This school district is located in Racine county. Average teacher salaries in Racine County school districts range from $53,429 to $69,625.
The average teacher salary in the Waterford Graded Joint #1 school district was mid-range in Racine County at $59,350. Since 2011, the average teacher salary increased by only 13.3%, which was well below the inflation rate.
The Waterford Graded school district is located in rural Racine County in an area filled with right wing Republicans who were Standing With Walker from 2010-2018 to denigrate teachers and use the "tools" of Act 10 to erase 50 years of improvements to teacher salaries, benefits, and working conditions.
Today, this area is filled MAGA Republicans, with more Trump or FJB flags flying than American flags.
With a mid-range average teacher salary for Racine County that didn't keep up with inflation since 2011, we rate career employment potential for this school district as a DEAD END job.
April 2024 Referendum Results
Taxpayers REJECTED a $20,000,000 non- recurring operational referendum. Organized opposition to this referendum focused on cutting teacher positions and teacher salaries by at least 20%.
Teachers in this district will likely face some combination of layoffs, significant workload increases, benefit cuts, a salary freeze for newer teachers with pay cuts for experienced teachers in order for this district to continue operations.