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Goshen Community Schools

Goshen Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (6,286 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Goshen Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$50,184
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$17,111
Per-pupil spending
6,286
Students enrolled
37th
Pct. in IN
$50,184

Goshen Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (6,286 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $50,184, below the national average of $70,245, serving 6,286 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Goshen Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (6,286 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 37th percentile for Indiana
  • 15th percentile nationally
  • 25% 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.
  • Goshen Community Schools ranks #182 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #68 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
  • -4.0% 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, Goshen Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 79.0% into regular program , 4.5 points below the state median of 83.5%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Goshen Community IN median Gap
Regular program 79.0% 83.5% -4.5 pp
Special education 13.9% 12.0% +1.9 pp
Vocational programs 3.9% 3.2% +0.7 pp
Other programs 3.2% 0.5% +2.7 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 1803930 · FY2023.

LEAID 1803930 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Goshen Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P37 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P15 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-MID 6,286 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Whitley FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $50,184 estimated average teacher salary · P37 in Indiana · P15 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Vigo ($158est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Goshen Community

Salary neighbourhood · Goshen Community

Goshen Community sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Goshen Community

Goshen Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$50,184 15th percentile higher than 15% 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. Goshen Community Schools $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

Goshen 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 Goshen Community Schools ranks #182 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #68 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

Goshen Community Schools 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 Goshen Community Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -4.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 17.9 points, a growth rate faster than 3% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$50,184.019

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
$54,490

+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 Goshen Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Goshen Community Schools

Goshen Community Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Indiana, serving 6,286 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,111. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $50,184, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1803930 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Goshen Community Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (28.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 37% 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, Goshen Community Schools reports $107.6M in total expenditure against $109.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $16.4M, special-education teacher pay is $2.9M.

How does Goshen Community Schools compare?

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

Goshen Community Schools $50,184
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Goshen Community Schools pays -10.1% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $17,111 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, Goshen Community Schools sits closest to Whitley County Con Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Anderson Community School 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. Whitley County Con Schools
  2. Crawfordsville Community Schools
  3. Merrillville Community School Corp
  4. Vigo County School Corp
  5. New Castle Community School Corp
  6. Greencastle Community School Corp
  7. East Porter County School Corp
  8. Southwest School Corporation
  9. Maconaquah School Corp
  10. Decatur County Community Schools
  11. Huntington Co Com Sch Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Anderson Community School Corp
  2. Shelbyville Central Schools
  3. Beech Grove City Schools
  4. Brownsburg Community School Corp
  5. Center Grove Community School Corp
  6. Carmel Clay Schools
  7. MSD Pike Township
  8. North Montgomery Com Sch Corp
  9. West Lafayette Com School Corp
  10. New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch
  11. Borden-Henryville School Corporation

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Goshen Community Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Goshen Community Schools: closest on enrollment (6,286 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($50,184 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

$109.6M
Total Revenue
$107.6M
Total Expenditure
$27.2M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$16.4M
Regular Program
$2.9M
Special Education
$0.8M
Vocational
$0.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Goshen Community Schools: 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

The highest average among comparably sized Indiana districts belongs to Gary Community School Corp at $76,828. Goshen Community Schools places 182 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.

Clarksville Community School Corp
$36,368
4,027 students
School City of Hobart
$57,246
4,014 students
Greenwood Community Sch Corp
$57,050
3,963 students
Jennings County School Corporation
$55,865
3,889 students
Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp
$57,650
3,863 students
Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp
$61,131
3,825 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 Goshen Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Goshen Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Goshen Community Schools is $50,184 (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 Goshen Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Goshen Community Schools pays 4.3% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $50,184.

How does Goshen Community Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Goshen Community Schools pays 28.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $50,184.

What is the per-pupil spending in Goshen Community Schools?

Goshen Community Schools spends approximately $17,111 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Goshen Community Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Goshen Community Schools's total expenditure of $107.6M (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. Goshen Community Schools'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.