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Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com

Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $46,792 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$46,792
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$16,087
Per-pupil spending
825
Students enrolled
16th
Pct. in IN
$46,792

Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $46,792 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $46,792, below the national average of $70,245, serving 825 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $46,792 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 16th percentile for Indiana
  • 7th percentile nationally
  • 33% 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.
  • Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com ranks #243 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #110 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
  • +4.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 1809600 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Rising Sun-Ohio F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -11% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P16 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P7 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 825 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near MSD FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $46,792 estimated average teacher salary · P16 in Indiana · P7 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Warsaw (+$926est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Rising Sun-Ohio

Salary neighbourhood · Rising Sun-Ohio

Rising Sun-Ohio trails 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 Rising Sun-Ohio

Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$46,792 7th percentile higher than 7% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com $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

Rising Sun-Ohio 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 Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com ranks #243 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #110 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

Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com 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 Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 7% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +4.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 9.0 points, a growth rate faster than 15% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$46,791.814

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
$50,807

+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 Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com

What the Numbers Say About Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com

Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com is a small school district in Indiana, serving 825 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,087. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $46,792, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1809600 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com runs materially below the state benchmark, a 10.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (33.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 16% 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, Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com reports $13.3M in total expenditure against $12.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com compare?

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

Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com $46,792
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com pays -16.2% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $16,087 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, Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com sits closest to MSD Boone Township; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is West Noble School Corporation. 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. MSD Boone Township
  2. North Gibson School Corporation
  3. Lewis Cass Schools
  4. Caston School Corporation
  5. Milan Community Schools
  6. Wabash City Schools
  7. North Judson-San Pierre Sch Corp
  8. Tri-County School Corporation
  9. Tell City-Troy Twp School Corp
  10. Orleans Community Schools
  11. North Putnam Community Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. West Noble School Corporation
  2. Southwest School Corporation
  3. Shelby Eastern Schools
  4. Southeast Fountain School Corp
  5. Vincennes Community School Corp
  6. Northwestern School Corp
  7. Fayette County School Corporation
  8. Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United
  9. Spencer-Owen Community Schools
  10. South Newton School Corp
  11. Fairfield Community Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com: closest on enrollment (825 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($46,792 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

$12.4M
Total Revenue
$13.3M
Total Expenditure
$4.3M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.6M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 70% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 30% 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. Placed 242 of 283, Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Pioneer Regional School Corp
$50,091
941 students
MSD of New Durham Township
$49,820
944 students
Triton School Corporation
$51,246
946 students
South Central Com School Corp
$45,525
950 students
Rossville Con School District
$45,435
960 students
Argos Community Schools
$41,265
689 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 Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com
What is the average teacher salary in Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com?

The average teacher salary in Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com is $46,792 (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 Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com pays 10.7% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $46,792.

How does Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com teacher pay compare to the national average?

Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com pays 33.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $46,792.

What is the per-pupil spending in Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com?

Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com spends approximately $16,087 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com's total expenditure of $13.3M (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. Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com'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.