This school district is located in Manitowoc County. By a strong majority, the residents of this county are strong Trump supporters, and spent 2012-2018 Standing With Walker. Not surprisingly, public education in this county suffers from a lack of support from many county residents who are strong MAGA supporters.
Since the MAGA Republican Dictatorship that rules Wisconsin enacted Act 10 in 2011, teachers in every school district in this county have suffered significant salary and benefit cuts imposed by MAGA-controlled school boards.
Average teacher pay in this county ranges from $53,585 to 64,323. The Kiel school district average teacher salary was the one of the higher ones in this county at $60,667. The increase in average teacher salary since 2011 was 26.7%, which kept teachers up with inflation.
The Kiel school board treated teachers and the Superintendent equally since 2011 in terms of pay increases. The Superintendent pay rose by 27.5%. We have found that school districts where this happens are generally pretty good places to teach.
We do caution anyone considering teaching and living in Kiel to do some research on the allegations of Racism in the Kiel schools and community and the response of the greater Kiel community. Google is your friend here. Lots of articles & news stories, even some at a national level.
Based on the numbers alone, we rate the Kiel school district as Might Be a Good Place to Teach.
Unlike teachers, the superintendent for this school district did not see his/her salary increase equal to the rate of inflation. Over the same time period, the Superintendent took a modest cut in purchasing power due to his/her salary not keeping up with inflation.
We would like to rate this district as a good place to work, but we cannot do so at this time due to the significant allegations of racism towards children of color in the middle and high school, as well as the overall Kiel community. We are disgusted by the reign of terror imposed on the Kiel community by white supremacists who successfully bullied the School Board and overall community to rescind their support for children of color attending Kiel schools and living in the greater Kiel community.
We urge all prospective teachers interested in a teaching position in Kiel to carefully research the racial issues that have plagued the Kiel schools and greater community before signing a contract to teach here.