Over 30 years of retirement, Balch would collect as much as $4.68 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes East Central Reporter.
The projection assumes Balch received $98,364 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Balch will have already received $304,033 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.