This school district is located in Richland County, where the majority of residents are huge Trump supporters. Not surprisingly, public education in this county suffers from a lack of support from the mostly MAGA county residents.
The Richland County school district average teacher salary ranges from $46,952 to $51,167.
The Ithaca school district had the lowest average teacher salary in Richland County at $46,952. This means that the majority of younger teachers with families working in this school district qualify for both state and Federal anti-poverty aid. With the close proximity of this district to the much higher paying districts in Minnesota, we are amazed that this district is able to attract or retain teachers.
The increase in average teacher salary for the Ithaca school district was 11% since 2011, which was far below that rate of inflation.
Likely this district is having some pretty severe financial problems due to the major under-funding of public schools by the MAGA Republican Dictatorship that has ruled Wisconsin since 2011. Superintendent pay in this district actually fell by over 17% since 2011, one of a very few Wisconsin school districts where this occurred.
With this county being located adjacent to the Minnesota border, we urge teachers considering teaching here to explore teaching vacancies just across the border in Minnesota. Successful candidates could earn starting salaries of $10-15,000 more than what teachers are now earning in Wisconsin, with far higher career salary potential.
We rate the career potential for teachers in this district as a DEAD END job.
