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School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat

School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (221 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$61,318
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$16,747
Per-pupil spending
221
Students enrolled
43rd
Pct. in CO
$61,318

School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (221 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $61,318, below the national average of $70,245, serving 221 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (221 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 43rd percentile for Colorado
  • 40th percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat ranks #80 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #91 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
  • +24.9% 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, School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat's instructional payroll puts 68.7% into regular program , 11.0 points below the state median of 79.6%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program School District CO median Gap
Regular program 68.7% 79.6% -11.0 pp
Special education 7.9% 8.2% -0.3 pp
Vocational programs 12.9% 5.8% +7.1 pp
Other programs 10.5% 4.1% +6.4 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 0806780 · FY2023.

LEAID 0806780 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

School District F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -5% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P43 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P40 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-TINY 221 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Clear FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $61,318 estimated average teacher salary · P43 in Colorado · P40 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Harrison ($123est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for School District

Salary neighbourhood · School District

School District 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 School District

School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$61,318 40th percentile higher than 40% 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

School District 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 School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat ranks #80 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #91 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

School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat 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 School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat

  • Enrolment fell from 243 to 221 students (9.1% 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.
  • It is a very small district (221 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

Colorado sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$61,318.408

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
$60,201

-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 School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat

What the Numbers Say About School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat

School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat is a small school district in Colorado, serving 221 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,747. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $61,318, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0806780 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 43% 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, School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat reports $3.7M in total expenditure against $4.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $0.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat compare?

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

School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat $61,318
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat pays -27.8% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $16,747 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, School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat sits closest to Clear Creek School District No. Re-1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park. 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. Clear Creek School District No. Re-1
  2. Holly School District No. Re-3
  3. Sanford School District No. 6 in the county of Conejos and
  4. Rangely School District RE4
  5. Park County School District No. Re-2
  6. Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and
  7. Big Sandy School District No. 100J
  8. Mancos School District Re-6
  9. McClave School District No. Re-2
  10. Huerfano School District Re-1
  11. South Routt School District No. Re 3
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park
  2. School District No. Re-3 Frenchman
  3. Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and
  4. Rangely School District RE4
  5. School District No. Re-4 Buffalo
  6. Holly School District No. Re-3
  7. Sargent School District No. Re-33J
  8. Plateau Valley School District No. 50 in the county of Mesa
  9. Wray RD-2 School District
  10. Haxtun School District No. Re-2J
  11. Cheraw School District No. 31 in the county of Otero and S

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat: closest on enrollment (221 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($61,318 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

$4.2M
Total Revenue
$3.7M
Total Expenditure
$1.1M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.7M
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 School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 92% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 8% 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. School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat places 65 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.

Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
$105,729
379 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
Denver 1
$72,198
390 students
West Grand School District No. 1
$46,310
391 students
Gilpin County School District No. Re-1
$70,378
408 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 School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat
What is the average teacher salary in School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat?

The average teacher salary in School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat is $61,318 (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 School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat pays 4.8% less than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $61,318.

How does School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat teacher pay compare to the national average?

School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat pays 12.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $61,318.

What is the per-pupil spending in School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat?

School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat spends approximately $16,747 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat's total expenditure of $3.7M (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. School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat'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.