School district · Indiana · LEAID 1810080

Seymour Community Schools

Seymour Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (5,343 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Seymour Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,288
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$13,861
Per-pupil spending
5,343
Students enrolled
89th
Pct. in IN
$60,288

Seymour Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (5,343 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,288, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,343 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Seymour Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (5,343 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 89th percentile for Indiana
  • 37th 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.
  • Seymour Community Schools ranks #32 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #229 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
  • +9.2% 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, Seymour Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 76.6% into regular program , 7.0 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 Seymour Community IN median Gap
Regular program 76.6% 83.5% -7.0 pp
Special education 16.6% 12.0% +4.7 pp
Vocational programs 3.0% 3.2% -0.2 pp
Other programs 3.8% 0.5% +3.3 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 1810080 · FY2023.

LEAID 1810080 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Seymour Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +15% vs state RANK-ST-MID P89 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P37 national PPE-LOW $14K/pupil ENR-MID 5,343 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Griffith FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,288 estimated average teacher salary · P89 in Indiana · P37 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: MSD (+$215est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Seymour Community

Salary neighbourhood · Seymour Community

Seymour Community 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Seymour Community

Seymour Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,288 37th percentile higher than 37% 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%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Seymour Community Schools $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 Seymour Community Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +9.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 4.7 points, a growth rate faster than 26% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 10.0% here, from 4,859 students in FY2019 to 5,343 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$60,287.5

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
$65,461

+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 Seymour Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Seymour Community Schools

Seymour Community Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Indiana, serving 5,343 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,861. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,288, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1810080 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Seymour Community Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 15.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 89% 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, Seymour Community Schools reports $74.1M in total expenditure against $66.2M 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 $14.8M, special-education teacher pay is $3.2M.

How does Seymour Community Schools compare?

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

Seymour Community Schools $60,288
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Seymour Community Schools pays +8.0% more than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $13,861 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, Seymour Community Schools sits closest to Griffith Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is MSD North Posey Co 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.

Out-of-state districts near Seymour Community Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Seymour Community Schools: closest on enrollment (5,343 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,288 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

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

$66.2M
Total Revenue
$74.1M
Total Expenditure
$22.8M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$14.8M
Regular Program
$3.2M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational
$0.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Seymour Community Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% 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. Seymour Community Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 32 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

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

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 Seymour Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Seymour Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Seymour Community Schools is $60,288 (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 Seymour Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Seymour Community Schools pays 15.0% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $60,288.

How does Seymour Community Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Seymour Community Schools pays 14.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,288.

What is the per-pupil spending in Seymour Community Schools?

Seymour Community Schools spends approximately $13,861 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Seymour Community Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Seymour Community Schools's total expenditure of $74.1M (NCES FY2023).

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