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Silver Creek School Corporation

Silver Creek School Corporation is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (3,144 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Silver Creek School Corporation come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$57,153
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$14,003
Per-pupil spending
3,144
Students enrolled
79th
Pct. in IN
$57,153

Silver Creek School Corporation is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (3,144 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $57,153, below the national average of $70,245, serving 3,144 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Silver Creek School Corporation is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (3,144 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 79th percentile for Indiana
  • 30th percentile nationally
  • 28% 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.
  • Silver Creek School Corporation ranks #62 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #221 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
  • +10.3% estimated-basis panel FY2021→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, Silver Creek School Corporation's instructional payroll puts 86.9% into regular program , 3.4 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 Silver Creek IN median Gap
Regular program 86.9% 83.5% +3.4 pp
Special education 11.8% 12.0% -0.1 pp
Vocational programs 1.3% 3.2% -1.9 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 1800213 · FY2023.

LEAID 1800213 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Silver Creek F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +9% vs state RANK-ST-MID P79 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P30 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-MID 3,144 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Shelbyville FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $57,153 estimated average teacher salary · P79 in Indiana · P30 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: New (+$245est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Silver Creek

Salary neighbourhood · Silver Creek

Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek

Silver Creek School Corporation's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$57,153 30th percentile higher than 30% 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 Silver Creek School Corporation

  • Enrolment grew 12.3% here, from 2,799 students in FY2021 to 3,144 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
$57,152.766

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
$62,057

+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 Silver Creek School Corporation

What the Numbers Say About Silver Creek School Corporation

Silver Creek School Corporation is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Indiana, serving 3,144 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,003. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,153, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1800213 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Silver Creek School Corporation runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 9.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 79% 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, Silver Creek School Corporation reports $44.0M in total expenditure against $43.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.6M, special-education teacher pay is $1.2M.

How does Silver Creek School Corporation compare?

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

Silver Creek School Corporation $57,153
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Silver Creek School Corporation pays +2.3% more than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $14,003 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, Silver Creek School Corporation sits closest to Shelbyville Central Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Edinburgh 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. Shelbyville Central Schools
  2. School City of Hobart
  3. Greenwood Community Sch Corp
  4. Shenandoah School Corporation
  5. New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch
  6. Fayette County School Corporation
  7. Northeast Dubois Co Sch Corp
  8. Lebanon Community School Corp
  9. Middlebury Community Schools
  10. Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp
  11. Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Edinburgh Community School Corp
  2. Tell City-Troy Twp School Corp
  3. Nettle Creek School Corporation
  4. Whitley County Con Schools
  5. Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp
  6. East Porter County School Corp
  7. Plainfield Community School Corp
  8. MSD North Posey Co Schools
  9. Seymour Community Schools
  10. Wes-Del Community Schools
  11. West Washington School Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Silver Creek School Corporation's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Silver Creek School Corporation: closest on enrollment (3,144 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,153 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

$43.8M
Total Revenue
$44.0M
Total Expenditure
$12.3M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.6M
Regular Program
$1.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Silver Creek School Corporation: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 80% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 20% 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. Silver Creek School Corporation sits in the upper quarter of that field at 62 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.

Crawfordsville Community Schools
$50,204
2,531 students
Northern Wells Community Schools
$53,396
2,464 students
Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp
$61,131
3,825 students
Washington Community Schools
$46,133
2,461 students
Mississinewa Community School Corp
$52,253
2,431 students
Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp
$57,650
3,863 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 Silver Creek School Corporation
What is the average teacher salary in Silver Creek School Corporation?

The average teacher salary in Silver Creek School Corporation is $57,153 (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 Silver Creek School Corporation teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Silver Creek School Corporation pays 9.0% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $57,153.

How does Silver Creek School Corporation teacher pay compare to the national average?

Silver Creek School Corporation pays 18.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,153.

What is the per-pupil spending in Silver Creek School Corporation?

Silver Creek School Corporation spends approximately $14,003 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Silver Creek School Corporation's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Silver Creek School Corporation's total expenditure of $44.0M (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. Silver Creek School Corporation'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.