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School district · Indiana · LEAID 1807980

North Putnam Community Schools

North Putnam Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,351 (above only 18% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for North Putnam Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$47,351
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$17,043
Per-pupil spending
1,372
Students enrolled
18th
Pct. in IN
$47,351

North Putnam Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,351 (above only 18% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $47,351, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,372 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: North Putnam Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,351 (above only 18% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 18th percentile for Indiana
  • 8th 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.
  • North Putnam Community Schools ranks #238 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #73 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
  • +10.1% 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, North Putnam Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 81.0% into regular program , 2.5 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 North Putnam IN median Gap
Regular program 81.0% 83.5% -2.5 pp
Special education 13.8% 12.0% +1.9 pp
Vocational programs 5.1% 3.2% +1.9 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 1807980 · FY2023.

LEAID 1807980 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

North Putnam F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -10% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P18 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P8 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,372 students INSTR-LOW 23% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Monroe-Gregg FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $47,351 estimated average teacher salary · P18 in Indiana · P8 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Warsaw (+$366est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for North Putnam

Salary neighbourhood · North Putnam

North Putnam 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
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National salary distribution for North Putnam

North Putnam Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$47,351 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. 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

North Putnam 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 North Putnam Community Schools ranks #238 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #73 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

North Putnam Community 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 North Putnam Community Schools

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 8% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +10.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 3.7 points, a growth rate faster than 30% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$47,351.064

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
$51,414

+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 North Putnam Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About North Putnam Community Schools

North Putnam Community Schools is a small school district in Indiana, serving 1,372 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,043. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $47,351, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1807980 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in North Putnam Community Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (32.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 18% 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, North Putnam Community Schools reports $23.4M in total expenditure against $22.9M 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 $3.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does North Putnam 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.

North Putnam Community Schools $47,351
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

North Putnam Community Schools pays -15.2% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $17,043 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, North Putnam Community Schools sits closest to Monroe-Gregg School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Beech Grove City 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. Monroe-Gregg School District
  2. Tell City-Troy Twp School Corp
  3. North Judson-San Pierre Sch Corp
  4. Wabash City Schools
  5. Hamilton Heights School Corp
  6. MSD Bluffton-Harrison
  7. Baugo Community Schools
  8. Southeast Fountain School Corp
  9. MSD Shakamak Schools
  10. North Lawrence Com Schools
  11. Caston School Corporation
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Beech Grove City Schools
  2. North Montgomery Com Sch Corp
  3. Shelbyville Central Schools
  4. Pioneer Regional School Corp
  5. Northeast School Corp
  6. Borden-Henryville School Corporation
  7. Madison Consolidated Schools
  8. Lakeland School Corporation
  9. North Newton School Corp
  10. Frontier School Corporation
  11. West Lafayette Com School Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near North Putnam Community Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for North Putnam Community Schools: closest on enrollment (1,372 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($47,351 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

$22.9M
Total Revenue
$23.4M
Total Expenditure
$5.3M
Instruction Salaries
23% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.6M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in North Putnam Community Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% 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 237 of 283, North Putnam Community 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.

Tipton Community School Corp
$49,393
1,442 students
Taylor Community School Corp
$53,878
1,300 students
Union Co/Clg Corner Joint Sch Dist
$44,396
1,295 students
South Adams Schools
$55,386
1,291 students
Perry Central Com Schools Corp
$47,835
1,285 students
Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con
$41,857
1,277 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 North Putnam Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in North Putnam Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in North Putnam Community Schools is $47,351 (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 North Putnam Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

North Putnam Community Schools pays 9.7% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $47,351.

How does North Putnam Community Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

North Putnam Community Schools pays 32.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $47,351.

What is the per-pupil spending in North Putnam Community Schools?

North Putnam Community Schools spends approximately $17,043 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of North Putnam Community Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 23% of North Putnam Community Schools's total expenditure of $23.4M (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. North Putnam Community 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.