The National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing survey for the 2011-2012 school year found that on average 16.1 percent of teachers have jobs outside the school system to supplement their income. The survey also indicated the following:
- Eleven states had a rate of at least one in five teachers taking on second jobs, including Colorado.
- Maine has the highest rate, at 25.9 percent.
- Oregon has the lowest rate, at 11.2 percent.
- Average salaries for public school teachers decreased by 3.2 percent.
- Ten states realized a decline in salaries of more than 6 percent, including Colorado, with an 8 percent decline.
- North Carolina realized the largest decline, at 15 percent.
- Wyoming realized a salary increase of 15.2 percent over that same time period
- On average, the local share of school funding increased from 43.2 percent to 43.4 percent.
- On average, the state share of school funding stayed about the same, at 46.2 percent.
- On average, the federal share of school funding decreased from 10.6 percent to 10.3 percent.
- Colorado ranked 32 in funding from the state government and 37 in funding from the federal government in the 2011-2012 school year.
- Colorado ranked 32 in funding from the state government and 34 in funding from the federal government in the 2012-2013 school year.
