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School district · Colorado · LEAID 0803990

Poudre School District R-1

Poudre School District R-1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (29,977 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Poudre School District R-1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$74,783
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$16,736
Per-pupil spending
29,977
Students enrolled
82nd
Pct. in CO
$74,783

Poudre School District R-1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (29,977 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $74,783, above the national average of $70,245, serving 29,977 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Poudre School District R-1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (29,977 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 82nd percentile for Colorado
  • 67th percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • Poudre School District R-1 ranks #24 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #93 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
  • +25.7% 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, Poudre School District R-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 Poudre School CO median Gap
Regular program 76.1% 79.6% -3.6 pp
Special education 12.4% 8.2% +4.2 pp
Vocational programs 6.6% 5.8% +0.8 pp
Other programs 5.0% 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 0803990 · FY2023.

LEAID 0803990 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Poudre School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +16% vs state RANK-ST-MID P82 in state RANK-NAT-MID P67 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-LARGE 30.0K students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Thompson FY-2023-HEAVY FY2023 book

FY2023: $74,783 estimated average teacher salary · P82 in Colorado · P67 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Thompson ($798est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Poudre School

Salary neighbourhood · Poudre School

Poudre 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 Poudre School

Poudre School District R-1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$74,783 Top 33% higher than 67% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Poudre School District R-1 $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

Colorado sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$74,783.384

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
$73,421

-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 Poudre School District R-1

What the Numbers Say About Poudre School District R-1

Poudre School District R-1 is a mid-sized school district in Colorado, serving 29,977 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,736. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $74,783, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0803990 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Poudre School District R-1 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 16.0% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (6.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 82% 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, Poudre School District R-1 reports $501.7M in total expenditure against $488.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $105.2M, special-education teacher pay is $17.1M.

How does Poudre School District R-1 compare?

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

Poudre School District R-1 $74,783
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Poudre School District R-1 pays -12.0% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $16,736 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, Poudre School District R-1 sits closest to Thompson School District R-2J; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. 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. Thompson School District R-2J
  2. St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
  3. Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
  4. Douglas County School District No. Re 1
  5. Jefferson County School District No. R-1
  6. Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E
  7. GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta
  8. Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an
  9. Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
  10. School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of
  11. Pueblo County School District 70
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
  2. Adams 12 Five Star Schools
  3. Jefferson County School District No. R-1
  4. School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of
  5. St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
  6. Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E
  7. School District 27J
  8. Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
  9. Thompson School District R-2J
  10. Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
  11. Pueblo County School District 70

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Poudre School District R-1's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Poudre School District R-1: closest on enrollment (29,977 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($74,783 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

$488.4M
Total Revenue
$501.7M
Total Expenditure
$155.7M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$105.2M
Regular Program
$17.1M
Special Education
$9.1M
Vocational
$7.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Poudre School District R-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 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% 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. Poudre School District R-1 sits in the upper quarter of that field at 21 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

Large-district sample from 140 Colorado peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1
$59,701
1,837 students
Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt
$61,611
1,678 students
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2
$98,395
28,485 students
St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
$73,410
31,894 students
Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an
$68,349
25,719 students
El Paso County Colorado School District 49
$62,144
24,515 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 Poudre School District R-1
What is the average teacher salary in Poudre School District R-1?

The average teacher salary in Poudre School District R-1 is $74,783 (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 Poudre School District R-1 teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Poudre School District R-1 pays 16.0% more than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $74,783.

How does Poudre School District R-1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Poudre School District R-1 pays 6.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $74,783.

What is the per-pupil spending in Poudre School District R-1?

Poudre School District R-1 spends approximately $16,736 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Poudre School District R-1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Poudre School District R-1's total expenditure of $501.7M (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. Poudre School District R-1'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.