School district · Indiana · LEAID 1812990
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,642 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $52,737
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $12,549
- Per-pupil spending
- 1,642
- Students enrolled
- 58th
- Pct. in IN
Near benchmark
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,642 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $52,737, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,642 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,642 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 58th percentile for Indiana
- 21st percentile nationally
- 30% 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.
- Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist ranks #122 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #274 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
- +22.7% 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, Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist's instructional payroll puts 76.6% into regular program , 6.9 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 | Western Boone | IN median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 76.6% | 83.5% | -6.9 pp |
| Special education | 18.0% | 12.0% | +6.0 pp |
| Vocational programs | 4.8% | 3.2% | +1.6 pp |
| Other programs | 0.6% | 0.5% | +0.1 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 1812990 · FY2023.
LEAID 1812990 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Western Boone F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $52,737 estimated average teacher salary · P58 in Indiana · P21 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lafayette (+$220est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Western Boone
Salary neighbourhood · Western Boone
Western Boone sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).
- Warsaw · low pole
Warsaw · low pole
$47,717 est. salary
- Greater · near
Greater · near
$52,430 est. salary
- Western
Western · this district
$52,737 est. salary
- Lafayette · near
Lafayette · near
$52,957 est. salary
- MSD · near
MSD · near
$53,283 est. salary
- Indianapolis · top pay
Indianapolis · top pay
$73,478 est. salary
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National salary distribution for Western Boone
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$52,737 21st percentile higher than 21% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Western Boone in Indiana's lower-third pay band
Same 289 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Gary Community School Corp
Gary Community School Corp
$76,828 est. avg salary
- DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist
DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist
$74,263 est. avg salary
- Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist
$52,737 est. avg salary
What this shows Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist ranks #122 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #274 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist
DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist
$32,890 per pupil
- Gary Community School Corp
Gary Community School Corp
$30,561 per pupil
- Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist $12,549
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist
$12,549 per pupil
What this shows DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist leads spending at $32,890 per pupil; Gary Community School Corp leads pay.
What stands out about Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist
- Estimated teacher pay here rose +22.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 8.9 points, a growth rate faster than 84% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests
- Nominal district estimate
- $52,737.374
- Indiana price level
- 92.1 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $57,263
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+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 Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist
What the Numbers Say About Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist is a small school district in Indiana, serving 1,642 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,549. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $52,737, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1812990 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 0.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (24.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 58% 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, Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist reports $20.6M in total expenditure against $26.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.9M.
How does Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Indiana average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist pays -5.6% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $12,549 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, Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist sits closest to Rensselaer Central School Corp; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Oak Hill United 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.
- Rensselaer Central School Corp
- White River Valley School District
- Culver Community Schools Corp
- Marion Community Schools
- Franklin County Community Sch Corp
- Northwestern School Corp
- Western School Corporation
- Frankton-Lapel Community Schools
- East Washington School Corp
- Mill Creek Community Sch Corp
- Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp
- Oak Hill United School Corp
- Linton-Stockton School Corporation
- Scott County School District 1
- Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp
- Lanesville Community School Corp
- North Harrison Com School Corp
- MSD Bluffton-Harrison
- East Noble School Corporation
- MSD Wabash County Schools
- Cowan Community School Corp
- Crothersville Community Schools
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Oak Hill United School Corp$12,557 per pupil+0.1% versus this district · $51,219 estimated salary
- Linton-Stockton School Corporation$12,566 per pupil+0.1% versus this district · $53,418 estimated salary
- Scott County School District 1$12,525 per pupil-0.2% versus this district · $44,022 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist: closest on enrollment (1,642 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($52,737 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. 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. Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist places 122 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.
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Smaller-district sample from 288 Indiana peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist
What is the average teacher salary in Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist?
The average teacher salary in Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist is $52,737 (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 Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist pays 0.6% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $52,737.
How does Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist teacher pay compare to the national average?
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist pays 24.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $52,737.
What is the per-pupil spending in Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist?
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist spends approximately $12,549 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 30% of Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist's total expenditure of $20.6M (NCES FY2023).
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