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South Central Com School Corp

South Central Com School Corp sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $45,525 (above only 11% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for South Central Com School Corp come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$45,525
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$14,874
Per-pupil spending
950
Students enrolled
11th
Pct. in IN
$45,525

South Central Com School Corp sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $45,525 (above only 11% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $45,525, below the national average of $70,245, serving 950 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: South Central Com School Corp sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $45,525 (above only 11% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 11th percentile for Indiana
  • 5th percentile nationally
  • 22% 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.
  • South Central Com School Corp ranks #258 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #174 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
  • +3.6% 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, South Central Com School Corp's instructional payroll puts 100.0% into regular program , 16.5 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 South Central IN median Gap
Regular program 100.0% 83.5% +16.5 pp
Special education 0.0% 12.0% -12.0 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 3.2% -3.2 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 1802190 · FY2023.

LEAID 1802190 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

South Central F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -13% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P11 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P5 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-SMALL 950 students INSTR-LOW 22% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Rossville FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $45,525 estimated average teacher salary · P11 in Indiana · P5 nationally · 22% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Warsaw (+$2,192est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for South Central

Salary neighbourhood · South Central

South Central 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 South Central

South Central Com School Corp's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$45,525 5th percentile higher than 5% 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. 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

South Central 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 South Central Com School Corp ranks #258 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #174 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

South Central Com School Corp 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 South Central Com School Corp

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 5% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +3.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 10.3 points, a growth rate faster than 12% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$45,525.424

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
$49,432

+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 South Central Com School Corp

What the Numbers Say About South Central Com School Corp

South Central Com School Corp is a small school district in Indiana, serving 950 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,874. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $45,525, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1802190 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in South Central Com School Corp runs materially below the state benchmark, a 13.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (35.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 11% 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, South Central Com School Corp reports $14.1M in total expenditure against $14.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 22% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.7M.

How does South Central Com School Corp compare?

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

South Central Com School Corp $45,525
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

South Central Com School Corp pays -18.5% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $14,874 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, South Central Com School Corp sits closest to Rossville Con School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Blackford County 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. Rossville Con School District
  2. Central Noble Com School Corp
  3. Spencer-Owen Community Schools
  4. South Henry School Corp
  5. Northeastern Wayne Schools
  6. Brown County School Corporation
  7. Porter Township School Corp
  8. Hamilton Community Schools
  9. Elwood Community School Corp
  10. Washington Community Schools
  11. Jac-Cen-Del Community Sch Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Blackford County Schools
  2. C A Beard Memorial School Corp
  3. Richland-Bean Blossom C S C
  4. Mississinewa Community School Corp
  5. Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con
  6. Hamilton Heights School Corp
  7. Washington Community Schools
  8. Hanover Community School Corp
  9. Smith-Green Community Schools
  10. Tri-Central Community Schools
  11. Eastern Pulaski Community Sch Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near South Central Com School Corp's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for South Central Com School Corp: closest on enrollment (950 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($45,525 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

$14.7M
Total Revenue
$14.1M
Total Expenditure
$3.2M
Instruction Salaries
22% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.7M
Regular Program

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for a single program in South Central Com School Corp: the regular program. It reports no separate figure for special education, vocational programs and other programs. 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. Placed 257 of 283, South Central Com School Corp 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.

Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com
$46,792
825 students
Sheridan Community Schools
$50,776
1,080 students
Monroe Central School Corp
$47,759
1,083 students
South Spencer County Sch Corp
$53,646
1,092 students
South Putnam Community Schools
$54,880
1,101 students
School City of Whiting
$53,689
1,102 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 South Central Com School Corp
What is the average teacher salary in South Central Com School Corp?

The average teacher salary in South Central Com School Corp is $45,525 (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 South Central Com School Corp teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

South Central Com School Corp pays 13.2% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $45,525.

How does South Central Com School Corp teacher pay compare to the national average?

South Central Com School Corp pays 35.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $45,525.

What is the per-pupil spending in South Central Com School Corp?

South Central Com School Corp spends approximately $14,874 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of South Central Com School Corp's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 22% of South Central Com School Corp's total expenditure of $14.1M (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. South Central Com School 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.