This school district is located in Washburn County, where the majority of residents are huge Trump supporters. Driving through this county one is likely to see more Trump & FJB flags displayed at nearly every home than American flags. Not surprisingly, public education in this county suffers from a lack of support from the mostly MAGA county residents.
The Washburn County school district average teacher salary ranges from $48,487 to $60,273.
The Northwood school district had one of the lowest average teacher salary in this county at $50,937. The increase in average teacher salary for this school district was 9.3% since 2011, which was well below the rate of inflation. Superintendent pay increased by only 13.4% during this same period. Likely this district is experiencing financial difficulties due to some combination of declining enrollment, aging costly to maintain facilities, and the severe underfunding of public schools by the Republican Dictatorship that rules Wisconsin.
With this county being located near 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.
Rating this district is an easy call. It has one of the lowest average teacher salary in the county and that salary is falling further behind the rate of inflation every year. We rate the career potential of teaching in this district as a Dead End job.
