,465 estimated salary+0.3% versus this district · 1,317 students
- Weld re-8 schools$65,899 estimated salary+0.9% versus this district · 2,522 students
Similar per-pupil investment
- Buena Vista School District No. R-31$18,183 per pupil+0.0% versus this district · $59,145 estimated salary
- Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi$18,152 per pupil-0.1% versus this district · $62,352 estimated salary
- Fowler School District No. R4J$18,150 per pupil-0.2% versus this district · $50,924 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Las Animas School District No. Re-1's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Las Animas School District No. Re-1: closest on enrollment (822 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($65,280 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 Las Animas 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 70% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 30% 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. Las Animas School District No. Re-1 places 46 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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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 Las Animas School District No. Re-1
What is the average teacher salary in Las Animas School District No. Re-1?
The average teacher salary in Las Animas School District No. Re-1 is $65,280 (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 Las Animas School District No. Re-1 teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?
Las Animas School District No. Re-1 pays 1.3% more than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $65,280.
How does Las Animas School District No. Re-1 teacher pay compare to the national average?
Las Animas School District No. Re-1 pays 7.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $65,280.
What is the per-pupil spending in Las Animas School District No. Re-1?
Las Animas School District No. Re-1 spends approximately $18,178 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Las Animas School District No. Re-1's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 25% of Las Animas School District No. Re-1's total expenditure of $14.9M (NCES FY2023).
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