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School district · Indiana · LEAID 1812720

MSD Washington Township

MSD Washington Township spends $25,292 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Indiana districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for MSD Washington Township come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,503
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$25,292
Per-pupil spending
10,512
Students enrolled
90th
Pct. in IN
$60,503

MSD Washington Township spends $25,292 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Indiana districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $60,503, below the national average of $70,245, serving 10,512 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: MSD Washington Township spends $25,292 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Indiana districts with a reliable figure.
  • 90th percentile for Indiana
  • 38th 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.
  • MSD Washington Township ranks #30 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #4 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
  • +17.5% 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 Washington Township's instructional payroll puts 79.3% into regular program , 4.2 points below the state median of 83.5%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program MSD Washington IN median Gap
Regular program 79.3% 83.5% -4.2 pp
Special education 12.4% 12.0% +0.4 pp
Vocational programs 4.5% 3.2% +1.3 pp
Other programs 3.8% 0.5% +3.3 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 1812720 · FY2023.

LEAID 1812720 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

MSD Washington F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +15% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P90 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P38 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-LARGE 10.5K students INSTR-LOW 21% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Seymour FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,503 estimated average teacher salary · P90 in Indiana · P38 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: MSD (+$524est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for MSD Washington

Salary neighbourhood · MSD Washington

MSD Washington 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 MSD Washington

MSD Washington Township's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,503 38th percentile higher than 38% 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%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $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 Washington Township $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

What stands out about MSD Washington Township

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +17.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 3.7 points, a growth rate faster than 65% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 11,140 to 10,512 students (5.6% 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.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $25,292 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$60,502.74

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
$65,695

+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 Washington Township

What the Numbers Say About MSD Washington Township

MSD Washington Township is a mid-sized school district in Indiana, serving 10,512 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,292. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,503, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1812720 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 Washington Township runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 15.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (13.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 90% 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 Washington Township reports $265.9M in total expenditure against $233.2M 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 $35.0M, special-education teacher pay is $5.5M.

How does MSD Washington Township compare?

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

MSD Washington Township $60,503
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

MSD Washington Township pays +8.3% more than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $25,292 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 Washington Township sits closest to Seymour Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Muncie 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.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Seymour Community Schools
  2. Duneland School Corporation
  3. MSD Southwest Allen County Schls
  4. Perry Township Schools
  5. Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp
  6. Michigan City Area Schools
  7. School Town of Munster
  8. Brownsburg Community School Corp
  9. Avon Community School Corp
  10. Warrick County School Corp
  11. Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Muncie Community Schools
  2. Duneland School Corporation
  3. MSD Wayne Township
  4. Gary Community School Corp
  5. MSD Warren Township
  6. Indianapolis Public Schools
  7. South Bend Community School Corp
  8. Fort Wayne Community Schools
  9. Westfield-Washington Schools
  10. Lafayette School Corporation
  11. Michigan City Area Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like MSD Washington

Two out-of-state peer sets for MSD Washington Township: closest on enrollment (10,512 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,503 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

$233.2M
Total Revenue
$265.9M
Total Expenditure
$54.8M
Instruction Salaries
21% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$35.0M
Regular Program
$5.5M
Special Education
$2.0M
Vocational
$1.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in MSD Washington Township: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% 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. MSD Washington Township sits in the upper quarter of that field at 30 of 283, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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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Other Indiana Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Indiana sample (including MSD Washington). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Valparaiso Community Schools
$59,129
6,382 students
Clark-Pleasant Community Sch Corp
$58,996
6,371 students
Goshen Community Schools
$50,184
6,286 students
LaPorte Community School Corp
$58,657
6,227 students
Anderson Community School Corp
$62,798
6,196 students
Merrillville Community School Corp
$50,283
6,004 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 Washington Township
What is the average teacher salary in MSD Washington Township?

The average teacher salary in MSD Washington Township is $60,503 (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 Washington Township teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

MSD Washington Township pays 15.4% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $60,503.

How does MSD Washington Township teacher pay compare to the national average?

MSD Washington Township pays 13.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,503.

What is the per-pupil spending in MSD Washington Township?

MSD Washington Township spends approximately $25,292 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of MSD Washington Township's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 21% of MSD Washington Township's total expenditure of $265.9M (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. MSD Washington Township'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.