School district · Colorado · LEAID 0805850
West End School District No. Re-2
West End School District No. Re-2 sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,556 (above only 4% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for West End School District No. Re-2 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $49,556
- Est. avg teacher salary
- 260
- Students enrolled
- 4th
- Pct. in CO
Well below benchmark
West End School District No. Re-2 sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,556 (above only 4% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $49,556, below the national average of $70,245, serving 260 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Lower-third pay in state: West End School District No. Re-2 sits in the lowest third of Colorado districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,556 (above only 4% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
- 4th percentile for Colorado
- 13th percentile nationally
- 4% 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.
- -2.7% 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, West End School District No. Re-2's instructional payroll puts 5.9% into special education , 2.3 points below the state median of 8.2%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Colorado district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.
| Program | West End | CO median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 81.2% | 79.6% | +1.6 pp |
| Special education | 5.9% | 8.2% | -2.3 pp |
| Vocational programs | 7.1% | 5.8% | +1.3 pp |
| Other programs | 5.8% | 4.1% | +1.7 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 0805850 · FY2023.
LEAID 0805850 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
West End F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $49,556 estimated average teacher salary · P4 in Colorado · P13 nationally · 4% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: School (+$5,415est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for West End
Salary neighbourhood · West End
West End 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).
- West
West · this district · low pay
$49,556 est. salary
- School · near
School · near
$54,971 est. salary
- Durango · near
Durango · near
$56,158 est. salary
- Lewis-Palmer · near
Lewis-Palmer · near
$60,444 est. salary
- Cherry · top pay
Cherry · top pay
$100,672 est. salary
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National salary distribution for West End
West End School District No. Re-2's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$49,556 13th percentile higher than 13% 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
What stands out about West End School District No. Re-2
- Estimated teacher pay here moved -2.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Colorado's statewide +25.5% by 28.2 points, a growth rate faster than 7% of the 168 Colorado districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- This is a contracting district: 285 students in FY2019 down to 260 in FY2023, a 8.8% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.
- It is a very small district (260 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
Colorado sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $49,556.136
- Colorado price level
- 101.9 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $48,653
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 West End School District No. Re-2
What the Numbers Say About West End School District No. Re-2
West End School District No. Re-2 is a small school district in Colorado, serving 260 students. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $49,556. NCES LEAID 0805850 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Colorado statewide average of $64,442, teacher pay in West End School District No. Re-2 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 23.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (29.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Colorado, it pays more than 4% 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, West End School District No. Re-2 reports $27.1M in total expenditure against $26.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 4% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $0.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.
How does West End School District No. Re-2 compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Colorado average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
West End School District No. Re-2 pays -41.7% less than School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
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.
Out-of-state districts near West End School District No. Re-2's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for West End School District No. Re-2: closest on enrollment (260 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($49,556 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 West End School District No. Re-2: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% 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. At the other end, West End School District No. Re-2 anchors the bottom of the 94-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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 West End School District No. Re-2
What is the average teacher salary in West End School District No. Re-2?
The average teacher salary in West End School District No. Re-2 is $49,556 (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 West End School District No. Re-2 teacher pay compare to the Colorado average?
West End School District No. Re-2 pays 23.1% less than the Colorado state average of $64,442. The district's average is $49,556.
How does West End School District No. Re-2 teacher pay compare to the national average?
West End School District No. Re-2 pays 29.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $49,556.
What percentage of West End School District No. Re-2's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 4% of West End School District No. Re-2's total expenditure of $27.1M (NCES FY2023).
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