IPS -- Indianapolis Public Schools

Teacher Salary and Benefits

IPS manages 68 schools with over 2,000 teachers. The tables below detail faculty and teacher salaries at IPS. The data has been taken from multiple sources. Note: The information provided below is for informational purposes only, for official information please contact the school district directly.

IPS Teacher Salary Details

The table below lists the average salary for teachers that is sourced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the Indianapolis-Carmel and surrounding areas. There can be wide variations in salary, which can be attributed to experience or education levels. For example, a teacher with a master's in education may have higher salary than an entry level teacher.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2022, MSA: Indianapolis-Carmel, SOC Codes: 25-2011, 25-2012, 25-2021, 25-2022, 25-2031, 27-2022, 25-3098, 25-9041

Special Education Teacher Salary

The table below lists the average salary for special education teachers that work for IPS and surrounding area school districts.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2022, MSA: Indianapolis-Carmel, SOC Codes: 25-2051, 25-2052, 25-2053, 25-2054

School Administrators and Staff Salary

See average salary details on school administrators, counselors, and librarians for the Indianapolis-Carmel area below.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2022, MSA: Indianapolis-Carmel, SOC Codes: 11-9031,11-9032,21-1012,25-4021

Employee and Teacher Benefits (Estimated)

The estimated value of administrator and teacher benefits provided by IPS is listed below. These estimates are calculated from the figures obtained from the NCES Finance Survey (2012).

	District	Indiana
Teachers & Aides	$37,641	$23,134
Administrators	$23,527	$17,523

Source: Local Education Agency (School District) Finance Survey (F-33) Data (2012)

Indianapolis Public Schools Jobs and Careers

The following tables outlines the number of teachers, administrators, and support staff that are employed by IPS. This information is obtained through a self reported survey provided by the NCES Universe Survey.

Total Number of Teachers Employed

Total number of teachers employed by IPS per grade classification is displayed below.

Source: National Center For Education Statistics (NCES), CCD Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey 2014

Instructional Supervisors, Coordinators, and Teaching Assistants

Total number of instructional supervisors, coordinators, and teaching assistant jobs are listed in the table below.

Source: National Center For Education Statistics (NCES), CCD Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey 2014

District and School Administrators and Support Staff

Total number of school administrators and support staff that work for IPS are shown in the table below.

IPS Schools

Based on the data from the 2014 NCES school district survey, IPS manages 68 schools. These schools along with their contact information are listed below. See more information about each school by clicking on the name.

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