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School district · Indiana · LEAID 1810900

Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp

Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $37,775 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$37,775
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$14,386
Per-pupil spending
1,016
Students enrolled
1st
Pct. in IN
$37,775

Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $37,775 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $37,775, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,016 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $37,775 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 1st percentile for Indiana
  • 1st 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.
  • Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp ranks #285 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #205 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
  • +15.3% 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, Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp's instructional payroll puts 85.5% into regular program , 2.0 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 Southwest Parke IN median Gap
Regular program 85.5% 83.5% +2.0 pp
Special education 10.8% 12.0% -1.2 pp
Vocational programs 3.7% 3.2% +0.5 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 1810900 · FY2023.

LEAID 1810900 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Southwest Parke F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -28% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P1 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P1 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,016 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Clarksville FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $37,775 estimated average teacher salary · P1 in Indiana · P1 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Warsaw (+$9,942est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Southwest Parke

Salary neighbourhood · Southwest Parke

Southwest Parke 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Southwest Parke

Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$37,775 1st percentile higher than 1% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Above this entry. $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. Southwest Parke Com Sch 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

Southwest Parke 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 Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp ranks #285 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #205 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

Southwest Parke 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 Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp

  • It ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 1% of districts.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$37,775.281

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
$41,017

+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 Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp

What the Numbers Say About Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp

Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp is a small school district in Indiana, serving 1,016 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,386. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $37,775, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1810900 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp runs materially below the state benchmark, a 27.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (46.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 1% 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, Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp reports $14.6M in total expenditure against $14.6M 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 $2.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Southwest Parke 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.

Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp $37,775
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp pays -32.4% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $14,386 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, Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp sits closest to Clarksville Community School Corp; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Loogootee Community Sch Corp. 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. Clarksville Community School Corp
  2. Tri-Township Cons School Corp
  3. South Vermillion Com Sch Corp
  4. Argos Community Schools
  5. Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con
  6. Eminence Community School Corp
  7. East Gibson School Corporation
  8. Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co
  9. North Vermillion Com Sch Corp
  10. Randolph Central School Corp
  11. Lake Ridge New Tech Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Loogootee Community Sch Corp
  2. Clinton Central School Corporation
  3. Taylor Community School Corp
  4. Maconaquah School Corp
  5. Western School Corporation
  6. Batesville Community School Corp
  7. Perry Central Com Schools Corp
  8. Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co
  9. Bloomfield School District
  10. River Forest Community Sch Corp
  11. Delaware Community School Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp: closest on enrollment (1,016 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($37,775 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

$14.6M
Total Revenue
$14.6M
Total Expenditure
$4.2M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.9M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 80% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 20% 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 279 of 283, Southwest Parke 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.

View all Indiana districts →

Other Indiana Districts

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

Smith-Green Community Schools
$50,838
1,132 students
North White School Corp
$49,034
900 students
Eastern Pulaski Community Sch Corp
$51,325
1,139 students
Southern Wells Com Schools
$51,593
889 students
Covington Community School Corp
$50,201
888 students
Central Noble Com School Corp
$45,370
1,150 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 Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp
What is the average teacher salary in Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp?

The average teacher salary in Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp is $37,775 (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 Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp pays 27.9% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $37,775.

How does Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp teacher pay compare to the national average?

Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp pays 46.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $37,775.

What is the per-pupil spending in Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp?

Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp spends approximately $14,386 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp's total expenditure of $14.6M (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. Southwest Parke 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.