School district · Colorado · LEAID 0806960
Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and
Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (796 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $63,277
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $16,940
- Per-pupil spending
- 796
- Students enrolled
- 52nd
- Pct. in CO
Near benchmark
Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (796 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $63,277, below the national average of $70,245, serving 796 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Colorado districts (796 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 52nd percentile for Colorado
- 44th percentile nationally
- 25% 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.
- Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and ranks #66 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #87 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
- +25.6% 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, Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and's instructional payroll puts 91.2% into regular program , 11.6 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 | Trinidad School | CO median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 91.2% | 79.6% | +11.6 pp |
| Special education | 2.5% | 8.2% | -5.7 pp |
| Vocational programs | 4.4% | 5.8% | -1.4 pp |
| Other programs | 1.9% | 4.1% | -2.3 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 0806960 · FY2023.
LEAID 0806960 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Trinidad School F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $63,277 estimated average teacher salary · P52 in Colorado · P44 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Fremont (+$57est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Trinidad School
Salary neighbourhood · Trinidad School
Trinidad 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).
- School · low pole
School · low pole
$54,971 est. salary
- Weld · near
Weld · near
$62,708 est. salary
- Delta · near
Delta · near
$62,902 est. salary
- Trinidad
Trinidad · this district
$63,277 est. salary
- Fremont · near
Fremont · near
$63,334 est. salary
- Cherry · top pay
Cherry · top pay
$100,672 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Trinidad School
Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$63,277 44th percentile higher than 44% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Trinidad 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)
- Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
$105,729 est. avg salary
- Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and
Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and
$63,277 est. avg salary
- Julesburg School District No. Re1
Julesburg School District No. Re1
$55,561 est. avg salary
What this shows Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and ranks #66 of 138 Colorado districts by estimated teacher salary and #87 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Julesburg School District No. Re1
Julesburg School District No. Re1
$59,313 per pupil
- Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J $19,997
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
$19,997 per pupil
- Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and $16,940
Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and
$16,940 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.
What stands out about Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and
- Enrolment fell from 937 to 796 students (15.0% 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.
Colorado sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $63,277.078
- Colorado price level
- 101.9 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $62,124
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
-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 Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and
What the Numbers Say About Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and
Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and is a small school district in Colorado, serving 796 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,940. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $63,277, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0806960 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 52% 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, Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and reports $13.5M in total expenditure against $15.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.
How does Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Colorado average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and pays -25.5% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · per-pupil $16,940 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, Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and sits closest to Alamosa School District No. Re-11J; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J. 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.
- Alamosa School District No. Re-11J
- Park County School District No. Re-2
- Salida School District No. R-32
- Woodland Park School District No. Re-2
- Moffat County School District RE: No. 1
- Sanford School District No. 6 in the county of Conejos and
- Weld County School District RE-3J
- Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi
- Huerfano School District Re-1
- Clear Creek School District No. Re-1
- South Routt School District No. Re 3
- Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J
- School District No. Re-3 Frenchman
- Rangely School District RE4
- Yuma 1 School District
- School District No. Re-4 Buffalo
- Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El
- School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat
- Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R
- Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park
- North Conejos School District No. Re1J
- Alamosa School District No. Re-11J
Similar estimated teacher pay
- Alamosa School District No. Re-11J$63,265 estimated salary-0.0% versus this district · 2,116 students
- Park County School District No. Re-2$63,245 estimated salary-0.1% versus this district · 595 students
- Salida School District No. R-32$62,955 estimated salary-0.5% versus this district · 1,327 students
Similar per-pupil investment
- Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J$16,920 per pupil-0.1% versus this district · $68,853 estimated salary
- School District No. Re-3 Frenchman$16,919 per pupil-0.1% versus this district · $45,793 estimated salary
- Rangely School District RE4$17,002 per pupil+0.4% versus this district · $59,497 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and: closest on enrollment (796 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($63,277 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and: 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. Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and places 52 of 93 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.
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Smaller-district sample from 140 Colorado peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and
What is the average teacher salary in Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and?
The average teacher salary in Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and is $63,277 (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 Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?
Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and pays 1.8% less than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $63,277.
How does Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and teacher pay compare to the national average?
Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and pays 9.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $63,277.
What is the per-pupil spending in Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and?
Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and spends approximately $16,940 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 25% of Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and's total expenditure of $13.5M (NCES FY2023).
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