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Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St

Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St sits in the highest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $80,753 (above 91% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$80,753
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$15,884
Per-pupil spending
7,088
Students enrolled
91st
Pct. in CO
$80,753

Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St sits in the highest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $80,753 (above 91% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $80,753, above the national average of $70,245, serving 7,088 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St sits in the highest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $80,753 (above 91% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 91st percentile for Colorado
  • 75th percentile nationally
  • 32% 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.
  • Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St ranks #11 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #103 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
  • +39.4% 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, Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St's instructional payroll puts 11.8% into special education , 3.7 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 Mapleton School CO median Gap
Regular program 80.4% 79.6% +0.8 pp
Special education 11.8% 8.2% +3.7 pp
Vocational programs 4.5% 5.8% -1.3 pp
Other programs 3.3% 4.1% -0.9 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 0805550 · FY2023.

LEAID 0805550 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Mapleton School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +25% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P91 in state RANK-NAT-MID P75 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-MID 7,088 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Roaring FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $80,753 estimated average teacher salary · P91 in Colorado · P75 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Roaring (+$908est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Mapleton School

Salary neighbourhood · Mapleton School

Mapleton School already leads 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 Mapleton School

Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$80,753 Top 25% higher than 75% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Mapleton School in Colorado's upper-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 Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St ranks #11 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #103 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

Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St 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 Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +39.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 13.9 points, a growth rate faster than 89% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 8,934 to 7,088 students (20.7% 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
$80,752.931

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
$79,281

-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 Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St

What the Numbers Say About Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St

Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Colorado, serving 7,088 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,884. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $80,753, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0805550 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 25.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (15.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 91% 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, Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St reports $112.6M in total expenditure against $129.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $26.2M, special-education teacher pay is $3.9M.

How does Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St compare?

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

Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St $80,753
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St pays -5.0% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $15,884 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, Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St sits closest to Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Pueblo County School District 70. 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. Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
  2. Summit School District No. Re 1
  3. Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E
  4. School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo
  5. Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2
  6. Westminster Public Schools
  7. Thompson School District R-2J
  8. Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E
  9. Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
  10. Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe
  11. Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of Arapahoe
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Pueblo County School District 70
  2. Delta County Joint District No. 50
  3. Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
  4. Garfield School District No. Re-2
  5. Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1
  6. Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4
  7. Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J
  8. Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E
  9. Weld re-8 schools
  10. School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of
  11. Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St's pay band

Two out-of-state peer sets for Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St: closest on enrollment (7,088 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($80,753 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

$129.0M
Total Revenue
$112.6M
Total Expenditure
$36.1M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$26.2M
Regular Program
$3.9M
Special Education
$1.5M
Vocational
$1.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 90% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 10% 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. Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St sits in the upper quarter of that field at 11 of 93, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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 Mapleton School). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Weld County School District RE-3J
$64,056
2,785 students
Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2
$76,622
2,664 students
Weld re-8 schools
$65,899
2,522 students
Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1
$57,245
2,449 students
Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of Arapahoe
$72,120
2,441 students
Elizabeth School District
$61,383
2,379 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 Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St
What is the average teacher salary in Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St?

The average teacher salary in Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St is $80,753 (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 Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St pays 25.3% more than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $80,753.

How does Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St teacher pay compare to the national average?

Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St pays 15.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $80,753.

What is the per-pupil spending in Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St?

Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St spends approximately $15,884 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St's total expenditure of $112.6M (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. Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St'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.