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School district · Indiana · LEAID 1810620

Southeast Fountain School Corp

Southeast Fountain School Corp sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,520 (above only 19% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Southeast Fountain School Corp come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$47,520
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$16,181
Per-pupil spending
989
Students enrolled
19th
Pct. in IN
$47,520

Southeast Fountain School Corp sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,520 (above only 19% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $47,520, below the national average of $70,245, serving 989 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Southeast Fountain School Corp sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,520 (above only 19% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 19th percentile for Indiana
  • 9th 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.
  • Southeast Fountain School Corp ranks #233 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #106 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
  • +12.4% 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, Southeast Fountain School Corp's instructional payroll puts 6.6% into vocational programs , 3.4 points above the state median of 3.2%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Indiana peer.

Program Southeast Fountain IN median Gap
Regular program 83.2% 83.5% -0.3 pp
Special education 10.2% 12.0% -1.8 pp
Vocational programs 6.6% 3.2% +3.4 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 1810620 · FY2023.

LEAID 1810620 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Southeast Fountain F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -9% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P19 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P9 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 989 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near MSD FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $47,520 estimated average teacher salary · P19 in Indiana · P9 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Warsaw (+$197est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Southeast Fountain

Salary neighbourhood · Southeast Fountain

Southeast Fountain 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 Southeast Fountain

Southeast Fountain School Corp's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$47,520 9th percentile higher than 9% 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

Southeast Fountain 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 Southeast Fountain School Corp ranks #233 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #106 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

Southeast Fountain 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 Southeast Fountain School Corp

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 9% of districts.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,045 to 989 students (5.4% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$47,520

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
$51,598

+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 Southeast Fountain School Corp

What the Numbers Say About Southeast Fountain School Corp

Southeast Fountain School Corp is a small school district in Indiana, serving 989 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,181. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $47,520, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1810620 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Southeast Fountain School Corp runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (32.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 19% 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, Southeast Fountain School Corp reports $16.0M in total expenditure against $15.9M 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 $3.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Southeast Fountain 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.

Southeast Fountain School Corp $47,520
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Southeast Fountain School Corp pays -14.9% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $16,181 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, Southeast Fountain School Corp sits closest to MSD Shakamak Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Shelby Eastern 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. MSD Shakamak Schools
  2. North Lawrence Com Schools
  3. Baugo Community Schools
  4. MSD Bluffton-Harrison
  5. Hamilton Heights School Corp
  6. Eastbrook Community Sch Corp
  7. Monroe-Gregg School District
  8. North Putnam Community Schools
  9. Monroe Central School Corp
  10. Tell City-Troy Twp School Corp
  11. North Judson-San Pierre Sch Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Shelby Eastern Schools
  2. Jennings County School Corporation
  3. Southwest School Corporation
  4. Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com
  5. West Noble School Corporation
  6. MSD Warren County
  7. Crawford County Community Sch Corp
  8. Jac-Cen-Del Community Sch Corp
  9. Vincennes Community School Corp
  10. Northwestern School Corp
  11. Northeast Dubois Co Sch Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Southeast Fountain School Corp's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Southeast Fountain School Corp: closest on enrollment (989 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($47,520 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

$15.9M
Total Revenue
$16.0M
Total Expenditure
$4.3M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.0M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Southeast Fountain School Corp: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% 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 232 of 283, Southeast Fountain 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.

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Other Indiana Districts

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

Pioneer Regional School Corp
$50,091
941 students
Milan Community Schools
$46,458
1,042 students
Carroll Consolidated School Corp
$49,441
1,043 students
West Washington School Corp
$62,113
934 students
North Judson-San Pierre Sch Corp
$47,257
931 students
Randolph Eastern School Corp
$48,610
928 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 Southeast Fountain School Corp
What is the average teacher salary in Southeast Fountain School Corp?

The average teacher salary in Southeast Fountain School Corp is $47,520 (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 Southeast Fountain School Corp teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Southeast Fountain School Corp pays 9.4% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $47,520.

How does Southeast Fountain School Corp teacher pay compare to the national average?

Southeast Fountain School Corp pays 32.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $47,520.

What is the per-pupil spending in Southeast Fountain School Corp?

Southeast Fountain School Corp spends approximately $16,181 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Southeast Fountain School Corp's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Southeast Fountain School Corp's total expenditure of $16.0M (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. Southeast Fountain 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.