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Franklin Community School Corp

Franklin Community School Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (4,938 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Franklin Community School Corp come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$55,889
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$16,363
Per-pupil spending
4,938
Students enrolled
74th
Pct. in IN
$55,889

Franklin Community School Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (4,938 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $55,889, below the national average of $70,245, serving 4,938 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Franklin Community School Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (4,938 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 74th percentile for Indiana
  • 28th 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.
  • Franklin Community School Corp ranks #75 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #101 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
  • +28.5% 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, Franklin Community School Corp's instructional payroll puts 14.6% into special education , 2.6 points above the state median of 12.0%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Indiana peer.

Program Franklin Community IN median Gap
Regular program 84.1% 83.5% +0.6 pp
Special education 14.6% 12.0% +2.6 pp
Vocational programs 1.4% 3.2% -1.8 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 1803690 · FY2023.

LEAID 1803690 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Franklin Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +7% vs state RANK-ST-MID P74 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P28 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-MID 4,938 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Jennings FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $55,889 estimated average teacher salary · P74 in Indiana · P28 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Fort ($45est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Franklin Community

Salary neighbourhood · Franklin Community

Franklin Community already leads 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 Franklin Community

Franklin Community School Corp's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$55,889 28th percentile higher than 28% 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

Franklin Community 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 Franklin Community School Corp ranks #75 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #101 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

Franklin Community School Corp 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 Franklin Community School Corp

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +28.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 14.7 points, a growth rate faster than 90% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$55,888.889

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
$60,685

+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 Franklin Community School Corp

What the Numbers Say About Franklin Community School Corp

Franklin Community School Corp is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Indiana, serving 4,938 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,363. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $55,889, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1803690 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Franklin Community School Corp runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 6.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (20.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 74% 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, Franklin Community School Corp reports $80.8M in total expenditure against $79.2M 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 $14.4M, special-education teacher pay is $2.5M.

How does Franklin Community School Corp compare?

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

Franklin Community School Corp $55,889
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Franklin Community School Corp pays +0.1% more than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $16,363 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

On pay, Franklin Community School Corp sits closest to Jennings County School Corporation; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Crawford County Community Sch Corp. 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. Jennings County School Corporation
  2. Concord Community Schools
  3. Westview School Corporation
  4. Richland-Bean Blossom C S C
  5. Wawasee Community School Corp
  6. Bartholomew Con School Corp
  7. Northwest Allen County Schools
  8. School City of Hammond
  9. South Dearborn Community Sch Corp
  10. Cloverdale Community Schools
  11. Plymouth Community School Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Crawford County Community Sch Corp
  2. MSD Warren County
  3. Mill Creek Community Sch Corp
  4. Decatur County Community Schools
  5. Rensselaer Central School Corp
  6. Perry Township Schools
  7. South Montgomery Com Sch Corp
  8. MSD Steuben County
  9. Jennings County School Corporation
  10. Rochester Community School Corp
  11. Southwest School Corporation

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Franklin Community School Corp's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Franklin Community School Corp: closest on enrollment (4,938 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($55,889 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

$79.2M
Total Revenue
$80.8M
Total Expenditure
$21.6M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$14.4M
Regular Program
$2.5M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Franklin Community School Corp: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% 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. Franklin Community School Corp places 75 of 283 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

LaPorte Community School Corp
$58,657
6,227 students
DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist
$52,088
3,641 students
Whitley County Con Schools
$50,203
3,617 students
Goshen Community Schools
$50,184
6,286 students
Clark-Pleasant Community Sch Corp
$58,996
6,371 students
Valparaiso Community Schools
$59,129
6,382 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 Franklin Community School Corp
What is the average teacher salary in Franklin Community School Corp?

The average teacher salary in Franklin Community School Corp is $55,889 (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 Franklin Community School Corp teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Franklin Community School Corp pays 6.6% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $55,889.

How does Franklin Community School Corp teacher pay compare to the national average?

Franklin Community School Corp pays 20.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $55,889.

What is the per-pupil spending in Franklin Community School Corp?

Franklin Community School Corp spends approximately $16,363 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Franklin Community School Corp's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Franklin Community School Corp's total expenditure of $80.8M (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. Franklin Community School Corp'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.