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South Knox School Corp

South Knox School Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,247 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for South Knox School Corp come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,113
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$14,487
Per-pupil spending
1,247
Students enrolled
65th
Pct. in IN
$54,113

South Knox School Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,247 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,113, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,247 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: South Knox School Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,247 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 65th percentile for Indiana
  • 24th percentile nationally
  • 26% 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 Knox School Corp ranks #100 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #194 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
  • +16.3% 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 Knox School Corp's instructional payroll puts 89.7% into regular program , 6.2 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 Knox IN median Gap
Regular program 89.7% 83.5% +6.2 pp
Special education 7.5% 12.0% -4.5 pp
Vocational programs 2.8% 3.2% -0.4 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 1810410 · FY2023.

LEAID 1810410 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

South Knox F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +3% vs state RANK-ST-MID P65 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P24 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,247 students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Crawford FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,113 estimated average teacher salary · P65 in Indiana · P24 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Tippecanoe ($46est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for South Knox

Salary neighbourhood · South Knox

South Knox 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 South Knox

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,113 24th percentile higher than 24% 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. South Knox School Corp $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 Knox 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 Knox School Corp ranks #100 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #194 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 Knox 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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$54,112.676

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
$58,756

+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 Knox School Corp

What the Numbers Say About South Knox School Corp

South Knox School Corp is a small school district in Indiana, serving 1,247 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,487. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,113, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1810410 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 Knox School Corp runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 3.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (23.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 65% 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 Knox School Corp reports $18.1M in total expenditure against $18.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does South Knox 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 Knox School Corp $54,113
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

South Knox School Corp pays -3.1% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $14,487 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 Knox School Corp sits closest to Crawford County Community Sch Corp; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is MSD Boone Township. 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. Crawford County Community Sch Corp
  2. Daleville Community Schools
  3. North Harrison Com School Corp
  4. Taylor Community School Corp
  5. School Town of Highland
  6. New Prairie United School Corp
  7. Clay Community Schools
  8. School City of Whiting
  9. West Central School Corp
  10. South Spencer County Sch Corp
  11. Mt Vernon Community School Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. MSD Boone Township
  2. North Knox School Corp
  3. Peru Community Schools
  4. Paoli Community School Corp
  5. River Forest Community Sch Corp
  6. Randolph Southern School Corp
  7. Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co
  8. Perry Central Com Schools Corp
  9. Batesville Community School Corp
  10. Prairie Heights Community Sch Corp
  11. Maconaquah School Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for South Knox School Corp: closest on enrollment (1,247 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,113 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

$18.1M
Total Revenue
$18.1M
Total Expenditure
$4.8M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.4M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in South Knox School Corp: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% 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. South Knox School Corp places 100 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.

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Other Indiana Districts

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

DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist
$74,263
1,235 students
Union-North United School Corp
$48,231
1,228 students
Paoli Community School Corp
$44,537
1,273 students
Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con
$41,857
1,277 students
Whitko Community School Corp
$49,953
1,216 students
Shelby Eastern Schools
$47,845
1,213 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 Knox School Corp
What is the average teacher salary in South Knox School Corp?

The average teacher salary in South Knox School Corp is $54,113 (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 Knox School Corp teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

South Knox School Corp pays 3.2% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $54,113.

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

South Knox School Corp pays 23.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,113.

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

South Knox School Corp spends approximately $14,487 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 26% of South Knox School Corp's total expenditure of $18.1M (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 Knox 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.