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Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (2,449 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$57,245
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$14,961
Per-pupil spending
2,449
Students enrolled
32nd
Pct. in CO
$57,245

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (2,449 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $57,245, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,449 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (2,449 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 32nd percentile for Colorado
  • 30th 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.
  • Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 ranks #95 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #116 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
  • +26.9% 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, Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1's instructional payroll puts 87.6% into regular program , 8.0 points above the state median of 79.6%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Colorado district.

Program Montezuma-Cortez School CO median Gap
Regular program 87.6% 79.6% +8.0 pp
Special education 8.2% 8.2% +0.0 pp
Vocational programs 2.4% 5.8% -3.4 pp
Other programs 1.8% 4.1% -2.4 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 0803090 · FY2023.

LEAID 0803090 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Montezuma-Cortez School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -11% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P32 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P30 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,449 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near North FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $57,245 estimated average teacher salary · P32 in Colorado · P30 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Durango ($1,087est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Montezuma-Cortez School

Salary neighbourhood · Montezuma-Cortez School

Montezuma-Cortez School 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).

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

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$57,245 30th percentile higher than 30% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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

Montezuma-Cortez 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 Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 ranks #95 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #116 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

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 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 Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1

  • Enrolment fell from 2,778 to 2,449 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
$57,244.898

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
$56,202

-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 Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1

What the Numbers Say About Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 is a small school district in Colorado, serving 2,449 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,961. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,245, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0803090 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 11.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 32% 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, Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 reports $36.6M in total expenditure against $39.4M 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 $7.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.7M.

How does Montezuma-Cortez 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.

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 $57,245
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 pays -32.6% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $14,961 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, Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 sits closest to North Conejos School District No. Re1J; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4. 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. North Conejos School District No. Re1J
  2. Durango School District No. 9-R
  3. Weld County School District No. Re-2
  4. School District No. Re-2 Brush
  5. Buena Vista School District No. R-31
  6. Ellicott School District No. 22 in the county of El Paso a
  7. School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan
  8. Bennett School District No. 29J
  9. Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1
  10. Strasburg School District 31J
  11. Rocky Ford School District No. R2
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4
  2. Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt
  3. Monte Vista School District No. C-8
  4. Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E
  5. Weld re-8 schools
  6. Delta County Joint District No. 50
  7. Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co
  8. Weld County School District RE-3J
  9. Dolores School District No. Re-4A
  10. Moffat County School District RE: No. 1
  11. Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1: closest on enrollment (2,449 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,245 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

$39.4M
Total Revenue
$36.6M
Total Expenditure
$10.1M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.4M
Regular Program
$0.7M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Montezuma-Cortez 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 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% 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 75 of 93, Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 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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Other Colorado Districts

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

Fremont Re-1
$63,334
3,305 students
Aspen School District No. 1 in the county of Pitkin and Sta
$101,390
1,572 students
Lamar School District No. Re-2
$61,174
1,522 students
School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan
$54,971
3,421 students
Fremont Re-2
$61,512
1,390 students
School District No. Re-2 Brush
$58,640
1,366 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 Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1
What is the average teacher salary in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1?

The average teacher salary in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 is $57,245 (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 Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 pays 11.2% less than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $57,245.

How does Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 pays 18.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,245.

What is the per-pupil spending in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1?

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 spends approximately $14,961 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1's total expenditure of $36.6M (NCES FY2023).

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