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Griffith Public Schools

Griffith Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,966 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Griffith Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,349
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$17,565
Per-pupil spending
1,966
Students enrolled
89th
Pct. in IN
$60,349

Griffith Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,966 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,349, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,966 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Griffith Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,966 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 89th percentile for Indiana
  • 37th 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.
  • Griffith Public Schools ranks #31 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #52 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
  • +55.3% 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, Griffith Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 86.9% into regular program , 3.3 points above the state median of 83.5%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Indiana district.

Program Griffith Public IN median Gap
Regular program 86.9% 83.5% +3.3 pp
Special education 12.2% 12.0% +0.2 pp
Vocational programs 0.6% 3.2% -2.6 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 1804170 · FY2023.

LEAID 1804170 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Griffith Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +15% vs state RANK-ST-MID P89 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P37 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,966 students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Seymour FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,349 estimated average teacher salary · P89 in Indiana · P37 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: MSD (+$154est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Griffith Public

Salary neighbourhood · Griffith Public

Griffith Public 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 Griffith Public

Griffith Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,349 37th percentile higher than 37% 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. Griffith Public 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

What stands out about Griffith Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +55.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 41.4 points, a growth rate faster than 99% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 2,449 to 1,966 students (19.7% 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$60,348.837

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
$65,527

+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 Griffith Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Griffith Public Schools

Griffith Public Schools is a small school district in Indiana, serving 1,966 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,565. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,349, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1804170 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Griffith Public Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 15.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 89% 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, Griffith Public Schools reports $34.5M in total expenditure against $32.7M 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 $6.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.9M.

How does Griffith Public Schools compare?

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

Griffith Public Schools $60,349
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Griffith Public Schools pays +8.1% more than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $17,565 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, Griffith Public Schools sits closest to Seymour Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Tri-County School Corporation. 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. Seymour Community Schools
  2. Duneland School Corporation
  3. West Lafayette Com School Corp
  4. Michigan City Area Schools
  5. MSD Southwest Allen County Schls
  6. Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp
  7. School Town of Munster
  8. Valparaiso Community Schools
  9. Clark-Pleasant Community Sch Corp
  10. South Madison Com Sch Corp
  11. Hanover Community School Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Tri-County School Corporation
  2. Brown County School Corporation
  3. MSD Mount Vernon
  4. School City of East Chicago
  5. South Spencer County Sch Corp
  6. North West Hendricks Schools
  7. Wa-Nee Community Schools
  8. Logansport Community Sch Corp
  9. Union Township School Corp
  10. LaPorte Community School Corp
  11. Marion Community Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Griffith Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Griffith Public Schools: closest on enrollment (1,966 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,349 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

$32.7M
Total Revenue
$34.5M
Total Expenditure
$8.9M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.8M
Regular Program
$0.9M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Griffith Public 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 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% 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. Griffith Public Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 31 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.

View all Indiana districts →

Other Indiana Districts

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

Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp
$49,085
1,675 students
Eastbrook Community Sch Corp
$47,624
1,668 students
MSD Wabash County Schools
$50,944
2,266 students
Twin Lakes School Corp
$52,250
2,279 students
Brown County School Corporation
$45,880
1,653 students
South Montgomery Com Sch Corp
$55,235
1,647 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 Griffith Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Griffith Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Griffith Public Schools is $60,349 (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 Griffith Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Griffith Public Schools pays 15.1% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $60,349.

How does Griffith Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Griffith Public Schools pays 14.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,349.

What is the per-pupil spending in Griffith Public Schools?

Griffith Public Schools spends approximately $17,565 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Griffith Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Griffith Public Schools's total expenditure of $34.5M (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. Griffith Public 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.