Teacher Salary at Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine, Kansas · Sumner
Estimated salary range
$35,000–$70,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at Belle Plaine
Estimate only. Actual district salary schedules are negotiated by contract and vary by step (years of service) and lane (degree / credit hours). Contact Belle Plaine directly for the exact schedule.
How we estimated this
- State baseline: Kansas average teacher salary is $54,186 (NEA Rankings & Estimates 2023–24). Entry BS step-1 averages $35,200.
- District adjustment: Per-pupil spending data not yet available for Belle Plaine — estimate uses the Kansas state baseline directly.
- Cost of living: Kansas cost-of-living index is 90.3 (BEA Regional Price Parities; national average = 100). High-COL states tend to pay more in nominal terms, but real purchasing power may not track.
- Range bounds: Lower bound = entry BS step-1 (a new hire with a bachelor's degree and no district experience). Upper bound ≈ MA + 30 credits at top of step ladder. The exact ceiling depends on each district's specific schedule.
About Belle Plaine
- Enrollment
- 573 students
- Schools
- 3
- Teachers
- 54.14
- Student / teacher ratio
- 10.6 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Open teaching positions at Belle Plaine
21 open positions right now at Belle Plaine.
- 8 certificated teaching
- 4 paraprofessional
- 4 substitute