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Southwest School Corporation

Southwest School Corporation is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,743 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Southwest School Corporation come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$50,640
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$16,091
Per-pupil spending
1,743
Students enrolled
40th
Pct. in IN
$50,640

Southwest School Corporation is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,743 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $50,640, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,743 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Southwest School Corporation is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Indiana districts (1,743 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 40th percentile for Indiana
  • 16th percentile nationally
  • 26% 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 School Corporation ranks #173 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #109 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
  • +24.8% 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 School Corporation's instructional payroll puts 89.2% into regular program , 5.7 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 School IN median Gap
Regular program 89.2% 83.5% +5.7 pp
Special education 8.1% 12.0% -3.9 pp
Vocational programs 2.7% 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 1810860 · FY2023.

LEAID 1810860 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Southwest School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -3% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P40 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P16 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,743 students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near East FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $50,640 estimated average teacher salary · P40 in Indiana · P16 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Vigo ($614est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Southwest School

Salary neighbourhood · Southwest School

Southwest School sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Southwest School

Southwest School Corporation's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$50,640 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. Southwest School Corporation $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 School 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 School Corporation ranks #173 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #109 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 School Corporation 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 School Corporation

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +24.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 11.0 points, a growth rate faster than 86% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$50,640.443

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
$54,986

+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 School Corporation

What the Numbers Say About Southwest School Corporation

Southwest School Corporation is a small school district in Indiana, serving 1,743 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,091. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $50,640, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1810860 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 School Corporation runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (27.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 40% 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 School Corporation reports $28.0M in total expenditure against $26.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Southwest School Corporation compare?

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

Southwest School Corporation $50,640
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Southwest School Corporation pays -9.3% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $16,091 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 School Corporation sits closest to East Porter County School Corp; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com. 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. East Porter County School Corp
  2. Greencastle Community School Corp
  3. Sheridan Community Schools
  4. Huntington Co Com Sch Corp
  5. North Knox School Corp
  6. Mitchell Community Schools
  7. Cowan Community School Corp
  8. Smith-Green Community Schools
  9. Pike County School Corp
  10. School City of East Chicago
  11. MSD Wabash County Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com
  2. West Noble School Corporation
  3. Jennings County School Corporation
  4. Shelby Eastern Schools
  5. Southeast Fountain School Corp
  6. Vincennes Community School Corp
  7. Northwestern School Corp
  8. Fayette County School Corporation
  9. Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United
  10. Spencer-Owen Community Schools
  11. South Newton School Corp

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Southwest School Corporation's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Southwest School Corporation: closest on enrollment (1,743 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($50,640 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

$26.8M
Total Revenue
$28.0M
Total Expenditure
$7.2M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.5M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Southwest School Corporation: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% 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. Southwest School Corporation places 173 of 283 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

Rensselaer Central School Corp
$52,726
1,521 students
Griffith Public Schools
$60,349
1,966 students
North West Hendricks Schools
$58,036
1,966 students
South Dearborn Community Sch Corp
$55,689
1,966 students
Mitchell Community Schools
$50,814
1,499 students
Blackford County Schools
$51,894
1,496 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 School Corporation
What is the average teacher salary in Southwest School Corporation?

The average teacher salary in Southwest School Corporation is $50,640 (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 School Corporation teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Southwest School Corporation pays 3.4% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $50,640.

How does Southwest School Corporation teacher pay compare to the national average?

Southwest School Corporation pays 27.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $50,640.

What is the per-pupil spending in Southwest School Corporation?

Southwest School Corporation spends approximately $16,091 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Southwest School Corporation's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Southwest School Corporation's total expenditure of $28.0M (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. Southwest School Corporation'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.