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School district · Indiana · LEAID 1804560

School Town of Highland

School Town of Highland is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (3,007 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for School Town of Highland come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,355
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$13,187
Per-pupil spending
3,007
Students enrolled
67th
Pct. in IN
$54,355

School Town of Highland is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (3,007 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,355, below the national average of $70,245, serving 3,007 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: School Town of Highland is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (3,007 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 67th percentile for Indiana
  • 24th percentile nationally
  • 27% 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.
  • School Town of Highland ranks #96 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #257 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
  • +17.3% 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, School Town of Highland's instructional payroll puts 98.0% into regular program , 14.5 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 School Town IN median Gap
Regular program 98.0% 83.5% +14.5 pp
Special education 0.9% 12.0% -11.1 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 3.2% -3.2 pp
Other programs 1.1% 0.5% +0.6 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 1804560 · FY2023.

LEAID 1804560 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

School Town F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +4% vs state RANK-ST-MID P67 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P24 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-MID 3,007 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near New FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,355 estimated average teacher salary · P67 in Indiana · P24 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: South ($17est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for School Town

Salary neighbourhood · School Town

School Town 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
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National salary distribution for School Town

School Town of Highland's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,355 24th percentile higher than 24% 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. School Town of Highland $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

School Town 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 School Town of Highland ranks #96 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #257 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

School Town of Highland 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 School Town of Highland

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +17.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 3.4 points, a growth rate faster than 64% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 3,271 to 3,007 students (8.1% 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$54,355.422

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
$59,020

+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 School Town of Highland

What the Numbers Say About School Town of Highland

School Town of Highland is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Indiana, serving 3,007 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,187. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,355, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1804560 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in School Town of Highland runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 3.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 67% 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, School Town of Highland reports $39.7M in total expenditure against $42.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does School Town of Highland compare?

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

School Town of Highland $54,355
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

School Town of Highland pays -2.7% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $13,187 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, School Town of Highland sits closest to New Prairie United School Corp; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Delphi 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. New Prairie United School Corp
  2. Daleville Community Schools
  3. Crawford County Community Sch Corp
  4. South Knox School Corp
  5. Mt Vernon Community School Corp
  6. North Harrison Com School Corp
  7. Knox Community School Corp
  8. Taylor Community School Corp
  9. South Putnam Community Schools
  10. Eastern Howard School Corporation
  11. Clay Community Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Delphi Community School Corp
  2. Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc
  3. Knox Community School Corp
  4. Centerville-Abington Com Schs
  5. John Glenn School Corporation
  6. Yorktown Community Schools
  7. North Spencer County Sch Corp
  8. Warrick County School Corp
  9. Southeast Dubois Co Sch Corp
  10. South Madison Com Sch Corp
  11. Shenandoah School Corporation

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near School Town of Highland's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for School Town of Highland: closest on enrollment (3,007 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,355 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

$42.1M
Total Revenue
$39.7M
Total Expenditure
$10.8M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.8M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in School Town of Highland: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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. School Town of Highland places 96 of 283 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

MSD Steuben County
$49,263
2,607 students
East Noble School Corporation
$51,614
3,417 students
Delaware Community School Corp
$50,982
2,594 students
Western School Corporation
$52,976
2,543 students
Crawfordsville Community Schools
$50,204
2,531 students
Lebanon Community School Corp
$57,594
3,486 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 School Town of Highland
What is the average teacher salary in School Town of Highland?

The average teacher salary in School Town of Highland is $54,355 (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 School Town of Highland teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

School Town of Highland pays 3.7% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $54,355.

How does School Town of Highland teacher pay compare to the national average?

School Town of Highland pays 22.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,355.

What is the per-pupil spending in School Town of Highland?

School Town of Highland spends approximately $13,187 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of School Town of Highland's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of School Town of Highland's total expenditure of $39.7M (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. School Town of Highland'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.