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Strasburg School District 31J

Strasburg School District 31J sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,721 (above only 24% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Strasburg School District 31J come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,721
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$18,624
Per-pupil spending
1,209
Students enrolled
24th
Pct. in CO
$54,721

Strasburg School District 31J sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,721 (above only 24% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,721, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,209 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Strasburg School District 31J sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,721 (above only 24% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 24th percentile for Colorado
  • 25th percentile nationally
  • 20% 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.
  • Strasburg School District 31J ranks #106 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #48 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
  • +11.0% 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, Strasburg School District 31J's instructional payroll puts 88.9% into regular program , 9.3 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 Strasburg School CO median Gap
Regular program 88.9% 79.6% +9.3 pp
Special education 5.1% 8.2% -3.1 pp
Vocational programs 2.0% 5.8% -3.8 pp
Other programs 4.1% 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 0806750 · FY2023.

LEAID 0806750 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Strasburg School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -15% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P24 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P25 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,209 students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Rocky FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,721 estimated average teacher salary · P24 in Colorado · P25 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: School (+$250est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Strasburg School

Salary neighbourhood · Strasburg School

Strasburg School 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 Strasburg School

Strasburg School District 31J's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,721 25th percentile higher than 25% 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

Strasburg School 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 Strasburg School District 31J ranks #106 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #48 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

Strasburg School District 31J 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 Strasburg School District 31J

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +11.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 14.5 points, a growth rate faster than 22% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 13.5% here, from 1,065 students in FY2019 to 1,209 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

Colorado sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$54,721.092

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
$53,724

-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 Strasburg School District 31J

What the Numbers Say About Strasburg School District 31J

Strasburg School District 31J is a small school district in Colorado, serving 1,209 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,624. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,721, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0806750 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Strasburg School District 31J runs materially below the state benchmark, a 15.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 24% 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, Strasburg School District 31J reports $22.5M in total expenditure against $17.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Strasburg School District 31J compare?

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

Strasburg School District 31J $54,721
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C $84,963
Colorado avg $64,442
National avg $70,245

Strasburg School District 31J pays -35.6% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $18,624 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, Strasburg School District 31J sits closest to Rocky Ford School District No. R2; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Akron School District No. R-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. Rocky Ford School District No. R2
  2. School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan
  3. Dolores School District No. Re-4A
  4. Monte Vista School District No. C-8
  5. Limon School District No. Re 4J
  6. Ellicott School District No. 22 in the county of El Paso a
  7. School District No. C-2 in the county of Elbert and State of
  8. Upper Rio Grande School District C-7
  9. Julesburg School District No. Re1
  10. Sargent School District No. Re-33J
  11. Calhan District No. RJ1
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Akron School District No. R-1
  2. Ellicott School District No. 22 in the county of El Paso a
  3. Weld County School District No. Re-7
  4. Fremont Re-2
  5. Swink School District No. 33 in the county of Otero and St
  6. Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1
  7. Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the counties of El Pas
  8. Buena Vista School District No. R-31
  9. Las Animas School District No. Re-1
  10. Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi
  11. Fowler School District No. R4J

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Strasburg School District 31J's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Strasburg School District 31J: closest on enrollment (1,209 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,721 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

$17.5M
Total Revenue
$22.5M
Total Expenditure
$4.5M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.3M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Strasburg School District 31J: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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 81 of 93, Strasburg School District 31J 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.

Mancos School District Re-6
$59,054
509 students
Huerfano School District Re-1
$64,348
491 students
Rangely School District RE4
$59,497
488 students
Limon School District No. Re 4J
$54,285
457 students
Hayden School District No. Re 1
$66,063
454 students
School District No. Re-1 Valley
$67,027
1,972 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 Strasburg School District 31J
What is the average teacher salary in Strasburg School District 31J?

The average teacher salary in Strasburg School District 31J is $54,721 (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 Strasburg School District 31J teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?

Strasburg School District 31J pays 15.1% less than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $54,721.

How does Strasburg School District 31J teacher pay compare to the national average?

Strasburg School District 31J pays 22.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,721.

What is the per-pupil spending in Strasburg School District 31J?

Strasburg School District 31J spends approximately $18,624 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Strasburg School District 31J's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 20% of Strasburg School District 31J's total expenditure of $22.5M (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. Strasburg School District 31J'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.