The 10 Biggest Pay Gaps Between Administrators And Teachers In Indiana Schools
Kyle Stokes / StateImpact Indiana
A public school teacher leads class at an Indianapolis high school.
The average Indiana public school administrator makes roughly $30,000 more than the average teacher, but there are a few districts and schools where that gap between salaries is at least twice as big — and statewide, the gap has gotten bigger.
The data from the Indiana Department of Education show that five years ago, the average administrator made about $25,000 more than the average teacher.
But where is the gulf between teacher and administrator salaries the widest?
Here are two Top Ten lists, one including charter schools and one excluding charter schools. (Charters are public schools, receiving taxpayer funding. It can be problematic to directly compare school-level data to district-level data.)
| 10 Biggest Pay Gaps (Excluding Charters) | 10 Biggest Pay Gaps (Including Charters) | |||||||
| District | Admin. | Teacher | Diff. | School | Admin. | Teacher | Difference | |
| Beech Grove City Schools | $112,376 | $52,432 | $59,944 | Timothy L. Johnson Academy* | $128,000 | $35,281 | $92,719 | |
| Clark-Pleasant Cmm’ty School Corp. | $103,207 | $49,573 | $53,634 | Stonegate Early College High School* | $98,000 | $34,157 | $63,843 | |
| Scott County School District 1 | $96,988 | $45,299 | $51,689 | Beech Grove City Schools | $112,376 | $52,432 | $59,944 | |
| Muncie Community Schools | $97,462 | $47,731 | $49,731 | Christel House Academy* | $95,180 | $40,329 | $54,851 | |
| South Putnam Community Schools | $87,366 | $39,874 | $47,492 | Imagine Life Sciences Academy* | $90,000 | $35,261 | $54,739 | |
| Johnson County Special Services | $95,463 | $48,204 | $47,259 | Community Montessori Inc. | $81,900 | $27,213 | $54,687 | |
| Town of Speedway Schools | $101,972 | $55,475 | $46,497 | Charles A. Tindley Accelerated School* | $98,000 | $43,759 | $54,241 | |
| Greenwood Cmm’ty School Corp. | $97,189 | $50,961 | $46,228 | Clark-Pleasant Cmm’ty School Corp. | $103,207 | $49,573 | $53,634 | |
| Avon Community School Corp. | $93,965 | $48,298 | $45,667 | 21st Century Charter School of Gary* | $92,000 | $38,523 | $53,477 | |
| Lafayette School Corp. | $97,125 | $51,798 | $45,327 | Monument Lighthouse Charter* | $90,125 | $37,614 | $52,511 | |
SOURCE: Indiana Department of Education District-Level Average Teacher & Administrator Salaries, 2006-2010 / *Charter School |
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StateImpact took a look at teacher and administrator salaries in Indiana, and we’ll be putting up a few posts on paying public school employees over the next week.
