Walworth County is filled with MAGA Trump supporters who were Standing With Walker to trash teachers and public education from 2011 to 2018. This county has a few larger districts with good pay with the remainder of school districts being small school districts that often pay so little that many teachers qualify for state and federal anti-poverty programs.
Average teacher salaries in this county range from $48,150 to $67,095.
The Williams Bay school district has a mid-range average teacher salary of $56,997. Since 2011, the average teacher salary increased by 5.6%, which was far below the inflation rate. Superintendent pay increased by 15.7%. We suspect that this district is experiencing financial problems, likely due to some combination of declining enrollment, aged or dilapidated infrastructure that is costly to maintain, and the chronic underfunding of public schools by the Republican Dictatorship that rules Wisconsin.
We truly cannot understand how the lower and mid-range paying districts can attract or retain any teachers when all a teacher has to do is drive 25 miles south into Illinois for a teaching position that starts at $10,000 more than Wisconsin and gives potential career earnings of 3-5 TIMES more than nearby Wisconsin districts. ,
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.
Therefore, we rate career employment prospects in this district as a Dead End job.
