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School district · Colorado · LEAID 0804260

Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1

Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 sits in the highest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $81,661 (above 92% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$81,661
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$18,646
Per-pupil spending
5,771
Students enrolled
92nd
Pct. in CO
$81,661

Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 sits in the highest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $81,661 (above 92% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $81,661, above the national average of $70,245, serving 5,771 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 sits in the highest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $81,661 (above 92% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 92nd percentile for Colorado
  • 76th percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 ranks #10 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #46 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
  • +31.3% 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, Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1's instructional payroll puts 13.0% into other programs , 8.8 points above the state median of 4.1%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Roaring Fork CO median Gap
Regular program 71.6% 79.6% -8.0 pp
Special education 10.9% 8.2% +2.7 pp
Vocational programs 4.5% 5.8% -1.3 pp
Other programs 13.0% 4.1% +8.8 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 0804260 · FY2023.

LEAID 0804260 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Roaring Fork F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +27% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P92 in state RANK-NAT-MID P76 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-MID 5,771 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Mapleton FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $81,661 estimated average teacher salary · P92 in Colorado · P76 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Aurora (+$443est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Roaring Fork

Salary neighbourhood · Roaring Fork

Roaring Fork 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
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National salary distribution for Roaring Fork

Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$81,661 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Roaring Fork 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 Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 ranks #10 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #46 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

Roaring Fork 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 Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +31.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 5.8 points, a growth rate faster than 73% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Colorado sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$81,660.908

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
$80,173

-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 Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1

What the Numbers Say About Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1

Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Colorado, serving 5,771 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,646. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $81,661, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0804260 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 26.7% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 92% 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, Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 reports $107.6M in total expenditure against $118.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $23.2M, special-education teacher pay is $3.5M.

How does Roaring Fork 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.

Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 $81,661
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 pays -3.9% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $18,646 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, Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 sits closest to Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1. 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. Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St
  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. Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe
  8. Thompson School District R-2J
  9. Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E
  10. Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
  11. Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of Arapahoe
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1
  2. Thompson School District R-2J
  3. Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
  4. School District 27J
  5. Summit School District No. Re 1
  6. School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo
  7. Fremont Re-1
  8. Westminster Public Schools
  9. Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E
  10. Woodland Park School District No. Re-2
  11. Eagle County School District No. Re 50

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1: closest on enrollment (5,771 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($81,661 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

$118.8M
Total Revenue
$107.6M
Total Expenditure
$36.9M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$23.2M
Regular Program
$3.5M
Special Education
$1.5M
Vocational
$4.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Roaring Fork 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 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. Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 sits in the upper quarter of that field at 10 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

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

Delta County Joint District No. 50
$62,902
4,592 students
Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St
$80,753
7,088 students
Weld County School District No. Re-5J
$71,588
3,853 students
Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E
$73,743
3,737 students
Summit School District No. Re 1
$79,029
3,633 students
Westminster Public Schools
$87,048
8,004 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 Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
What is the average teacher salary in Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1?

The average teacher salary in Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 is $81,661 (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 Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 pays 26.7% more than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $81,661.

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

Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 pays 16.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $81,661.

What is the per-pupil spending in Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1?

Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 spends approximately $18,646 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1's total expenditure of $107.6M (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. Roaring Fork School District No. Re-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.