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School district · Colorado · LEAID 0802370

Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park

Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (797 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,255
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$16,725
Per-pupil spending
797
Students enrolled
64th
Pct. in CO
$66,255

Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (797 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,255, below the national average of $70,245, serving 797 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (797 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 64th percentile for Colorado
  • 51st percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park ranks #50 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #94 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
  • +36.0% 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, Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park's instructional payroll puts 89.8% into regular program , 10.2 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 Platte Canyon CO median Gap
Regular program 89.8% 79.6% +10.2 pp
Special education 7.8% 8.2% -0.4 pp
Vocational programs 1.0% 5.8% -4.8 pp
Other programs 1.4% 4.1% -2.7 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 0802370 · FY2023.

LEAID 0802370 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Platte Canyon F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P64 in state RANK-NAT-MID P51 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 797 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Ridgway FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,255 estimated average teacher salary · P64 in Colorado · P51 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Pueblo ($560est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Platte Canyon

Salary neighbourhood · Platte Canyon

Platte Canyon 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 Platte Canyon

Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,255 Top 49% higher than 51% 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

What stands out about Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +36.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 10.5 points, a growth rate faster than 84% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 917 to 797 students (13.1% 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
$66,255.068

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
$65,048

-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 Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park

What the Numbers Say About Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park

Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park is a small school district in Colorado, serving 797 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,725. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,255, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0802370 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 64% 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, Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park reports $13.3M in total expenditure against $13.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park compare?

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

Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park $66,255
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park pays -22.0% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $16,725 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, Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park sits closest to Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a; 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. Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a
  2. Hayden School District No. Re 1
  3. East Grand School District No. 2
  4. Weld re-8 schools
  5. School District No. Re-1 Valley
  6. Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El
  7. Las Animas School District No. Re-1
  8. Meeker School District Re1
  9. South Routt School District No. Re 3
  10. Sierra Grande School District No. R-30
  11. Huerfano School District Re-1
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R
  2. School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat
  3. Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El
  4. North Conejos School District No. Re1J
  5. School District No. Re-3 Frenchman
  6. Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J
  7. Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and
  8. Rangely School District RE4
  9. Yuma 1 School District
  10. School District No. Re-4 Buffalo
  11. Holly School District No. Re-3

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park: closest on enrollment (797 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,255 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

$13.5M
Total Revenue
$13.3M
Total Expenditure
$4.1M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.2M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park: 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. Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park places 40 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.

Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the counties of El Pas
$75,622
340 students
Haxtun School District No. Re-2J
$51,752
334 students
Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and
$63,277
796 students
Las Animas School District No. Re-1
$65,280
822 students
Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J
$51,560
762 students
School District No. Re-50 Wiggins
$70,032
862 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 Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park
What is the average teacher salary in Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park?

The average teacher salary in Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park is $66,255 (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 Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park pays 2.8% more than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $66,255.

How does Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park teacher pay compare to the national average?

Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park pays 5.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,255.

What is the per-pupil spending in Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park?

Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park spends approximately $16,725 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park's total expenditure of $13.3M (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. Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park'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.