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Monroe County Community Sch Corp

Monroe County Community Sch Corp spends $17,435 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Indiana districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Monroe County Community Sch Corp come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$58,331
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$17,435
Per-pupil spending
10,510
Students enrolled
83rd
Pct. in IN
$58,331

Monroe County Community Sch Corp spends $17,435 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Indiana districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $58,331, below the national average of $70,245, serving 10,510 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Monroe County Community Sch Corp spends $17,435 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Indiana districts with a reliable figure.
  • 83rd percentile for Indiana
  • 33rd percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Monroe County Community Sch Corp ranks #48 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #57 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
  • +26.1% 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, Monroe County Community Sch Corp's instructional payroll puts 77.9% into regular program , 5.7 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 Monroe County IN median Gap
Regular program 77.9% 83.5% -5.7 pp
Special education 15.6% 12.0% +3.6 pp
Vocational programs 2.4% 3.2% -0.8 pp
Other programs 4.2% 0.5% +3.7 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 1800630 · FY2023.

LEAID 1800630 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Monroe County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +11% vs state RANK-ST-MID P83 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P33 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-LARGE 10.5K students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Center FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $58,331 estimated average teacher salary · P83 in Indiana · P33 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Center (+$27est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Monroe County

Salary neighbourhood · Monroe County

Monroe County already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (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 Monroe County

Monroe County Community Sch Corp's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$58,331 33rd percentile higher than 33% 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. This district $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

What stands out about Monroe County Community Sch Corp

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +26.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 12.2 points, a growth rate faster than 88% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 11,181 to 10,510 students (6.0% 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
$58,330.587

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
$63,336

+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 Monroe County Community Sch Corp

What the Numbers Say About Monroe County Community Sch Corp

Monroe County Community Sch Corp is a mid-sized school district in Indiana, serving 10,510 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,435. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $58,331, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1800630 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Monroe County Community Sch Corp runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 11.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (17.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 83% 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, Monroe County Community Sch Corp reports $183.2M in total expenditure against $171.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $35.8M, special-education teacher pay is $7.2M.

How does Monroe County Community Sch Corp compare?

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

Monroe County Community Sch Corp $58,331
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Monroe County Community Sch Corp pays +4.5% more than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $17,435 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, Monroe County Community Sch Corp sits closest to Center Grove Community School Corp; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is LaPorte Community School Corp. 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. Center Grove Community School Corp
  2. MSD Decatur Township
  3. Danville Community School Corp
  4. Elkhart Community Schools
  5. East Allen County Schools
  6. LaPorte Community School Corp
  7. Plainfield Community School Corp
  8. Greenfield-Central Com Schools
  9. Hanover Community School Corp
  10. South Madison Com Sch Corp
  11. Clark-Pleasant Community Sch Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. LaPorte Community School Corp
  2. Marion Community Schools
  3. Wa-Nee Community Schools
  4. School City of East Chicago
  5. Elkhart Community Schools
  6. Tippecanoe School Corp
  7. New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch
  8. Logansport Community Sch Corp
  9. MSD Pike Township
  10. Brownsburg Community School Corp
  11. Wawasee Community School Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like Monroe County

Two out-of-state peer sets for Monroe County Community Sch Corp: closest on enrollment (10,510 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($58,331 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

$171.3M
Total Revenue
$183.2M
Total Expenditure
$52.4M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$35.8M
Regular Program
$7.2M
Special Education
$1.1M
Vocational
$1.9M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Monroe County Community Sch 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 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% 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. Monroe County Community Sch Corp sits in the upper quarter of that field at 48 of 283, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Indiana sample (including Monroe County). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Goshen Community Schools
$50,184
6,286 students
LaPorte Community School Corp
$58,657
6,227 students
Anderson Community School Corp
$62,798
6,196 students
Merrillville Community School Corp
$50,283
6,004 students
Plainfield Community School Corp
$57,957
5,854 students
Duneland School Corporation
$60,003
5,724 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 Monroe County Community Sch Corp
What is the average teacher salary in Monroe County Community Sch Corp?

The average teacher salary in Monroe County Community Sch Corp is $58,331 (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 Monroe County Community Sch Corp teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Monroe County Community Sch Corp pays 11.3% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $58,331.

How does Monroe County Community Sch Corp teacher pay compare to the national average?

Monroe County Community Sch Corp pays 17.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $58,331.

What is the per-pupil spending in Monroe County Community Sch Corp?

Monroe County Community Sch Corp spends approximately $17,435 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Monroe County Community Sch Corp's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Monroe County Community Sch Corp's total expenditure of $183.2M (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. Monroe County Community Sch 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.