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MSD Bluffton-Harrison

MSD Bluffton-Harrison sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,492 (above only 19% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for MSD Bluffton-Harrison come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$47,492
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$12,771
Per-pupil spending
1,803
Students enrolled
19th
Pct. in IN
$47,492

MSD Bluffton-Harrison sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,492 (above only 19% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $47,492, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,803 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: MSD Bluffton-Harrison sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,492 (above only 19% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 19th percentile for Indiana
  • 8th percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • MSD Bluffton-Harrison ranks #235 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #269 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
  • -1.2% 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, MSD Bluffton-Harrison's instructional payroll puts 2.5% into other programs , 2.0 points above the state median of 0.5%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program MSD Bluffton-Harrison IN median Gap
Regular program 82.7% 83.5% -0.8 pp
Special education 11.1% 12.0% -0.9 pp
Vocational programs 3.7% 3.2% +0.5 pp
Other programs 2.5% 0.5% +2.0 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 1800720 · FY2023.

LEAID 1800720 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

MSD Bluffton-Harrison F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -9% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P19 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P8 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,803 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Baugo FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $47,492 estimated average teacher salary · P19 in Indiana · P8 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Warsaw (+$225est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for MSD Bluffton-Harrison

Salary neighbourhood · MSD Bluffton-Harrison

MSD Bluffton-Harrison 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 MSD Bluffton-Harrison

MSD Bluffton-Harrison's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$47,492 8th percentile higher than 8% 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. MSD Bluffton-Harrison $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

MSD Bluffton-Harrison 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 MSD Bluffton-Harrison ranks #235 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #269 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

MSD Bluffton-Harrison 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 MSD Bluffton-Harrison

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 8% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -1.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 15.0 points, a growth rate faster than 6% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 10.5% here, from 1,632 students in FY2019 to 1,803 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$47,492.188

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
$51,568

+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 MSD Bluffton-Harrison

What the Numbers Say About MSD Bluffton-Harrison

MSD Bluffton-Harrison is a small school district in Indiana, serving 1,803 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,771. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $47,492, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1800720 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in MSD Bluffton-Harrison runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (32.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 19% 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, MSD Bluffton-Harrison reports $23.0M in total expenditure against $23.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.7M.

How does MSD Bluffton-Harrison compare?

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

MSD Bluffton-Harrison $47,492
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

MSD Bluffton-Harrison pays -15.0% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $12,771 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, MSD Bluffton-Harrison sits closest to Baugo Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is North Harrison Com 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. Baugo Community Schools
  2. Southeast Fountain School Corp
  3. MSD Shakamak Schools
  4. North Lawrence Com Schools
  5. Hamilton Heights School Corp
  6. Monroe-Gregg School District
  7. Eastbrook Community Sch Corp
  8. North Putnam Community Schools
  9. Tell City-Troy Twp School Corp
  10. Warsaw Community Schools
  11. North Judson-San Pierre Sch Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. North Harrison Com School Corp
  2. East Noble School Corporation
  3. Eastbrook Community Sch Corp
  4. Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp
  5. Linton-Stockton School Corporation
  6. School City of Whiting
  7. Oak Hill United School Corp
  8. Monroe-Gregg School District
  9. Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist
  10. Scott County School District 1
  11. Monroe Central School Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near MSD Bluffton-Harrison's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for MSD Bluffton-Harrison: closest on enrollment (1,803 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($47,492 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

$23.3M
Total Revenue
$23.0M
Total Expenditure
$7.9M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.0M
Regular Program
$0.7M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in MSD Bluffton-Harrison: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 77% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 23% 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 234 of 283, MSD Bluffton-Harrison 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.

North Gibson School Corporation
$46,632
1,900 students
Cloverdale Community Schools
$56,108
1,686 students
Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp
$49,085
1,675 students
Eastbrook Community Sch Corp
$47,624
1,668 students
Maconaquah School Corp
$49,612
1,941 students
Brown County School Corporation
$45,880
1,653 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 MSD Bluffton-Harrison
What is the average teacher salary in MSD Bluffton-Harrison?

The average teacher salary in MSD Bluffton-Harrison is $47,492 (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 MSD Bluffton-Harrison teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

MSD Bluffton-Harrison pays 9.4% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $47,492.

How does MSD Bluffton-Harrison teacher pay compare to the national average?

MSD Bluffton-Harrison pays 32.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $47,492.

What is the per-pupil spending in MSD Bluffton-Harrison?

MSD Bluffton-Harrison spends approximately $12,771 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of MSD Bluffton-Harrison's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of MSD Bluffton-Harrison's total expenditure of $23.0M (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. MSD Bluffton-Harrison'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.