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School district · Indiana · LEAID 1810920

School Town of Speedway

School Town of Speedway is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,864 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for School Town of Speedway come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$67,731
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$15,158
Per-pupil spending
1,864
Students enrolled
97th
Pct. in IN
$67,731

School Town of Speedway is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,864 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $67,731, near the national average of $70,245, serving 1,864 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: School Town of Speedway is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,864 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 97th percentile for Indiana
  • 54th percentile nationally
  • 33% 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 Speedway ranks #8 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #156 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
  • +12.8% 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 Speedway's instructional payroll puts 87.5% into regular program , 4.0 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 87.5% 83.5% +4.0 pp
Special education 12.2% 12.0% +0.3 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 1810920 · FY2023.

LEAID 1810920 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

School Town F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +29% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P97 in state RANK-NAT-MID P54 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,864 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Greater FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $67,731 estimated average teacher salary · P97 in Indiana · P54 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Franklin ($865est. 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 Speedway's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$67,731 Top 46% higher than 54% 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. School Town of Speedway $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 upper-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 Speedway ranks #8 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #156 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 Speedway 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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$67,731.092

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
$73,543

+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 Speedway

What the Numbers Say About School Town of Speedway

School Town of Speedway is a small school district in Indiana, serving 1,864 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,158. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $67,731, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1810920 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 Speedway runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 29.2% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (3.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 97% 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 Speedway reports $28.3M in total expenditure against $31.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $7.1M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.

How does School Town of Speedway 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 Speedway $67,731
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

School Town of Speedway pays +21.3% more than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $15,158 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

Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs is School Town of Speedway's nearest match on both pay and per-pupil investment, which is uncommon: the two signals point at different districts for roughly 98% of districts. 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. Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs
  2. South Gibson School Corporation
  3. Beech Grove City Schools
  4. Fremont Community Schools
  5. Portage Township Schools
  6. Anderson Community School Corp
  7. West Washington School Corp
  8. Madison Consolidated Schools
  9. Mooresville Con School Corp
  10. School Town of Munster
  11. DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs
  2. Randolph Eastern School Corp
  3. Elwood Community School Corp
  4. Kokomo School Corporation
  5. Springs Valley Com School Corp
  6. Rush County Schools
  7. Lewis Cass Schools
  8. Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp
  9. Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp
  10. Huntington Co Com Sch Corp
  11. Alexandria Community School Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for School Town of Speedway: closest on enrollment (1,864 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($67,731 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

$31.1M
Total Revenue
$28.3M
Total Expenditure
$9.3M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.1M
Regular Program
$1.0M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in School Town of Speedway: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% 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 Speedway sits in the upper quarter of that field at 8 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.

North Gibson School Corporation
$46,632
1,900 students
Decatur County Community Schools
$49,599
1,822 students
Greencastle Community School Corp
$50,570
1,806 students
MSD Bluffton-Harrison
$47,492
1,803 students
Maconaquah School Corp
$49,612
1,941 students
Tippecanoe Valley School Corp
$49,355
1,779 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 Speedway
What is the average teacher salary in School Town of Speedway?

The average teacher salary in School Town of Speedway is $67,731 (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 Speedway teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

School Town of Speedway pays 29.2% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $67,731.

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

School Town of Speedway pays 3.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $67,731.

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

School Town of Speedway spends approximately $15,158 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 33% of School Town of Speedway's total expenditure of $28.3M (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 Speedway'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.