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School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan

School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,971 (above only 25% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,971
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$12,635
Per-pupil spending
3,421
Students enrolled
25th
Pct. in CO
$54,971

School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,971 (above only 25% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,971, below the national average of $70,245, serving 3,421 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,971 (above only 25% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 25th percentile for Colorado
  • 26th 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.
  • School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan ranks #105 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #134 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
  • +14.7% 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, School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan's instructional payroll puts 14.0% into special education , 5.8 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 School District CO median Gap
Regular program 77.5% 79.6% -2.2 pp
Special education 14.0% 8.2% +5.8 pp
Vocational programs 4.5% 5.8% -1.3 pp
Other programs 4.0% 4.1% -0.1 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 0804050 · FY2023.

LEAID 0804050 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

School District F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -15% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P25 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P26 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-MID 3,421 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Strasburg FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,971 estimated average teacher salary · P25 in Colorado · P26 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Durango (+$1,186est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for School District

Salary neighbourhood · School District

School District trails 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 School District

School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,971 26th percentile higher than 26% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Re-3 Fort Morgan ranks #105 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #134 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. Re-3 Fort Morgan 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. Re-3 Fort Morgan

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +14.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 10.8 points, a growth rate faster than 29% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Colorado sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$54,971.252

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
$53,970

-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. Re-3 Fort Morgan

What the Numbers Say About School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan

School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Colorado, serving 3,421 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,635. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,971, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0804050 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. Re-3 Fort Morgan runs materially below the state benchmark, a 14.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (21.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 25% 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. Re-3 Fort Morgan reports $43.2M in total expenditure against $46.4M 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 $9.1M, special-education teacher pay is $1.6M.

How does School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan 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. Re-3 Fort Morgan $54,971
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. Re-3 Fort Morgan pays -35.3% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $12,635 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. Re-3 Fort Morgan sits closest to Strasburg School District 31J; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Bennett School District No. 29J. 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. Strasburg School District 31J
  2. Ellicott School District No. 22 in the county of El Paso a
  3. Monte Vista School District No. C-8
  4. Durango School District No. 9-R
  5. North Conejos School District No. Re1J
  6. Yuma 1 School District
  7. Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R
  8. Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1
  9. Weld County School District No. Re-9
  10. Weld County School District No. Re-2
  11. School District No. Re-2 Brush
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Bennett School District No. 29J
  2. School District No. Re-1 Valley
  3. Weld County School District No. Re-9
  4. Montrose County School District Re-1J
  5. Lamar School District No. Re-2
  6. Elizabeth School District
  7. Moffat County School District RE: No. 1
  8. Weld County School District RE-3J
  9. Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co
  10. Weld re-8 schools
  11. Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan: closest on enrollment (3,421 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,971 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

$46.4M
Total Revenue
$43.2M
Total Expenditure
$13.6M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$9.1M
Regular Program
$1.6M
Special Education
$0.5M
Vocational
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% 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. Placed 80 of 93, School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1
$57,245
2,449 students
Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of Arapahoe
$72,120
2,441 students
Elizabeth School District
$61,383
2,379 students
Delta County Joint District No. 50
$62,902
4,592 students
Garfield School District No. Re-2
$67,041
4,662 students
Alamosa School District No. Re-11J
$63,265
2,116 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. Re-3 Fort Morgan
What is the average teacher salary in School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan?

The average teacher salary in School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan is $54,971 (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. Re-3 Fort Morgan teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan pays 14.7% less than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $54,971.

How does School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan teacher pay compare to the national average?

School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan pays 21.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,971.

What is the per-pupil spending in School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan?

School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan spends approximately $12,635 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan's total expenditure of $43.2M (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. Re-3 Fort Morgan'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.