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South Vermillion Com Sch Corp

South Vermillion Com Sch Corp sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $40,852 (above only 2% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for South Vermillion Com Sch Corp come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$40,852
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$15,250
Per-pupil spending
1,594
Students enrolled
2nd
Pct. in IN
$40,852

South Vermillion Com Sch Corp sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $40,852 (above only 2% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $40,852, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,594 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: South Vermillion Com Sch Corp sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $40,852 (above only 2% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 2nd percentile for Indiana
  • 2nd percentile nationally
  • 27% 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 Vermillion Com Sch Corp ranks #282 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #149 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
  • +10.1% 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, South Vermillion Com Sch Corp's instructional payroll puts 89.3% into regular program , 5.8 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 South Vermillion IN median Gap
Regular program 89.3% 83.5% +5.8 pp
Special education 8.9% 12.0% -3.1 pp
Vocational programs 1.8% 3.2% -1.4 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 1810590 · FY2023.

LEAID 1810590 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

South Vermillion F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -22% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P2 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P2 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,594 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Argos FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $40,852 estimated average teacher salary · P2 in Indiana · P2 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Warsaw (+$6,866est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for South Vermillion

Salary neighbourhood · South Vermillion

South Vermillion 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 Vermillion

South Vermillion Com Sch Corp's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$40,852 2nd percentile higher than 2% 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 Vermillion 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 Vermillion Com Sch Corp ranks #282 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #149 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 Vermillion Com Sch 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 Vermillion Com Sch Corp

  • It ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 2% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +10.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 3.8 points, a growth rate faster than 30% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$40,851.852

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
$44,357

+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 Vermillion Com Sch Corp

What the Numbers Say About South Vermillion Com Sch Corp

South Vermillion Com Sch Corp is a small school district in Indiana, serving 1,594 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,250. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $40,852, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1810590 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 Vermillion Com Sch Corp runs materially below the state benchmark, a 22.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (41.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 2% 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 Vermillion Com Sch Corp reports $24.3M in total expenditure against $24.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does South Vermillion Com Sch 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 Vermillion Com Sch Corp $40,852
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

South Vermillion Com Sch Corp pays -26.8% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $15,250 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 Vermillion Com Sch Corp sits closest to Argos Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Clay Community 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. Argos Community Schools
  2. Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con
  3. East Gibson School Corporation
  4. Randolph Central School Corp
  5. Lake Ridge New Tech Schools
  6. Attica Consolidated School Corp
  7. Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp
  8. Bloomfield School District
  9. Scott County School District 1
  10. Loogootee Community Sch Corp
  11. North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Clay Community Schools
  2. Alexandria Community School Corp
  3. Huntington Co Com Sch Corp
  4. Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp
  5. Merrillville Community School Corp
  6. North Judson-San Pierre Sch Corp
  7. MSD Martinsville Schools
  8. Plymouth Community School Corp
  9. South Gibson School Corporation
  10. Rush County Schools
  11. Central Noble Com School Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near South Vermillion Com Sch Corp's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for South Vermillion Com Sch Corp: closest on enrollment (1,594 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($40,852 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

$24.2M
Total Revenue
$24.3M
Total Expenditure
$6.6M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.9M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in South Vermillion Com Sch Corp: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% 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 278 of 283, South Vermillion Com Sch 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.

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Other Indiana Districts

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

Alexandria Community School Corp
$51,637
1,522 students
Rensselaer Central School Corp
$52,726
1,521 students
Eastbrook Community Sch Corp
$47,624
1,668 students
Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp
$49,085
1,675 students
Cloverdale Community Schools
$56,108
1,686 students
Mitchell Community Schools
$50,814
1,499 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 Vermillion Com Sch Corp
What is the average teacher salary in South Vermillion Com Sch Corp?

The average teacher salary in South Vermillion Com Sch Corp is $40,852 (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 Vermillion Com Sch Corp teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

South Vermillion Com Sch Corp pays 22.1% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $40,852.

How does South Vermillion Com Sch Corp teacher pay compare to the national average?

South Vermillion Com Sch Corp pays 41.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $40,852.

What is the per-pupil spending in South Vermillion Com Sch Corp?

South Vermillion Com Sch Corp spends approximately $15,250 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of South Vermillion Com Sch Corp's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of South Vermillion Com Sch Corp's total expenditure of $24.3M (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 Vermillion Com Sch 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.