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Gary Community School Corp

Gary Community School Corp sits in the highest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $76,828 (above 100% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Gary Community School Corp come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$76,828
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$30,561
Per-pupil spending
4,076
Students enrolled
100th
Pct. in IN
$76,828

Gary Community School Corp sits in the highest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $76,828 (above 100% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $76,828, above the national average of $70,245, serving 4,076 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Gary Community School Corp sits in the highest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $76,828 (above 100% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 100th percentile for Indiana
  • 70th percentile nationally
  • 19% 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.
  • Gary Community School Corp ranks #1 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #3 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
  • +35.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 1803870 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Gary Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +47% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P100 in state RANK-NAT-MID P70 national PPE-HIGH $31K/pupil ENR-MID 4,076 students INSTR-LOW 19% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near DeKalb FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $76,828 estimated average teacher salary · P100 in Indiana · P70 nationally · 19% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Indianapolis ($3,350est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Gary Community

Salary neighbourhood · Gary Community

Gary 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 Gary Community

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$76,828 Top 30% higher than 70% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Gary Community School Corp $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

Gary Community 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 Gary Community School Corp ranks #1 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #3 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

Gary 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 Gary Community School Corp

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +35.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 21.7 points, a growth rate faster than 96% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 5,010 to 4,076 students (18.6% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $30,561 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$76,828.452

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
$83,421

+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 Gary Community School Corp

What the Numbers Say About Gary Community School Corp

Gary Community School Corp is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Indiana, serving 4,076 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $30,561. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $76,828, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1803870 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Gary Community School Corp runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 46.5% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.4% differential). It pays the most of any enrolling district in Indiana. Indiana itself ranks #42 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Gary Community School Corp reports $124.6M in total expenditure against $125.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 19% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $15.3M, special-education teacher pay is $2.3M.

How does Gary 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.

Gary Community School Corp $76,828
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Gary Community School Corp pays +37.6% more than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $30,561 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

DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist is Gary Community School Corp'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. DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist
  2. MSD Wayne Township
  3. Crown Point Community School Corp
  4. Carmel Clay Schools
  5. School Town of Speedway
  6. Franklin Township Com Sch Corp
  7. Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs
  8. South Gibson School Corporation
  9. Noblesville Schools
  10. Beech Grove City Schools
  11. Lake Central School Corporation
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist
  2. MSD Washington Township
  3. Tipton Community School Corp
  4. North Adams Community Schools
  5. Muncie Community Schools
  6. Duneland School Corporation
  7. Mitchell Community Schools
  8. MSD Wayne Township
  9. MSD Warren Township
  10. South Bend Community School Corp
  11. North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Gary Community School Corp: closest on enrollment (4,076 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($76,828 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

$125.3M
Total Revenue
$124.6M
Total Expenditure
$24.2M
Instruction Salaries
19% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$15.3M
Regular Program
$2.3M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Gary Community School Corp: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 76% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 24% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Indiana Teacher Pay Overview

No comparably sized Indiana district reports a higher average than Gary Community School Corp, so this page is the state's ceiling rather than a point on the way to it. Only the state ceiling itself: among the 283 districts of comparable size, Gary Community School Corp is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below 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.

Shelbyville Central Schools
$57,129
4,036 students
Clarksville Community School Corp
$36,368
4,027 students
School Town of Munster
$61,268
4,136 students
School City of Hobart
$57,246
4,014 students
Greenwood Community Sch Corp
$57,050
3,963 students
Middlebury Community Schools
$57,610
4,231 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 Gary Community School Corp
What is the average teacher salary in Gary Community School Corp?

The average teacher salary in Gary Community School Corp is $76,828 (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 Gary Community School Corp teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Gary Community School Corp pays 46.5% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $76,828.

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

Gary Community School Corp pays 9.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $76,828.

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

Gary Community School Corp spends approximately $30,561 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 19% of Gary Community School Corp's total expenditure of $124.6M (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. Gary 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.