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Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El

Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (1,317 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$65,465
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$16,768
Per-pupil spending
1,317
Students enrolled
59th
Pct. in CO
$65,465

Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (1,317 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $65,465, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,317 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (1,317 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 59th percentile for Colorado
  • 49th percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El ranks #57 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #90 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
  • +34.2% 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, Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El's instructional payroll puts 7.3% into other programs , 3.2 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 Manitou Springs CO median Gap
Regular program 81.6% 79.6% +2.0 pp
Special education 8.4% 8.2% +0.3 pp
Vocational programs 2.6% 5.8% -3.2 pp
Other programs 7.3% 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 0805490 · FY2023.

LEAID 0805490 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Manitou Springs F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P59 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P49 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,317 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Las FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $65,465 estimated average teacher salary · P59 in Colorado · P49 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: School (+$8est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Manitou Springs

Salary neighbourhood · Manitou Springs

Manitou Springs 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 Manitou Springs

Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$65,465 49th percentile higher than 49% 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

Manitou Springs 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 Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El ranks #57 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #90 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

Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El 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 Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +34.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 8.7 points, a growth rate faster than 81% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,494 to 1,317 students (11.8% 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
$65,464.673

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
$64,272

-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 Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El

What the Numbers Say About Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El

Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El is a small school district in Colorado, serving 1,317 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,768. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $65,465, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0805490 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 1.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (6.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 59% 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, Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El reports $22.1M in total expenditure against $22.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El compare?

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

Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El $65,465
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El pays -22.9% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $16,768 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, Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El sits closest to Las Animas School District No. Re-1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R. 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. Las Animas School District No. Re-1
  2. Meeker School District Re1
  3. Weld re-8 schools
  4. East Grand School District No. 2
  5. Hayden School District No. Re 1
  6. Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a
  7. Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park
  8. South Routt School District No. Re 3
  9. Huerfano School District Re-1
  10. Weld County School District RE-3J
  11. School District No. Re-1 Valley
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R
  2. Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park
  3. Garfield School District No. Re-2
  4. North Conejos School District No. Re1J
  5. Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J
  6. Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and
  7. Rangely School District RE4
  8. Yuma 1 School District
  9. Alamosa School District No. Re-11J
  10. School District No. Re-2 Brush
  11. East Otero School District No. R1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El: closest on enrollment (1,317 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($65,465 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

$22.5M
Total Revenue
$22.1M
Total Expenditure
$7.4M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.5M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 91% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 9% 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. Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El places 45 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

Smaller-district sample from 140 Colorado peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Huerfano School District Re-1
$64,348
491 students
Salida School District No. R-32
$62,955
1,327 students
Bennett School District No. 29J
$59,544
1,296 students
East Grand School District No. 2
$65,963
1,283 students
East Otero School District No. R1
$72,961
1,355 students
Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R
$52,819
1,279 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 Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El
What is the average teacher salary in Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El?

The average teacher salary in Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El is $65,465 (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 Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El pays 1.6% more than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $65,465.

How does Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El teacher pay compare to the national average?

Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El pays 6.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $65,465.

What is the per-pupil spending in Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El?

Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El spends approximately $16,768 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El's total expenditure of $22.1M (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. Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El'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.