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Perry Township Schools

Perry Township Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (16,222 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Perry Township Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$59,880
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$16,236
Per-pupil spending
16,222
Students enrolled
88th
Pct. in IN
$59,880

Perry Township Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (16,222 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $59,880, below the national average of $70,245, serving 16,222 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Perry Township Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (16,222 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 88th percentile for Indiana
  • 36th percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Perry Township Schools ranks #34 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #105 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
  • +14.6% 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, Perry Township Schools's instructional payroll puts 0.0% into vocational programs , 3.2 points below the state median of 3.2%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Perry Township IN median Gap
Regular program 85.6% 83.5% +2.1 pp
Special education 14.3% 12.0% +2.3 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 3.2% -3.2 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 1808820 · FY2023.

LEAID 1808820 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Perry Township F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +14% vs state RANK-ST-MID P88 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P36 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-LARGE 16.2K students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Michigan FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $59,880 estimated average teacher salary · P88 in Indiana · P36 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Warrick ($605est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Perry Township

Salary neighbourhood · Perry Township

Perry Township 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 Perry Township

Perry Township Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$59,880 36th percentile higher than 36% 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. Perry Township Schools $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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$59,880.24

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
$65,019

+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 Perry Township Schools

What the Numbers Say About Perry Township Schools

Perry Township Schools is a mid-sized school district in Indiana, serving 16,222 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,236. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $59,880, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1808820 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Perry Township Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 14.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 88% 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, Perry Township Schools reports $263.4M in total expenditure against $276.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $51.4M, special-education teacher pay is $8.6M.

How does Perry Township Schools compare?

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

Perry Township Schools $59,880
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Perry Township Schools pays +7.2% more than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $16,236 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, Perry Township Schools sits closest to Michigan City Area Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Franklin Community 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. Michigan City Area Schools
  2. Duneland School Corporation
  3. Seymour Community Schools
  4. Warrick County School Corp
  5. MSD Washington Township
  6. Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp
  7. Valparaiso Community Schools
  8. Clark-Pleasant Community Sch Corp
  9. South Madison Com Sch Corp
  10. MSD Southwest Allen County Schls
  11. LaPorte Community School Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Franklin Community School Corp
  2. School Town of Munster
  3. Clark-Pleasant Community Sch Corp
  4. Avon Community School Corp
  5. Greenfield-Central Com Schools
  6. Mt Vernon Community School Corp
  7. Bartholomew Con School Corp
  8. Zionsville Community Schools
  9. MSD Decatur Township
  10. Middlebury Community Schools
  11. Lake Central School Corporation

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Perry Township Schools's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Perry Township Schools: closest on enrollment (16,222 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($59,880 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

$276.0M
Total Revenue
$263.4M
Total Expenditure
$76.9M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$51.4M
Regular Program
$8.6M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Perry Township Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 78% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 22% 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. Perry Township Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 34 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

Large-district sample from 288 Indiana peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Brownsburg Community School Corp
$61,339
10,172 students
Warrick County School Corp
$59,275
10,122 students
East Allen County Schools
$58,643
10,027 students
Center Grove Community School Corp
$58,358
9,537 students
Lake Central School Corporation
$64,004
9,293 students
Westfield-Washington Schools
$62,619
9,180 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 Perry Township Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Perry Township Schools?

The average teacher salary in Perry Township Schools is $59,880 (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 Perry Township Schools teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Perry Township Schools pays 14.2% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $59,880.

How does Perry Township Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Perry Township Schools pays 14.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $59,880.

What is the per-pupil spending in Perry Township Schools?

Perry Township Schools spends approximately $16,236 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Perry Township Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Perry Township Schools's total expenditure of $263.4M (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. Perry Township 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.