LaFayette County is filled with MAGA Trump supporters who were Standing With Walker to trash teachers and public education from 2011 to 2018. This county is filled with mostly small school districts that pay so little that many teachers qualify for state and federal anti-poverty programs.
Average teacher salaries in this county range from $45,645 to $57,745. We rated EVERY school district in this county as a DEAD END job as far as career potential. While not as good as Minnesota, many Wisconsin teachers could see $10,000 pay raises or more by migrating to the higher salaries and better schools located in northern Illinois.
The increase in average teacher salaries for the Pecatonia school district was 14.4% which was below the inflation rate. The average teacher salary was right in the middle at $53,828.
Looking at the record of teacher salary increases for this district, and the extreme pro-Trump voting patterns of the county, we cannot recommend any teachers to accept a teaching job in this district/county when the opportunity exists earn an immediate increase of $10,000 or more, with FAR better working conditions and career growth potential by driving 25 miles to teach in northern Illinois.
Looking at the record of teacher salary increases for this district, and the extreme pro-Trump voting patterns of the county, we cannot recommend any teachers to accept a teaching job in this district/county when the opportunity exists earn an immediate increase of $10,000 or more, with FAR better working conditions and career growth potential by driving 25 miles to teach in northern Illinois.
Even though the 2020-21 average teacher salary of just over $52,000 for this district in one of the highest in this county, the ten year increase in teacher average salaries was only about 60% of the inflation rate leading us to rate employment in this district as being a Dead End job.
At a time when there is a severe teacher shortage in Wisconsin, we cannot understand why any teacher would stay in a district like this when there are so many better opportunities available, both inside Wisconsin and across the border in Illinois.