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School district · Kentucky · LEAID 2105460

Southgate Independent

Southgate Independent sits in the lowest third of Kentucky districts on estimated teacher pay at $50,571 (above only 11% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Southgate Independent come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$50,571
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$20,406
Per-pupil spending
207
Students enrolled
11th
Pct. in KY
$50,571

Southgate Independent sits in the lowest third of Kentucky districts on estimated teacher pay at $50,571 (above only 11% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $50,571, below the national average of $70,245, serving 207 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Southgate Independent sits in the lowest third of Kentucky districts on estimated teacher pay at $50,571 (above only 11% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 11th percentile for Kentucky
  • 16th percentile nationally
  • 28% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Kentucky ranks #40 of 49 on the salary estimate and #24 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Southgate Independent ranks #152 of 171 Kentucky districts by estimated teacher salary and #20 of 171 by per-pupil spending. Jefferson County pay #1 at $73,395 is not Newport Independent spending #1 at $28,225 per pupil
  • +3.8% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Kentucky median

Among 171 Kentucky districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Southgate Independent's instructional payroll puts 87.8% into regular program , 8.0 points above the state median of 79.8%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Kentucky district.

Program Southgate Independent KY median Gap
Regular program 87.8% 79.8% +8.0 pp
Special education 9.9% 16.6% -6.7 pp
Other programs 2.3% 1.5% +0.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 171 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2105460 · FY2023.

LEAID 2105460 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Southgate Independent F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -10% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P11 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P16 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-TINY 207 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Augusta FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $50,571 estimated average teacher salary · P11 in Kentucky · P16 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Montgomery (+$67est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Southgate Independent

Salary neighbourhood · Southgate Independent

Southgate Independent 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 Southgate Independent

Southgate Independent's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$50,571 16th percentile higher than 16% 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. Southgate Independent $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

Southgate Independent in Kentucky's lower-third pay band

Same 171 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Southgate Independent ranks #152 of 171 Kentucky districts by estimated teacher salary and #20 of 171 by per-pupil spending. Jefferson County pay #1 at $73,395 is not Newport Independent spending #1 at $28,225 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Southgate Independent is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Newport Independent leads spending at $28,225 per pupil; Jefferson County leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Southgate Independent

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +3.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Kentucky's statewide +13.0% by 9.2 points, a growth rate faster than 9% of the 160 Kentucky districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (207 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$50,571.429

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Kentucky price level
89.9 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$56,259

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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 Southgate Independent

What the Numbers Say About Southgate Independent

Southgate Independent is a small school district in Kentucky, serving 207 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,406. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $50,571, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2105460 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kentucky statewide average of $56,482, teacher pay in Southgate Independent runs materially below the state benchmark, a 10.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (28.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kentucky, it pays more than 11% of them. Kentucky itself ranks #40 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Southgate Independent reports $4.2M in total expenditure against $4.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $0.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Southgate Independent compare?

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

Southgate Independent $50,571
Jefferson County $73,395
Kentucky avg $56,482
National avg $70,245

Southgate Independent pays -31.1% less than Jefferson County · per-pupil $20,406 vs $20,696

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 Kentucky districts

On pay, Southgate Independent sits closest to Augusta Independent; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Owsley County. 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. Augusta Independent
  2. Fulton Independent
  3. Fairview Independent
  4. Hickman County
  5. Carlisle County
  6. Cloverport Independent
  7. Fulton County
  8. Bellevue Independent
  9. Barbourville Independent
  10. East Bernstadt Independent
  11. Paris Independent
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Owsley County
  2. Dawson Springs Independent
  3. Bellevue Independent
  4. Ludlow Independent
  5. Fulton County
  6. Jenkins Independent
  7. Paris Independent
  8. Fairview Independent
  9. Paintsville Independent
  10. Cloverport Independent
  11. Caverna Independent

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Southgate Independent's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Southgate Independent: closest on enrollment (207 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($50,571 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

$4.5M
Total Revenue
$4.2M
Total Expenditure
$1.2M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.8M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Southgate Independent: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 75% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 25% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Kentucky Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Kentucky districts belongs to Jefferson County at $73,395. Placed 145 of 162, Southgate Independent is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Kansas and West Virginia are the states closest to Kentucky 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 Kentucky districts →

Other Kentucky Districts

Smaller-district sample from 170 Kentucky peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Dayton Independent
$53,623
859 students
Williamstown Independent
$48,351
878 students
Lee County
$52,661
907 students
Menifee County
$49,740
955 students
Elliott County
$51,122
962 students
Frankfort Independent
$53,701
972 students

This is a sample of 6 from 170 Kentucky districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Southgate Independent
What is the average teacher salary in Southgate Independent?

The average teacher salary in Southgate Independent is $50,571 (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 Southgate Independent teacher pay compare to the Kentucky average?

Southgate Independent pays 10.5% less than the Kentucky state average of $56,482. The district's average is $50,571.

How does Southgate Independent teacher pay compare to the national average?

Southgate Independent pays 28.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $50,571.

What is the per-pupil spending in Southgate Independent?

Southgate Independent spends approximately $20,406 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Southgate Independent's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Southgate Independent's total expenditure of $4.2M (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. Southgate Independent'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.