Kenosha County is definitely purple Wisconsin with about 51% voting for Trump and Standing With Walker from 2011 to 2018. Average teacher salaries in this county range from $50,409 to $74,590.
The increase in average teacher salaries for the Bristol school district was 29.1% which was equal to the inflation rate. The average teacher salary was one of the highest in Kenosha County at $68,157.
We are concerned about some turmoil following the election of some school board members with ties to extremist right wing groups such as Moms for Liberty. Their first actions were to drive out a well respected Superintendent and replace him with a candidate that seems to "pop up" in school districts across Wisconsin following a school board takeover by Moms For Liberty candidates.
We would normally rate a school district like this as a "good place to work", but following the election of the ultra-right wing Moms for Liberty slate last year, we think that this district "might be a good place to work".
April 2024 Referendum Results
Taxpayers REJECTED a $1,400,000 non- recurring operational referendum. Organized opposition to this referendum focused on cutting teacher positions and teacher salaries by at least 20%.
Teachers in this district will likely face some combination of layoffs, significant workload increases, benefit cuts, a salary freeze for newer teachers with pay cuts for experienced teachers in order for this district to continue operations.