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Benton Community School Corp

Benton Community School Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,609 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Benton Community School Corp come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$51,094
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$18,272
Per-pupil spending
1,609
Students enrolled
44th
Pct. in IN
$51,094

Benton Community School Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,609 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $51,094, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,609 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Benton Community School Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,609 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 44th percentile for Indiana
  • 17th percentile nationally
  • 27% 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.
  • Benton Community School Corp ranks #163 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #31 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
  • +6.5% 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, Benton Community School Corp's instructional payroll puts 76.9% into regular program , 6.6 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 Benton Community IN median Gap
Regular program 76.9% 83.5% -6.6 pp
Special education 15.3% 12.0% +3.3 pp
Vocational programs 7.5% 3.2% +4.3 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 1800480 · FY2023.

LEAID 1800480 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Benton Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P44 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P17 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,609 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Centerville-Abington FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $51,094 estimated average teacher salary · P44 in Indiana · P17 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Evansville (+$861est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Benton Community

Salary neighbourhood · Benton Community

Benton Community 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 Benton Community

Benton Community School Corp's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$51,094 17th percentile higher than 17% 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. Benton Community School Corp $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

Benton Community 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 Benton Community School Corp ranks #163 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #31 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

Benton Community School Corp 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 Benton Community School Corp

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +6.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 7.4 points, a growth rate faster than 17% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,757 to 1,609 students (8.4% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$51,094.017

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
$55,478

+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 Benton Community School Corp

What the Numbers Say About Benton Community School Corp

Benton Community School Corp is a small school district in Indiana, serving 1,609 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,272. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $51,094, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1800480 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Benton Community School Corp runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 2.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (27.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 44% 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, Benton Community School Corp reports $29.4M in total expenditure against $34.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.9M.

How does Benton Community School Corp compare?

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

Benton Community School Corp $51,094
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Benton Community School Corp pays -8.5% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $18,272 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, Benton Community School Corp sits closest to Centerville-Abington Com Schs; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Adams Central Community Schools. 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. Centerville-Abington Com Schs
  2. Kokomo School Corporation
  3. Delaware Community School Corp
  4. Wa-Nee Community Schools
  5. Oak Hill United School Corp
  6. Muncie Community Schools
  7. MSD Wabash County Schools
  8. Triton School Corporation
  9. School City of East Chicago
  10. Lake Station Community Schools
  11. Eastern Pulaski Community Sch Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Adams Central Community Schools
  2. North Gibson School Corporation
  3. Fremont Community Schools
  4. South Ripley Com Sch Corp
  5. Milan Community Schools
  6. Scott County School District 2
  7. South Adams Schools
  8. Union Co/Clg Corner Joint Sch Dist
  9. Sheridan Community Schools
  10. Lawrenceburg Community School Corp
  11. Blue River Valley Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Benton Community School Corp's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Benton Community School Corp: closest on enrollment (1,609 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($51,094 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

$34.4M
Total Revenue
$29.4M
Total Expenditure
$7.9M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.6M
Regular Program
$0.9M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Benton Community School Corp: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 76% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 24% 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. Benton Community School Corp places 163 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.

View all Indiana districts →

Other Indiana Districts

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

Porter Township School Corp
$45,917
1,527 students
Alexandria Community School Corp
$51,637
1,522 students
Rensselaer Central School Corp
$52,726
1,521 students
Borden-Henryville School Corporation
$53,348
1,716 students
Mitchell Community Schools
$50,814
1,499 students
Blackford County Schools
$51,894
1,496 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 Benton Community School Corp
What is the average teacher salary in Benton Community School Corp?

The average teacher salary in Benton Community School Corp is $51,094 (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 Benton Community School Corp teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Benton Community School Corp pays 2.5% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $51,094.

How does Benton Community School Corp teacher pay compare to the national average?

Benton Community School Corp pays 27.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $51,094.

What is the per-pupil spending in Benton Community School Corp?

Benton Community School Corp spends approximately $18,272 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Benton Community School Corp's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Benton Community School Corp's total expenditure of $29.4M (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. Benton Community School Corp'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.