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School district · Indiana · LEAID 1803750

Franklin Township Com Sch Corp

Franklin Township Com Sch Corp sits in the highest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $66,867 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Franklin Township Com Sch Corp come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,867
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$14,603
Per-pupil spending
11,212
Students enrolled
97th
Pct. in IN
$66,867

Franklin Township Com Sch Corp sits in the highest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $66,867 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,867, near the national average of $70,245, serving 11,212 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Franklin Township Com Sch Corp sits in the highest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $66,867 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 97th percentile for Indiana
  • 52nd percentile nationally
  • 26% 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 Township Com Sch Corp ranks #9 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #185 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
  • +5.9% 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 Township Com Sch Corp's instructional payroll puts 18.2% into special education , 6.2 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 Township IN median Gap
Regular program 80.2% 83.5% -3.3 pp
Special education 18.2% 12.0% +6.2 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 3.2% -3.2 pp
Other programs 1.6% 0.5% +1.1 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 1803750 · FY2023.

LEAID 1803750 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Franklin Township F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +28% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P97 in state RANK-NAT-MID P52 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-LARGE 11.2K students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Greater FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,867 estimated average teacher salary · P97 in Indiana · P52 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Carmel (+$1,750est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Franklin Township

Salary neighbourhood · Franklin Township

Franklin Township 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 Township

Franklin Township Com Sch Corp's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,867 Top 48% higher than 52% 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%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $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 Township in Indiana's upper-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 Township Com Sch Corp ranks #9 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #185 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 Township Com Sch 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 Township Com Sch Corp

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +5.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 8.0 points, a growth rate faster than 17% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 16.1% here, from 9,654 students in FY2019 to 11,212 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
$66,866.538

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
$72,604

+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 Township Com Sch Corp

What the Numbers Say About Franklin Township Com Sch Corp

Franklin Township Com Sch Corp is a mid-sized school district in Indiana, serving 11,212 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,603. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,867, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1803750 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 Township Com Sch Corp runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 27.5% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (4.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 97% 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 Township Com Sch Corp reports $163.7M in total expenditure against $160.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $27.7M, special-education teacher pay is $6.3M.

How does Franklin Township Com Sch 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 Township Com Sch Corp $66,867
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Franklin Township Com Sch Corp pays +19.7% more than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $14,603 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 Township Com Sch Corp sits closest to Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is East Allen County Schools. 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. Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs
  2. Carmel Clay Schools
  3. Hamilton Southeastern Schools
  4. MSD Lawrence Township
  5. Noblesville Schools
  6. Beech Grove City Schools
  7. Lake Central School Corporation
  8. Portage Township Schools
  9. Crown Point Community School Corp
  10. Anderson Community School Corp
  11. Westfield-Washington Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. East Allen County Schools
  2. Hamilton Southeastern Schools
  3. MSD Lawrence Township
  4. Richmond Community Schools
  5. Concord Community Schools
  6. Warsaw Community Schools
  7. Greater Clark County Schools
  8. Tri-Creek School Corporation
  9. Portage Township Schools
  10. Kankakee Valley School Corp
  11. Community Schools of Frankfort

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Franklin Township Com Sch Corp's pay band

Two out-of-state peer sets for Franklin Township Com Sch Corp: closest on enrollment (11,212 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,867 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

$160.4M
Total Revenue
$163.7M
Total Expenditure
$42.7M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$27.7M
Regular Program
$6.3M
Special Education
$0.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Franklin Township Com Sch Corp: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. 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.

Indiana Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Indiana districts belongs to Gary Community School Corp at $76,828. Franklin Township Com Sch Corp sits in the upper quarter of that field at 9 of 283, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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.

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Other Indiana Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Indiana sample (including Franklin Township). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Concord Community Schools
$55,844
5,348 students
Seymour Community Schools
$60,288
5,343 students
Kokomo School Corporation
$51,162
5,238 students
Michigan City Area Schools
$59,861
5,193 students
School City of Mishawaka
$53,662
5,128 students
Muncie Community Schools
$51,224
5,080 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 Township Com Sch Corp
What is the average teacher salary in Franklin Township Com Sch Corp?

The average teacher salary in Franklin Township Com Sch Corp is $66,867 (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 Township Com Sch Corp teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Franklin Township Com Sch Corp pays 27.5% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $66,867.

How does Franklin Township Com Sch Corp teacher pay compare to the national average?

Franklin Township Com Sch Corp pays 4.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,867.

What is the per-pupil spending in Franklin Township Com Sch Corp?

Franklin Township Com Sch Corp spends approximately $14,603 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Franklin Township Com Sch Corp's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Franklin Township Com Sch Corp's total expenditure of $163.7M (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 Township Com Sch 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.