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School district · Indiana · LEAID 1806840

School City of Mishawaka

School City of Mishawaka is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (5,128 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for School City of Mishawaka come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$53,662
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$13,465
Per-pupil spending
5,128
Students enrolled
63rd
Pct. in IN
$53,662

School City of Mishawaka is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (5,128 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $53,662, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,128 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: School City of Mishawaka is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (5,128 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 63rd percentile for Indiana
  • 23rd percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • School City of Mishawaka ranks #106 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #241 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
  • +21.1% 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, School City of Mishawaka's instructional payroll puts 88.3% into regular program , 4.8 points above the state median of 83.5%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Indiana district.

Program School City IN median Gap
Regular program 88.3% 83.5% +4.8 pp
Special education 10.0% 12.0% -2.0 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 3.2% -3.2 pp
Other programs 1.8% 0.5% +1.3 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 1806840 · FY2023.

LEAID 1806840 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

School City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P63 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P23 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-MID 5,128 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Clay FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $53,662 estimated average teacher salary · P63 in Indiana · P23 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: MSD ($378est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for School City

Salary neighbourhood · School City

School City 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 School City

School City of Mishawaka's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$53,662 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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. School City of Mishawaka $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

School City 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 School City of Mishawaka ranks #106 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #241 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

School City of Mishawaka 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 School City of Mishawaka

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +21.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 7.2 points, a growth rate faster than 80% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 5,423 to 5,128 students (5.4% 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
$53,661.585

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
$58,266

+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 School City of Mishawaka

What the Numbers Say About School City of Mishawaka

School City of Mishawaka is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Indiana, serving 5,128 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,465. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $53,662, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1806840 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in School City of Mishawaka runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (23.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 63% 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, School City of Mishawaka reports $69.0M in total expenditure against $74.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $15.5M, special-education teacher pay is $1.8M.

How does School City of Mishawaka compare?

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

School City of Mishawaka $53,662
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

School City of Mishawaka pays -3.9% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $13,465 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, School City of Mishawaka sits closest to Clay Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Wabash City 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. Clay Community Schools
  2. Taylor Community School Corp
  3. Linton-Stockton School Corporation
  4. Northern Wells Community Schools
  5. Union Township School Corp
  6. Borden-Henryville School Corporation
  7. MSD Warren Township
  8. Lakeland School Corporation
  9. North Harrison Com School Corp
  10. Tippecanoe School Corp
  11. Northwestern Con School Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Wabash City Schools
  2. Greenwood Community Sch Corp
  3. Northwest Allen County Schools
  4. Eastern Howard School Corporation
  5. Greensburg Community Schools
  6. Northern Wells Community Schools
  7. New Prairie United School Corp
  8. Mooresville Con School Corp
  9. Franklin County Community Sch Corp
  10. Shenandoah School Corporation
  11. Warrick County School Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near School City of Mishawaka's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for School City of Mishawaka: closest on enrollment (5,128 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($53,662 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

$74.8M
Total Revenue
$69.0M
Total Expenditure
$21.6M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$15.5M
Regular Program
$1.8M
Special Education
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in School City of Mishawaka: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% 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. School City of Mishawaka places 106 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.

Kankakee Valley School Corp
$51,788
3,243 students
Muncie Community Schools
$51,224
5,080 students
Michigan City Area Schools
$59,861
5,193 students
Kokomo School Corporation
$51,162
5,238 students
Franklin Community School Corp
$55,889
4,938 students
Huntington Co Com Sch Corp
$50,797
4,916 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 School City of Mishawaka
What is the average teacher salary in School City of Mishawaka?

The average teacher salary in School City of Mishawaka is $53,662 (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 School City of Mishawaka teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

School City of Mishawaka pays 2.4% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $53,662.

How does School City of Mishawaka teacher pay compare to the national average?

School City of Mishawaka pays 23.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $53,662.

What is the per-pupil spending in School City of Mishawaka?

School City of Mishawaka spends approximately $13,465 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of School City of Mishawaka's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of School City of Mishawaka's total expenditure of $69.0M (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. School City of Mishawaka'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.