This school district is located in Wood County. By a strong majority, the residents of this county are strong Trump supporters, and spent 2010-2018 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.
Nearly every yard in the county that has a sign proclaiming support for Trump and/or contempt for President Biden and those who support him. FJB signs are more prevalent than the American flag in most areas of Wood County. Woe to anyone, especially a public school teacher, that doesn't openly support Trump or who dares to openly support Biden or any Democratic candidate.
Average teacher pay in this county ranges from $50,226 to $65,279. The Nekoosa school district average teacher salary was 2nd highest in Wood County at $58,208. The increase in average teacher salary since 2011 was the nearly equal to inflation at 19.6%.
During the same time period, the school board lavished a BIGLY.. pay increase of 51.8% on the Superintendent.
With the 2nd highest average teacher salary in Wood County and having that salary increasing by nearly the inflation rate, we rate career employment potential as Might Be a Good Place to Teach.
