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Lake Ridge New Tech Schools

Lake Ridge New Tech Schools sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $43,737 (above only 4% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lake Ridge New Tech Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$43,737
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$18,931
Per-pupil spending
1,619
Students enrolled
4th
Pct. in IN
$43,737

Lake Ridge New Tech Schools sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $43,737 (above only 4% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $43,737, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,619 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Lake Ridge New Tech Schools sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $43,737 (above only 4% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 4th percentile for Indiana
  • 3rd percentile nationally
  • 21% 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.
  • Lake Ridge New Tech Schools ranks #276 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #24 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
  • -10.4% 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, Lake Ridge New Tech Schools's instructional payroll puts 0.1% into special education , 11.9 points below the state median of 12.0%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Indiana district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Lake Ridge IN median Gap
Regular program 86.8% 83.5% +3.3 pp
Special education 0.1% 12.0% -11.9 pp
Vocational programs 13.1% 3.2% +9.9 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 1805460 · FY2023.

LEAID 1805460 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lake Ridge F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -17% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P4 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P3 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,619 students INSTR-LOW 21% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Attica FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $43,737 estimated average teacher salary · P4 in Indiana · P3 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Warsaw (+$3,981est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lake Ridge

Salary neighbourhood · Lake Ridge

Lake Ridge 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Lake Ridge

Lake Ridge New Tech Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$43,737 3rd percentile higher than 3% 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. Lake Ridge New Tech 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

Lake Ridge 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 Lake Ridge New Tech Schools ranks #276 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #24 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

Lake Ridge New Tech 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 Lake Ridge New Tech Schools

  • It ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 3% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -10.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 24.2 points, a growth rate faster than 1% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • This is a contracting district: 1,798 students in FY2019 down to 1,619 in FY2023, a 10.0% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$43,736.842

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
$47,490

+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 Lake Ridge New Tech Schools

What the Numbers Say About Lake Ridge New Tech Schools

Lake Ridge New Tech Schools is a small school district in Indiana, serving 1,619 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,931. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $43,737, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1805460 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Lake Ridge New Tech Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 16.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (37.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 4% 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, Lake Ridge New Tech Schools reports $30.6M in total expenditure against $31.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 21% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.0M.

How does Lake Ridge New Tech Schools compare?

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

Lake Ridge New Tech Schools $43,737
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Lake Ridge New Tech Schools pays -21.7% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $18,931 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, Lake Ridge New Tech Schools sits closest to Attica Consolidated School Corp; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Whitko 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. Attica Consolidated School Corp
  2. Bloomfield School District
  3. Scott County School District 1
  4. Loogootee Community Sch Corp
  5. North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp
  6. Blue River Valley Schools
  7. MSD Martinsville Schools
  8. Union Co/Clg Corner Joint Sch Dist
  9. Randolph Central School Corp
  10. Paoli Community School Corp
  11. Edinburgh Community School Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Whitko Community School Corp
  2. Covington Community School Corp
  3. North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp
  4. Scott County School District 2
  5. North White School Corp
  6. South Ripley Com Sch Corp
  7. North Gibson School Corporation
  8. Benton Community School Corp
  9. Adams Central Community Schools
  10. Fremont Community Schools
  11. Oregon-Davis School Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Lake Ridge New Tech Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lake Ridge New Tech Schools: closest on enrollment (1,619 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($43,737 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

$31.6M
Total Revenue
$30.6M
Total Expenditure
$6.3M
Instruction Salaries
21% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.6M
Regular Program
$0.0M
Special Education
$0.5M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Lake Ridge New Tech Schools: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 66% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 34% 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 273 of 283, Lake Ridge New Tech 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.

Knox Community School Corp
$54,690
1,746 students
Switzerland County School Corp
$48,023
1,483 students
Bremen Public Schools
$52,058
1,472 students
Baugo Community Schools
$47,505
1,775 students
Centerville-Abington Com Schs
$51,064
1,777 students
Tippecanoe Valley School Corp
$49,355
1,779 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 Lake Ridge New Tech Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Lake Ridge New Tech Schools?

The average teacher salary in Lake Ridge New Tech Schools is $43,737 (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 Lake Ridge New Tech Schools teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Lake Ridge New Tech Schools pays 16.6% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $43,737.

How does Lake Ridge New Tech Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Lake Ridge New Tech Schools pays 37.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $43,737.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lake Ridge New Tech Schools?

Lake Ridge New Tech Schools spends approximately $18,931 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Lake Ridge New Tech Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 21% of Lake Ridge New Tech Schools's total expenditure of $30.6M (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. Lake Ridge New Tech 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.