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Vigo County School Corp

Vigo County School Corp spends $12,489 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Indiana districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Vigo County School Corp come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$50,026
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$12,489
Per-pupil spending
13,787
Students enrolled
36th
Pct. in IN
$50,026

Vigo County School Corp spends $12,489 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Indiana districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $50,026, below the national average of $70,245, serving 13,787 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower per-pupil spending: Vigo County School Corp spends $12,489 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Indiana districts with a reliable figure.
  • 36th percentile for Indiana
  • 14th percentile nationally
  • 33% 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.
  • Vigo County School Corp ranks #184 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #276 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
  • +0.7% 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, Vigo County School Corp's instructional payroll puts 77.3% into regular program , 6.2 points below the state median of 83.5%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Vigo County IN median Gap
Regular program 77.3% 83.5% -6.2 pp
Special education 14.0% 12.0% +2.0 pp
Vocational programs 7.1% 3.2% +3.9 pp
Other programs 1.6% 0.5% +1.1 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 1812090 · FY2023.

LEAID 1812090 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Vigo County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -5% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P36 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P14 national PPE-LOW $12K/pupil ENR-LARGE 13.8K students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Goshen FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $50,026 estimated average teacher salary · P36 in Indiana · P14 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Union ($1,817est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Vigo County

Salary neighbourhood · Vigo County

Vigo County 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 Vigo County

Vigo County School Corp's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$50,026 14th percentile higher than 14% 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. Vigo County School 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

Vigo County 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 Vigo County School Corp ranks #184 of 289 Indiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #276 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

Vigo County School 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 Vigo County School Corp

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +0.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Indiana's statewide +13.9% by 13.1 points, a growth rate faster than 7% of the 289 Indiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 14,722 to 13,787 students (6.4% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$50,025.988

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
$54,319

+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 Vigo County School Corp

What the Numbers Say About Vigo County School Corp

Vigo County School Corp is a mid-sized school district in Indiana, serving 13,787 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,489. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $50,026, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1812090 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Indiana statewide average of $52,427, teacher pay in Vigo County School Corp runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (28.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Indiana, it pays more than 36% 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, Vigo County School Corp reports $172.2M in total expenditure against $183.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $37.2M, special-education teacher pay is $6.7M.

How does Vigo County School Corp compare?

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

Vigo County School Corp $50,026
Fort Wayne Community Schools $55,844
Indiana avg $52,427
National avg $70,245

Vigo County School Corp pays -10.4% less than Fort Wayne Community Schools · per-pupil $12,489 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, Vigo County School Corp sits closest to Goshen Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Southern Hancock Co Com 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. Goshen Community Schools
  2. Whitley County Con Schools
  3. Merrillville Community School Corp
  4. Logansport Community Sch Corp
  5. Huntington Co Com Sch Corp
  6. Kokomo School Corporation
  7. Muncie Community Schools
  8. Richmond Community Schools
  9. Union School Corporation
  10. Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
  11. DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp
  2. DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist
  3. MSD Southwest Allen County Schls
  4. South Madison Com Sch Corp
  5. Warrick County School Corp
  6. Mooresville Con School Corp
  7. School City of Mishawaka
  8. Greenwood Community Sch Corp
  9. Northwest Allen County Schools
  10. Noblesville Schools
  11. Seymour Community Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Vigo County School Corp's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Vigo County School Corp: closest on enrollment (13,787 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($50,026 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

$183.8M
Total Revenue
$172.2M
Total Expenditure
$56.2M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$37.2M
Regular Program
$6.7M
Special Education
$3.4M
Vocational
$0.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Vigo County School Corp: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% 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. Vigo County School Corp places 184 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

Large-district sample from 288 Indiana peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
$51,955
21,739 students
Duneland School Corporation
$60,003
5,724 students
Indianapolis Public Schools
$73,478
22,027 students
Concord Community Schools
$55,844
5,348 students
Seymour Community Schools
$60,288
5,343 students
Kokomo School Corporation
$51,162
5,238 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 Vigo County School Corp
What is the average teacher salary in Vigo County School Corp?

The average teacher salary in Vigo County School Corp is $50,026 (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 Vigo County School Corp teacher pay compare to the Indiana average?

Vigo County School Corp pays 4.6% less than the Indiana state average of $52,427. The district's average is $50,026.

How does Vigo County School Corp teacher pay compare to the national average?

Vigo County School Corp pays 28.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $50,026.

What is the per-pupil spending in Vigo County School Corp?

Vigo County School Corp spends approximately $12,489 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Vigo County School Corp's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Vigo County School Corp's total expenditure of $172.2M (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. Vigo County School 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.