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Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a

Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (332 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,171
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$56,825
Per-pupil spending
332
Students enrolled
63rd
Pct. in CO
$66,171

Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (332 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,171, below the national average of $70,245, serving 332 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (332 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 63rd percentile for Colorado
  • 51st percentile nationally
  • 12% 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.
  • Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a ranks #51 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #2 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
  • +41.7% 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, Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a's instructional payroll puts 86.6% into regular program , 7.0 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 Ridgway School CO median Gap
Regular program 86.6% 79.6% +7.0 pp
Special education 5.7% 8.2% -2.5 pp
Vocational programs 3.9% 5.8% -1.9 pp
Other programs 3.8% 4.1% -0.3 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 0806210 · FY2023.

LEAID 0806210 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Ridgway School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P63 in state RANK-NAT-MID P51 national PPE-HIGH $57K/pupil ENR-TINY 332 students INSTR-LOW 12% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Platte FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,171 estimated average teacher salary · P63 in Colorado · P51 nationally · 12% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Pueblo ($476est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Ridgway School

Salary neighbourhood · Ridgway School

Ridgway School 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Ridgway School

Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,171 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 Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +41.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 16.2 points, a growth rate faster than 90% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 360 to 332 students (7.8% 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.
  • It is a very small district (332 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $56,825 is among the highest in the nation.

Colorado sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$66,171.356

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
$64,966

-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 Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a

What the Numbers Say About Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a

Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a is a small school district in Colorado, serving 332 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $56,825. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,171, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0806210 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 63% 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, Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a reports $18.9M in total expenditure against $14.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 12% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a compare?

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

Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a $66,171
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a pays -22.1% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $56,825 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, Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a sits closest to Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Julesburg School District No. Re1. 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. Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park
  2. Hayden School District No. Re 1
  3. East Grand School District No. 2
  4. Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El
  5. Las Animas School District No. Re-1
  6. Meeker School District Re1
  7. South Routt School District No. Re 3
  8. Sierra Grande School District No. R-30
  9. Huerfano School District Re-1
  10. Hoehne Reorganized School District No. 3
  11. Estes Park School District R-3
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Julesburg School District No. Re1
  2. Huerfano School District Re-1
  3. School District No. Re-50 Wiggins
  4. Sierra Grande School District No. R-30
  5. Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1
  6. East Grand School District No. 2
  7. Rocky Ford School District No. R2
  8. Clear Creek School District No. Re-1
  9. Sheridan School District No. 2
  10. South Routt School District No. Re 3
  11. Telluride School District No. R-1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a: closest on enrollment (332 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,171 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

$14.0M
Total Revenue
$18.9M
Total Expenditure
$2.2M
Instruction Salaries
12% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.8M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 94% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 6% 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. Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a places 41 of 94 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.

View all Colorado districts →

Other Colorado Districts

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

Sierra Grande School District No. R-30
$67,955
289 students
Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an
$49,861
287 students
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
$105,729
379 students
Elbert School District No. 200
$51,738
281 students
Sanford School District No. 6 in the county of Conejos and
$62,670
384 students
Upper Rio Grande School District C-7
$55,520
386 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 Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a
What is the average teacher salary in Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a?

The average teacher salary in Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a is $66,171 (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 Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a pays 2.7% more than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $66,171.

How does Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a teacher pay compare to the national average?

Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a pays 5.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,171.

What is the per-pupil spending in Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a?

Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a spends approximately $56,825 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 12% of Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a's total expenditure of $18.9M (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. Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a'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.