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Caston School Corporation

Caston School Corporation sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,111 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Caston School Corporation come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$47,111
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$13,469
Per-pupil spending
835
Students enrolled
16th
Pct. in IN
$47,111

Caston School Corporation sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,111 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $47,111, below the national average of $70,245, serving 835 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Caston School Corporation sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,111 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 16th percentile for Indiana
  • 8th percentile nationally
  • 27% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Indiana ranks #42 of 49 on the salary estimate and #14 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Caston School Corporation ranks #242 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #240 of 289 by per-pupil spending. Gary Community School Corp pay #1 at $76,828 is not DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist spending #1 at $32,890 per pupil
  • +14.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Indiana median

Among 291 Indiana districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Caston School Corporation's instructional payroll puts 6.0% into vocational programs , 2.8 points above the state median of 3.2%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Indiana peer.

Program Caston School IN median Gap
Regular program 83.9% 83.5% +0.4 pp
Special education 9.7% 12.0% -2.3 pp
Vocational programs 6.0% 3.2% +2.8 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 291 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 1801410 · FY2023.

LEAID 1801410 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Caston School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -10% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P16 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P8 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-SMALL 835 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Wabash FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $47,111 estimated average teacher salary · P16 in Indiana · P8 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Warsaw (+$606est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Caston School

Salary neighbourhood · Caston School

Caston 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Caston School

Caston School Corporation's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$47,111 8th percentile higher than 8% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Caston School Corporation $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

Caston School in Indiana's lower-third pay band

Same 289 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Caston School Corporation ranks #242 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #240 of 289 by per-pupil spending. Gary Community School Corp pay #1 at $76,828 is not DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist spending #1 at $32,890 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Caston School Corporation is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist leads spending at $32,890 per pupil; Gary Community School Corp leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Caston School Corporation

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 8% of districts.
  • Enrolment grew 22.1% here, from 684 students in FY2019 to 835 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$47,111.111

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Indiana price level
92.1 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$51,154

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Indiana run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

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 Indiana 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 Caston School Corporation

What the Numbers Say About Caston School Corporation

Caston School Corporation is a small school district in Indiana, serving 835 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,469. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $47,111, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1801410 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Caston School Corporation runs materially below the state benchmark, a 10.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (32.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 16% of them. Indiana itself ranks #42 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Caston School Corporation reports $11.2M in total expenditure against $11.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.1M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Caston School Corporation compare?

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

Caston School Corporation $47,111
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Caston School Corporation pays -15.6% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $13,469 vs $18,966

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 Indiana districts

Wabash City Schools is Caston School Corporation's nearest match on both pay and per-pupil investment, which is uncommon: the two signals point at different districts for roughly 98% of districts. 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. Wabash City Schools
  2. North Judson-San Pierre Sch Corp
  3. Tell City-Troy Twp School Corp
  4. North Putnam Community Schools
  5. Monroe-Gregg School District
  6. Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com
  7. MSD Boone Township
  8. Hamilton Heights School Corp
  9. MSD Bluffton-Harrison
  10. Baugo Community Schools
  11. Southeast Fountain School Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Wabash City Schools
  2. Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp
  3. South Henry School Corp
  4. Eastern Howard School Corporation
  5. Greensburg Community Schools
  6. Northern Wells Community Schools
  7. New Prairie United School Corp
  8. MSD of New Durham Township
  9. Carroll Consolidated School Corp
  10. Daleville Community Schools
  11. Union-North United School Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Caston School Corporation's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Caston School Corporation: closest on enrollment (835 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($47,111 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

$11.6M
Total Revenue
$11.2M
Total Expenditure
$3.1M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.1M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Caston School Corporation: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Indiana Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Indiana districts belongs to Gary Community School Corp at $76,828. Placed 241 of 283, Caston School Corporation is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Tennessee and Idaho are the states closest to Indiana on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Indiana districts →

Other Indiana Districts

Smaller-district sample from 288 Indiana peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Jac-Cen-Del Community Sch Corp
$46,180
773 students
Northeast School Corp
$51,714
770 students
North White School Corp
$49,034
900 students
North Miami Community Schools
$47,991
769 students
Tri-County School Corporation
$46,321
765 students
Orleans Community Schools
$46,280
908 students

This is a sample of 6 from 288 Indiana districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Caston School Corporation
What is the average teacher salary in Caston School Corporation?

The average teacher salary in Caston School Corporation is $47,111 (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 Caston School Corporation teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Caston School Corporation pays 10.1% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $47,111.

How does Caston School Corporation teacher pay compare to the national average?

Caston School Corporation pays 32.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $47,111.

What is the per-pupil spending in Caston School Corporation?

Caston School Corporation spends approximately $13,469 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Caston School Corporation's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Caston School Corporation's total expenditure of $11.2M (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. Caston School Corporation'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.