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Lawrenceburg Community School Corp

Lawrenceburg Community School Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (2,120 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lawrenceburg Community School Corp come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$55,097
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$17,900
Per-pupil spending
2,120
Students enrolled
70th
Pct. in IN
$55,097

Lawrenceburg Community School Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (2,120 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $55,097, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,120 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Lawrenceburg Community School Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (2,120 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 70th percentile for Indiana
  • 26th 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.
  • Lawrenceburg Community School Corp ranks #87 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #38 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
  • +3.7% 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, Lawrenceburg Community School Corp's instructional payroll puts 15.7% into special education , 3.8 points above the state median of 12.0%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Indiana peer.

Program Lawrenceburg Community IN median Gap
Regular program 83.3% 83.5% -0.2 pp
Special education 15.7% 12.0% +3.8 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 3.2% -3.2 pp
Other programs 1.0% 0.5% +0.5 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 1805700 · FY2023.

LEAID 1805700 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lawrenceburg Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +5% vs state RANK-ST-MID P70 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P26 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,120 students INSTR-LOW 23% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Greensburg FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $55,097 estimated average teacher salary · P70 in Indiana · P26 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Northwest (+$613est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lawrenceburg Community

Salary neighbourhood · Lawrenceburg Community

Lawrenceburg Community 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Lawrenceburg Community

Lawrenceburg Community School Corp's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$55,097 26th percentile higher than 26% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. This district $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

Lawrenceburg 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 Lawrenceburg Community School Corp ranks #87 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #38 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

Lawrenceburg Community School Corp 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 Lawrenceburg Community School Corp

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +3.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 10.1 points, a growth rate faster than 13% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$55,096.774

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
$59,825

+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 Lawrenceburg Community School Corp

What the Numbers Say About Lawrenceburg Community School Corp

Lawrenceburg Community School Corp is a small school district in Indiana, serving 2,120 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,900. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $55,097, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1805700 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Lawrenceburg Community School Corp runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 5.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (21.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 70% 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, Lawrenceburg Community School Corp reports $37.9M in total expenditure against $32.6M 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 $5.7M, special-education teacher pay is $1.1M.

How does Lawrenceburg Community School Corp compare?

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

Lawrenceburg Community School Corp $55,097
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Lawrenceburg Community School Corp pays -1.3% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $17,900 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, Lawrenceburg Community School Corp sits closest to Greensburg Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Blue River Valley 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.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Greensburg Community Schools
  2. South Montgomery Com Sch Corp
  3. Eastern Howard School Corporation
  4. South Putnam Community Schools
  5. South Adams Schools
  6. Yorktown Community Schools
  7. Knox Community School Corp
  8. Shoals Community School Corp
  9. Mt Vernon Community School Corp
  10. West Central School Corp
  11. Plymouth Community School Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Blue River Valley Schools
  2. Sheridan Community Schools
  3. Union Co/Clg Corner Joint Sch Dist
  4. Lafayette School Corporation
  5. South Adams Schools
  6. Michigan City Area Schools
  7. Milan Community Schools
  8. Lebanon Community School Corp
  9. Wawasee Community School Corp
  10. Fremont Community Schools
  11. Union Township School Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Lawrenceburg Community School Corp's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lawrenceburg Community School Corp: closest on enrollment (2,120 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($55,097 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

$32.6M
Total Revenue
$37.9M
Total Expenditure
$8.6M
Instruction Salaries
23% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.7M
Regular Program
$1.1M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Lawrenceburg Community School Corp: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% 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. Lawrenceburg Community School Corp places 87 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.

View all Indiana districts →

Other Indiana Districts

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

East Porter County School Corp
$50,630
2,408 students
Decatur County Community Schools
$49,599
1,822 students
West Lafayette Com School Corp
$60,799
2,420 students
Mississinewa Community School Corp
$52,253
2,431 students
Greencastle Community School Corp
$50,570
1,806 students
MSD Bluffton-Harrison
$47,492
1,803 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 Lawrenceburg Community School Corp
What is the average teacher salary in Lawrenceburg Community School Corp?

The average teacher salary in Lawrenceburg Community School Corp is $55,097 (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 Lawrenceburg Community School Corp teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Lawrenceburg Community School Corp pays 5.1% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $55,097.

How does Lawrenceburg Community School Corp teacher pay compare to the national average?

Lawrenceburg Community School Corp pays 21.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $55,097.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lawrenceburg Community School Corp?

Lawrenceburg Community School Corp spends approximately $17,900 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Lawrenceburg Community School Corp's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 23% of Lawrenceburg Community School Corp's total expenditure of $37.9M (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. Lawrenceburg Community School Corp'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.