School district · Indiana · LEAID 1802910
Lake Station Community Schools
Lake Station Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,125 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lake Station Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $51,296
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $16,846
- Per-pupil spending
- 1,125
- Students enrolled
- 46th
- Pct. in IN
Near benchmark
Lake Station Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,125 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $51,296, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,125 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Lake Station Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,125 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 46th percentile for Indiana
- 18th percentile nationally
- 23% 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 Station Community Schools ranks #157 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #83 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
- +31.0% 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, Lake Station Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 0.0% into special education , 12.0 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 Station | IN median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 95.3% | 83.5% | +11.8 pp |
| Special education | 0.0% | 12.0% | -12.0 pp |
| Vocational programs | 4.7% | 3.2% | +1.5 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 1802910 · FY2023.
LEAID 1802910 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Lake Station F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $51,296 estimated average teacher salary · P46 in Indiana · P18 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Evansville (+$659est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Lake Station
Salary neighbourhood · Lake Station
Lake Station 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
- Vigo · near
Vigo · near
$50,026 est. salary
- Lake · this district
Lake · this district
$51,296 est. salary
- Evansville · near
Evansville · near
$51,955 est. salary
- Greater · near
Greater · near
$52,430 est. salary
- Indianapolis · top pay
Indianapolis · top pay
$73,478 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Lake Station
Lake Station Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$51,296 18th percentile higher than 18% of 10,684 US districts
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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 Station 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
- Lake Station Community Schools
Lake Station Community Schools
$51,296 est. avg salary
What this shows Lake Station Community Schools ranks #157 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #83 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
Lake Station Community Schools 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
- Lake Station Community Schools
Lake Station Community Schools
$16,846 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 Lake Station Community Schools
- Estimated teacher pay here rose +31.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 17.1 points, a growth rate faster than 92% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment fell from 1,202 to 1,125 students (6.4% 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
- $51,295.775
- Indiana price level
- 92.1 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $55,698
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 Lake Station Community Schools
What the Numbers Say About Lake Station Community Schools
Lake Station Community Schools is a small school district in Indiana, serving 1,125 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,846. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $51,296, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1802910 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 Station Community Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 2.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (27.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 46% 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 Station Community Schools reports $19.0M in total expenditure against $20.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 23% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.5M.
How does Lake Station 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.
Lake Station Community Schools pays -8.1% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $16,846 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 Station Community Schools sits closest to Eastern Pulaski Community Sch Corp; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Crawfordsville Community 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.
- Eastern Pulaski Community Sch Corp
- Triton School Corporation
- Oak Hill United School Corp
- Wa-Nee Community Schools
- Vincennes Community School Corp
- Eastern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp
- Benton Community School Corp
- Prairie Heights Community Sch Corp
- Centerville-Abington Com Schs
- Southern Wells Com Schools
- Delaware Community School Corp
- Crawfordsville Community Schools
- New Castle Community School Corp
- North Newton School Corp
- Lakeland School Corporation
- Madison Consolidated Schools
- Borden-Henryville School Corporation
- Westview School Corporation
- Pioneer Regional School Corp
- North Lawrence Com Schools
- North Montgomery Com Sch Corp
- North Putnam Community Schools
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Crawfordsville Community Schools$16,827 per pupil-0.1% versus this district · $50,204 estimated salary
- New Castle Community School Corp$16,826 per pupil-0.1% versus this district · $49,963 estimated salary
- North Newton School Corp$16,926 per pupil+0.5% versus this district · $48,779 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Lake Station Community Schools's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Lake Station Community Schools: closest on enrollment (1,125 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($51,296 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 2 programs in Lake Station Community Schools: the regular program and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for special education and other programs. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% 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. Lake Station Community Schools places 157 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 Lake Station Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Lake Station Community Schools?
The average teacher salary in Lake Station Community Schools is $51,296 (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 Station Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?
Lake Station Community Schools pays 2.2% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $51,296.
How does Lake Station Community Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?
Lake Station Community Schools pays 27.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $51,296.
What is the per-pupil spending in Lake Station Community Schools?
Lake Station Community Schools spends approximately $16,846 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Lake Station Community Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 23% of Lake Station Community Schools's total expenditure of $19.0M (NCES FY2023).
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