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School district · Indiana · LEAID 1808970

Plainfield Community School Corp

Plainfield Community School Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (5,854 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Plainfield Community School Corp come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$57,957
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$14,125
Per-pupil spending
5,854
Students enrolled
82nd
Pct. in IN
$57,957

Plainfield Community School Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (5,854 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $57,957, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,854 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Plainfield Community School Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (5,854 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 82nd percentile for Indiana
  • 32nd 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.
  • Plainfield Community School Corp ranks #53 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #219 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
  • +9.4% 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, Plainfield Community School Corp's instructional payroll puts 86.4% into regular program , 2.9 points above the state median of 83.5%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Indiana district.

Program Plainfield Community IN median Gap
Regular program 86.4% 83.5% +2.9 pp
Special education 12.1% 12.0% +0.2 pp
Vocational programs 1.4% 3.2% -1.7 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 1808970 · FY2023.

LEAID 1808970 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Plainfield Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +11% vs state RANK-ST-MID P82 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P32 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-MID 5,854 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near North FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $57,957 estimated average teacher salary · P82 in Indiana · P32 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: MSD (+$243est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Plainfield Community

Salary neighbourhood · Plainfield Community

Plainfield 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 Plainfield Community

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$57,957 32nd percentile higher than 32% 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

What stands out about Plainfield Community School Corp

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +9.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 4.5 points, a growth rate faster than 28% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$57,957.094

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
$62,930

+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 Plainfield Community School Corp

What the Numbers Say About Plainfield Community School Corp

Plainfield Community School Corp is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Indiana, serving 5,854 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,125. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,957, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1808970 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Plainfield Community School Corp runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 10.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (17.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 82% 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, Plainfield Community School Corp reports $82.7M in total expenditure against $80.4M 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 $16.5M, special-education teacher pay is $2.3M.

How does Plainfield 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.

Plainfield Community School Corp $57,957
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Plainfield Community School Corp pays +3.8% more than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $14,125 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, Plainfield Community School Corp sits closest to North West Hendricks Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Community Schools of Frankfort. 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. North West Hendricks Schools
  2. Greenfield-Central Com Schools
  3. MSD Decatur Township
  4. Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp
  5. Middlebury Community Schools
  6. Lebanon Community School Corp
  7. Monroe County Community Sch Corp
  8. Center Grove Community School Corp
  9. Peru Community Schools
  10. Fayette County School Corporation
  11. New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Community Schools of Frankfort
  2. Kankakee Valley School Corp
  3. Tri-Creek School Corporation
  4. Baugo Community Schools
  5. Silver Creek School Corporation
  6. Whitley County Con Schools
  7. Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp
  8. South Dearborn Community Sch Corp
  9. Delaware Community School Corp
  10. East Porter County School Corp
  11. Western School Corporation

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Plainfield Community School Corp: closest on enrollment (5,854 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,957 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

$80.4M
Total Revenue
$82.7M
Total Expenditure
$24.0M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$16.5M
Regular Program
$2.3M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Plainfield Community School Corp: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 80% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 20% 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. Plainfield Community School Corp sits in the upper quarter of that field at 53 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

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

Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp
$61,131
3,825 students
Zionsville Community Schools
$56,247
7,906 students
Marion Community Schools
$52,593
3,702 students
North Lawrence Com Schools
$47,522
3,659 students
DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist
$52,088
3,641 students
Whitley County Con Schools
$50,203
3,617 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 Plainfield Community School Corp
What is the average teacher salary in Plainfield Community School Corp?

The average teacher salary in Plainfield Community School Corp is $57,957 (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 Plainfield Community School Corp teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Plainfield Community School Corp pays 10.5% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $57,957.

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

Plainfield Community School Corp pays 17.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,957.

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

Plainfield Community School Corp spends approximately $14,125 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Plainfield Community School Corp's total expenditure of $82.7M (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. Plainfield 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.