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School district · Indiana · LEAID 1810830

Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co

Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $32,940 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$32,940
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$14,424
Per-pupil spending
634
Students enrolled
0th
Pct. in IN
$32,940

Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $32,940 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $32,940, below the national average of $70,245, serving 634 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co sits in the lowest third of Indiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $32,940 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 0th percentile for Indiana
  • 0th percentile nationally
  • 24% 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.
  • Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co ranks #288 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #198 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
  • -6.1% 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, Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co's instructional payroll puts 85.9% into regular program , 2.4 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 Southwestern Con IN median Gap
Regular program 85.9% 83.5% +2.4 pp
Special education 10.9% 12.0% -1.1 pp
Vocational programs 3.2% 3.2% -0.0 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 1810830 · FY2023.

LEAID 1810830 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Southwestern Con F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -37% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P0 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P0 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-SMALL 634 students INSTR-LOW 24% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near North FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $32,940 estimated average teacher salary · P0 in Indiana · P0 nationally · 24% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Warsaw (+$14,777est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Southwestern Con

Salary neighbourhood · Southwestern Con

Southwestern Con 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 Southwestern Con

Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$32,940 0th percentile higher than 0% 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. 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

Southwestern Con 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 Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co ranks #288 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #198 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

Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co 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 Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co

  • It ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 0% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -6.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 19.9 points, a growth rate faster than 1% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$32,940

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
$35,767

+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 Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co

What the Numbers Say About Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co

Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co is a small school district in Indiana, serving 634 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,424. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $32,940, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1810830 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co runs materially below the state benchmark, a 37.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (53.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 0% 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, Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co reports $9.1M in total expenditure against $9.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 24% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co compare?

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

Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co $32,940
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co pays -41.0% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $14,424 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, Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co sits closest to North Vermillion Com Sch Corp; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Perry Central Com Schools 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. North Vermillion Com Sch Corp
  2. Cannelton City Schools
  3. Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp
  4. Tri-Township Cons School Corp
  5. Medora Community School Corp
  6. South Vermillion Com Sch Corp
  7. Argos Community Schools
  8. Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con
  9. Eminence Community School Corp
  10. East Gibson School Corporation
  11. Randolph Central School Corp
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Perry Central Com Schools Corp
  2. River Forest Community Sch Corp
  3. Batesville Community School Corp
  4. Maconaquah School Corp
  5. Paoli Community School Corp
  6. Taylor Community School Corp
  7. Clinton Central School Corporation
  8. Loogootee Community Sch Corp
  9. Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp
  10. South Knox School Corp
  11. MSD Boone Township

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co: closest on enrollment (634 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($32,940 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

$9.4M
Total Revenue
$9.1M
Total Expenditure
$2.2M
Instruction Salaries
24% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.4M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other 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.

Indiana Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Indiana districts belongs to Gary Community School Corp at $76,828. At the other end, Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co anchors the bottom of the 283-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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.

Clinton Central School Corporation
$49,424
867 students
Covington Community School Corp
$50,201
888 students
Southern Wells Com Schools
$51,593
889 students
North White School Corp
$49,034
900 students
Orleans Community Schools
$46,280
908 students
Hamilton Community Schools
$45,102
352 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 Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co
What is the average teacher salary in Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co?

The average teacher salary in Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co is $32,940 (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 Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co pays 37.2% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $32,940.

How does Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co teacher pay compare to the national average?

Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co pays 53.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $32,940.

What is the per-pupil spending in Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co?

Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co spends approximately $14,424 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 24% of Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co's total expenditure of $9.1M (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. Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co'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.