School district · Indiana · LEAID 1805400
Lafayette School Corporation
Lafayette School Corporation sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $52,957 (above only 59% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lafayette School Corporation come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $52,957
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $17,858
- Per-pupil spending
- 7,368
- Students enrolled
- 59th
- Pct. in IN
Near benchmark
Lafayette School Corporation sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $52,957 (above only 59% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $52,957, below the national average of $70,245, serving 7,368 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Lower-third pay in state: Lafayette School Corporation sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $52,957 (above only 59% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
- 59th percentile for Indiana
- 21st percentile nationally
- 27% 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.
- Lafayette School Corporation ranks #118 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #40 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
- +6.6% 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, Lafayette School Corporation's instructional payroll puts 0.3% into vocational programs , 2.9 points below the state median of 3.2%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.
| Program | Lafayette School | IN median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 85.9% | 83.5% | +2.4 pp |
| Special education | 13.1% | 12.0% | +1.1 pp |
| Vocational programs | 0.3% | 3.2% | -2.9 pp |
| Other programs | 0.7% | 0.5% | +0.2 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 1805400 · FY2023.
LEAID 1805400 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Lafayette School F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $52,957 estimated average teacher salary · P59 in Indiana · P21 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: MSD (+$326est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Lafayette School
Salary neighbourhood · Lafayette School
Lafayette School 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).
- Warsaw · low pole
Warsaw · low pole
$47,717 est. salary
- Evansville · near
Evansville · near
$51,955 est. salary
- Greater · near
Greater · near
$52,430 est. salary
- Lafayette
Lafayette · this district
$52,957 est. salary
- MSD · near
MSD · near
$53,283 est. salary
- Indianapolis · top pay
Indianapolis · top pay
$73,478 est. salary
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National salary distribution for Lafayette School
Lafayette School Corporation's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$52,957 21st percentile higher than 21% of 10,684 US districts
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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023
Lafayette School in Indiana's lower-third pay band
Same 289 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Gary Community School Corp
Gary Community School Corp
$76,828 est. avg salary
- DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist
DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist
$74,263 est. avg salary
- Lafayette School Corporation
Lafayette School Corporation
$52,957 est. avg salary
What this shows Lafayette School Corporation ranks #118 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #40 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Lafayette School Corporation is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist
DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist
$32,890 per pupil
- Gary Community School Corp
Gary Community School Corp
$30,561 per pupil
- Lafayette School Corporation
Lafayette School Corporation
$17,858 per pupil
What this shows DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist leads spending at $32,890 per pupil; Gary Community School Corp leads pay.
What stands out about Lafayette School Corporation
- Estimated teacher pay here moved +6.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 7.2 points, a growth rate faster than 17% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment fell from 7,996 to 7,368 students (7.9% 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
- $52,957.25
- Indiana price level
- 92.1 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $57,502
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+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 Lafayette School Corporation
What the Numbers Say About Lafayette School Corporation
Lafayette School Corporation is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Indiana, serving 7,368 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,858. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $52,957, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1805400 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Lafayette School Corporation runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 1.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (24.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 59% 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, Lafayette School Corporation reports $131.6M in total expenditure against $132.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $23.5M, special-education teacher pay is $3.6M.
How does Lafayette School Corporation compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Indiana average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Lafayette School Corporation pays -5.2% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $17,858 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, Lafayette School Corporation sits closest to Western School Corporation; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Michigan City Area 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.
- Western School Corporation
- Franklin County Community Sch Corp
- Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp
- MSD Warren Township
- Marion Community Schools
- Northwestern School Corp
- Northern Wells Community Schools
- Frankton-Lapel Community Schools
- Greater Clark County Schools
- Mississinewa Community School Corp
- School City of Mishawaka
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Michigan City Area Schools$17,842 per pupil-0.1% versus this district · $59,861 estimated salary
- Lawrenceburg Community School Corp$17,900 per pupil+0.2% versus this district · $55,097 estimated salary
- Lebanon Community School Corp$17,753 per pupil-0.6% versus this district · $57,594 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Lafayette School Corporation's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Lafayette School Corporation: closest on enrollment (7,368 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($52,957 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Lafayette School Corporation: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. 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. Lafayette School Corporation places 118 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.
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Smaller-district sample from 288 Indiana peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 Lafayette School Corporation
What is the average teacher salary in Lafayette School Corporation?
The average teacher salary in Lafayette School Corporation is $52,957 (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 Lafayette School Corporation teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?
Lafayette School Corporation pays 1.0% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $52,957.
How does Lafayette School Corporation teacher pay compare to the national average?
Lafayette School Corporation pays 24.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $52,957.
What is the per-pupil spending in Lafayette School Corporation?
Lafayette School Corporation spends approximately $17,858 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Lafayette School Corporation's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 27% of Lafayette School Corporation's total expenditure of $131.6M (NCES FY2023).
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