LaFayette County is filled with MAGA Trump supporters who were Standing With Walker to trash teachers and public education from 2011 to 2018. This county is filled with mostly small school districts that pay so little that many teachers qualify for state and federal anti-poverty programs.
Average teacher salaries in this county range from $45,645 to $57,745. We rated EVERY school district in this county as a DEAD END job as far as career potential. While not as good as Minnesota, many Wisconsin teachers could see $10,000 pay raises or more by migrating to the higher salaries and better schools located in northern Illinois.
The increase in average teacher salaries for the Belmont school district was 5.5% which was far below the inflation rate. The average teacher salary was one of the lowest in the County at $50,254.
Looking at the record of teacher salary increases for this district, and the extreme pro-Trump voting patterns of the county, we cannot recommend any teachers to accept a teaching job in this district/county when the opportunity exists earn an immediate increase of $10,000 or more, with FAR better working conditions and career growth potential by driving 25 miles to teach in northern Illinois.
Looking at the record of teacher salary increases for this district, and the extreme pro-Trump voting patterns of the county, we cannot recommend any teachers to accept a teaching job in this district/county when the opportunity exists earn an immediate increase of $10,000 or more, with FAR better working conditions and career growth potential by driving 25 miles to teach in northern Illinois.
We base this recommendation on the actual 2021 average salary of under $50,000, and both the average and ten year teacher salary increase percentage. With an 2021 average teacher salary of under $50,000, a likely a significant percentage of teachers with families qualify for federal anti-poverty programs. In the ten year period from 2011-2021, the average teacher salary in this district has increased by less than 5%, which is significantly below the inflation rate.
At a time when there is a severe teacher shortage in Wisconsin, we cannot understand why any teacher would stay in a district like this when there are so many better opportunities available, both inside Wisconsin and across the border in Illinois.