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Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp

Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (3,863 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$57,650
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$12,593
Per-pupil spending
3,863
Students enrolled
81st
Pct. in IN
$57,650

Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (3,863 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $57,650, below the national average of $70,245, serving 3,863 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (3,863 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 81st percentile for Indiana
  • 31st percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp ranks #55 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #271 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
  • +10.2% 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, Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp's instructional payroll puts 4.0% into other programs , 3.5 points above the state median of 0.5%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Southern Hancock IN median Gap
Regular program 84.8% 83.5% +1.3 pp
Special education 11.2% 12.0% -0.8 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 3.2% -3.2 pp
Other programs 4.0% 0.5% +3.5 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 1810710 · FY2023.

LEAID 1810710 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Southern Hancock F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +10% vs state RANK-ST-MID P81 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P31 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-MID 3,863 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Middlebury FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $57,650 estimated average teacher salary · P81 in Indiana · P31 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: New ($252est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Southern Hancock

Salary neighbourhood · Southern Hancock

Southern Hancock 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Southern Hancock

Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$57,650 31st percentile higher than 31% 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 Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +10.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 3.7 points, a growth rate faster than 32% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$57,650.485

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
$62,598

+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 Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp

What the Numbers Say About Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp

Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Indiana, serving 3,863 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,593. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,650, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1810710 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 10.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (17.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 81% 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, Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp reports $48.6M in total expenditure against $46.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $10.1M, special-education teacher pay is $1.3M.

How does Southern Hancock Co 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.

Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp $57,650
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp pays +3.2% more than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $12,593 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, Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp sits closest to Middlebury Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Linton-Stockton School Corporation. 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. Middlebury Community Schools
  2. Lebanon Community School Corp
  3. Fayette County School Corporation
  4. Greenfield-Central Com Schools
  5. New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch
  6. Shenandoah School Corporation
  7. Plainfield Community School Corp
  8. North West Hendricks Schools
  9. School City of Hobart
  10. MSD Warren County
  11. Silver Creek School Corporation
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Linton-Stockton School Corporation
  2. Oak Hill United School Corp
  3. Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist
  4. Scott County School District 1
  5. Vigo County School Corp
  6. North Harrison Com School Corp
  7. MSD Bluffton-Harrison
  8. East Noble School Corporation
  9. MSD Southwest Allen County Schls
  10. Eastbrook Community Sch Corp
  11. MSD Wabash County Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp: closest on enrollment (3,863 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,650 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

$46.9M
Total Revenue
$48.6M
Total Expenditure
$14.3M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$10.1M
Regular Program
$1.3M
Special Education
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. 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. Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp sits in the upper quarter of that field at 55 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.

Vincennes Community School Corp
$51,420
2,836 students
Huntington Co Com Sch Corp
$50,797
4,916 students
Franklin Community School Corp
$55,889
4,938 students
Richland-Bean Blossom C S C
$55,986
2,738 students
Hanover Community School Corp
$58,799
2,734 students
Yorktown Community Schools
$55,445
2,719 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 Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp
What is the average teacher salary in Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp?

The average teacher salary in Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp is $57,650 (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 Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp pays 10.0% more than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $57,650.

How does Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp teacher pay compare to the national average?

Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp pays 17.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,650.

What is the per-pupil spending in Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp?

Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp spends approximately $12,593 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp's total expenditure of $48.6M (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. Southern Hancock Co 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.