Date of Award

Spring 5-1-1992

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Educational Leadership

First Advisor

Dale Findley

Second Advisor

Robert L. Boyd

Third Advisor

Alex Moody

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between teacher salaries and certain wealth and demographics of Indiana school corporations. Source data were obtained through the Indiana State Department of Education, the Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners, the Indiana School Board Association, and the Indiana Education Employment Relations Board. Data collected were the teacher salaries, the demographic type, average dai1y memberships (ADM), assessed valuations (AV), General Fund tax rates, and Property Tax Replacement Credit amounts of all Indiana school corporations. The above data were obtained for the calendar years 1988, 1989, and 1990 and teacher salary data for the 1988-89, 1989-90, and 1990-91 school years. Statistical correlations between six experience levels of teaching salaries (BS-0, BS-5, BS-Maximum, MS-0, MS-10, and MS-Maximum) and the assessed valuation per average daily membership, the computed adjusted General Fund tax rates, and the average daily membership of Indiana school corporations were calculated. A one-way ANOVA with five levels was used to determine if, for each category of teaching salary, there was a significant difference in salary amount among the five aemotypes of Indiana school corporations as characterized by the demoname of (1) rural, ( 2) town, ( 3) suburban, ( 4) metropolitan, and ( 5) urb'an. The independent variable was the five demotypes and the dependent variable was the salary amount. Based upon the findings, the following conclusions were made: 1. There is indeed a relationship between teacher salaries and wealth per student (assessed valuation per average daily membership). 2. There is indeed a relationship between teacher salaries and student size or population (average daily membership) . 3. There is indeed a relationship between teacher salaries and demotype of Indiana school corporations. 4. It does not appear that there is a relationship between teacher salary and General Fund tax rates.

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