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Whitley County Con Schools

Whitley County Con Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (3,617 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Whitley County Con Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$50,203
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$13,953
Per-pupil spending
3,617
Students enrolled
38th
Pct. in IN
$50,203

Whitley County Con Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (3,617 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $50,203, below the national average of $70,245, serving 3,617 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Whitley County Con Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (3,617 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 38th percentile for Indiana
  • 15th percentile nationally
  • 25% 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.
  • Whitley County Con Schools ranks #180 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #224 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
  • +19.1% 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, Whitley County Con Schools's instructional payroll puts 7.0% into vocational programs , 3.8 points above the state median of 3.2%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Indiana peer.

Program Whitley County IN median Gap
Regular program 81.3% 83.5% -2.2 pp
Special education 11.2% 12.0% -0.7 pp
Vocational programs 7.0% 3.2% +3.8 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 1802280 · FY2023.

LEAID 1802280 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Whitley County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P38 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P15 national PPE-LOW $14K/pupil ENR-MID 3,617 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Crawfordsville FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $50,203 estimated average teacher salary · P38 in Indiana · P15 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Vigo ($177est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Whitley County

Salary neighbourhood · Whitley County

Whitley County 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).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Whitley County

Whitley County Con Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$50,203 15th percentile higher than 15% 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. Whitley County Con 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

Whitley County 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 Whitley County Con Schools ranks #180 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #224 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

Whitley County Con Schools 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 Whitley County Con Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +19.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 5.3 points, a growth rate faster than 71% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$50,202.83

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
$54,511

+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 Whitley County Con Schools

What the Numbers Say About Whitley County Con Schools

Whitley County Con Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Indiana, serving 3,617 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,953. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $50,203, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1802280 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Whitley County Con Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (28.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 38% 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, Whitley County Con Schools reports $50.5M in total expenditure against $51.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.7M, special-education teacher pay is $1.2M.

How does Whitley County Con Schools compare?

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

Whitley County Con Schools $50,203
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Whitley County Con Schools pays -10.1% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $13,953 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, Whitley County Con Schools sits closest to Crawfordsville Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Nettle Creek School Corporation. 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. Crawfordsville Community Schools
  2. Goshen Community Schools
  3. Merrillville Community School Corp
  4. Pioneer Regional School Corp
  5. Vigo County School Corp
  6. New Castle Community School Corp
  7. Whitko Community School Corp
  8. North Knox School Corp
  9. Greencastle Community School Corp
  10. MSD of New Durham Township
  11. East Porter County School Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Nettle Creek School Corporation
  2. Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp
  3. Silver Creek School Corporation
  4. East Porter County School Corp
  5. Tell City-Troy Twp School Corp
  6. MSD North Posey Co Schools
  7. Seymour Community Schools
  8. Plainfield Community School Corp
  9. West Washington School Corp
  10. Community Schools of Frankfort
  11. Kankakee Valley School Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Whitley County Con Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Whitley County Con Schools: closest on enrollment (3,617 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($50,203 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

$51.4M
Total Revenue
$50.5M
Total Expenditure
$12.5M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.7M
Regular Program
$1.2M
Special Education
$0.7M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Whitley County Con Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% 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. Whitley County Con Schools places 180 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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Other Indiana Districts

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

Mooresville Con School Corp
$61,944
4,356 students
Beech Grove City Schools
$64,018
2,843 students
Greenfield-Central Com Schools
$57,864
4,393 students
Logansport Community Sch Corp
$49,304
4,393 students
Wawasee Community School Corp
$55,767
2,838 students
Vincennes Community School Corp
$51,420
2,836 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 Whitley County Con Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Whitley County Con Schools?

The average teacher salary in Whitley County Con Schools is $50,203 (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 Whitley County Con Schools teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Whitley County Con Schools pays 4.2% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $50,203.

How does Whitley County Con Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Whitley County Con Schools pays 28.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $50,203.

What is the per-pupil spending in Whitley County Con Schools?

Whitley County Con Schools spends approximately $13,953 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Whitley County Con Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Whitley County Con Schools's total expenditure of $50.5M (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. Whitley County Con 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.