This school district is located in Jefferson 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 nearly 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 $49,289 to $67,020. The Watertown school district average teacher salary was the highest in the county at $67,020.
The increase in average teacher salary since 2011 was only 13.3% which was far below the inflation rate.
During the 2024-25 school year, the Watertown School Board was literally taken over by the far right MAGA Moms for Liberty coalition.
There has been a massive flight of talent from this school district as the Moms For LIberty school board members push their right wing ideologies into every classroom in this school district. Teachers and administrators alike are being targeted by this increasingly rogue School Board.
The Watertown community rejected an Operational Referendum in spring 2025 which likely will result in severe cuts to teacher salaries and benefits. Those same teachers have seen their salaries fall FAR behind inflation since 2011, only increasing by 13% during a time period when the inflation rate was 36%..
As with most school boards controlled by MAGA right wing Ideologues, the Watertown school board prioritized directing scarce resources towards large raises for the Superintendent, whose salary increased by 33% since 2011. .
We rate the career employment potential for this district as a Dead End job.
