Build your career as a Bearcat!

Battle Creek Public Schools (BCPS) is a PK–12 district serving Battle Creek and surrounding communities in Southwest Michigan, conveniently located between Chicago and Detroit. Our mission is to see, challenge, and support every scholar to reach their infinite potential, guided by three core values: academic excellence, equity, and community. Backed by a historic investment from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, BCPS continues to build on a district-wide transformation to give every student a world-class, career, college, and community-ready education.

Educators can find their fit across a variety of learning environments from early childhood through adulthood, including International Baccalaureate (IB) programming at the elementary and middle school levels, an arts-integrated visual and performing arts academy, advanced STEM programs, and high school Career Academies that connect students to real-world career pathways. Across all of our schools, students benefit from experiential and outdoor learning, accelerated coursework, and individualized support. The district also provides early childhood education, alternative high school, virtual learning, and adult education programs. Eligible graduates can receive up to 100% of their college tuition through the Bearcat Advantage scholarship.

BCPS offers competitive compensation, including one of the highest starting teacher salaries in Southwest Michigan, along with comprehensive benefits and tuition reimbursement. Teachers grow through paid professional development with the district's Transformational Teacher Institute, new teacher mentoring, instructional coaching, and collaborative planning time. Housing incentives are also available for eligible staff.

Whether you're a teacher, support professional, or leader, BCPS offers meaningful work in a community that values its people. Build your career as a Bearcat!