Teacher Salary at Tea Area School District 41-5
Tea, South Dakota · Lincoln
Estimated salary range
$35,000–$61,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at Tea Area School District 41-5
Estimate only. Actual district salary schedules are negotiated by contract and vary by step (years of service) and lane (degree / credit hours). Contact Tea Area School District 41-5 directly for the exact schedule.
How we estimated this
- State baseline: South Dakota average teacher salary is $46,696 (NEA Rankings & Estimates 2023–24). Entry BS step-1 averages $35,000.
- District adjustment: Per-pupil spending data not yet available for Tea Area School District 41-5 — estimate uses the South Dakota state baseline directly.
- Cost of living: South Dakota cost-of-living index is 91.3 (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 Tea Area School District 41-5
- Enrollment
- 2,509 students
- Schools
- 6
- Teachers
- 145.74
- Student / teacher ratio
- 17.2 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Open teaching positions at Tea Area School District 41-5
16 open positions right now at Tea Area School District 41-5.
- 4 certificated teaching