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Hamilton Community Schools

Hamilton Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $45,102 (above only 10% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Hamilton Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$45,102
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$20,244
Per-pupil spending
352
Students enrolled
10th
Pct. in IN
$45,102

Hamilton Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $45,102 (above only 10% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $45,102, below the national average of $70,245, serving 352 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Hamilton Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $45,102 (above only 10% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 10th percentile for Indiana
  • 5th percentile nationally
  • 28% 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.
  • Hamilton Community Schools ranks #261 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #11 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
  • +19.4% 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, Hamilton Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 88.5% into regular program , 4.9 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 Hamilton Community IN median Gap
Regular program 88.5% 83.5% +4.9 pp
Special education 10.1% 12.0% -1.9 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 3.2% -3.2 pp
Other programs 1.4% 0.5% +0.9 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 1804230 · FY2023.

LEAID 1804230 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Hamilton Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -14% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P10 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P5 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-TINY 352 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Central FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $45,102 estimated average teacher salary · P10 in Indiana · P5 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Warsaw (+$2,616est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Hamilton Community

Salary neighbourhood · Hamilton Community

Hamilton Community trails 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 Hamilton Community

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$45,102 5th percentile higher than 5% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Hamilton 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

Hamilton 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 Hamilton Community Schools ranks #261 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #11 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

Hamilton 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 Hamilton Community Schools

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 5% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +19.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 5.6 points, a growth rate faster than 72% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 21.0% here, from 291 students in FY2019 to 352 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.
  • It is a very small district (352 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$45,101.5

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
$48,972

+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 Hamilton Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Hamilton Community Schools

Hamilton Community Schools is a small school district in Indiana, serving 352 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,244. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $45,102, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1804230 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Hamilton Community Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 14.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (35.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 10% 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, Hamilton Community Schools reports $7.1M in total expenditure against $7.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Hamilton 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.

Hamilton Community Schools $45,102
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Hamilton Community Schools pays -19.2% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $20,244 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, Hamilton Community Schools sits closest to Central Noble Com School Corp; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Oregon-Davis 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. Central Noble Com School Corp
  2. Frontier School Corporation
  3. Rossville Con School District
  4. South Central Com School Corp
  5. Tri-Central Community Schools
  6. Crothersville Community Schools
  7. Edinburgh Community School Corp
  8. Paoli Community School Corp
  9. Union Co/Clg Corner Joint Sch Dist
  10. South Henry School Corp
  11. Northeastern Wayne Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Oregon-Davis School Corp
  2. West Central School Corp
  3. North White School Corp
  4. Culver Community Schools Corp
  5. North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp
  6. Covington Community School Corp
  7. Whitko Community School Corp
  8. South Ripley Com Sch Corp
  9. North Vermillion Com Sch Corp
  10. Eminence Community School Corp
  11. Tri-Township Cons School Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Hamilton Community Schools: closest on enrollment (352 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($45,102 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

$7.5M
Total Revenue
$7.1M
Total Expenditure
$2.0M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.4M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Hamilton Community Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 78% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 22% 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. Placed 260 of 284, Hamilton Community Schools is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing 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.

Argos Community Schools
$41,265
689 students
East Gibson School Corporation
$42,338
721 students
Lanesville Community School Corp
$49,429
744 students
White River Valley School District
$52,851
745 students
Loogootee Community Sch Corp
$44,208
750 students
Western Wayne Schools
$47,868
751 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 Hamilton Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Hamilton Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Hamilton Community Schools is $45,102 (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 Hamilton Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Hamilton Community Schools pays 14.0% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $45,102.

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

Hamilton Community Schools pays 35.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $45,102.

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

Hamilton Community Schools spends approximately $20,244 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Hamilton Community Schools's total expenditure of $7.1M (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. Hamilton 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.