Fun Facts
- A teacher with a bachelor's degree in South Dakota with 10 years of experience only gets paid $33,600 a year. That is less than the average auto repair worker.
- During their first 5 years, 40-50 percent of teachers quit their jobs.
- The average K-12 teachers work an average of 6.7 hours a day, not including the time they stay after school to set up for the next day.
- Teachers make 14% less money than jobs that require the same amount of education.
- When teachers earn more money, they are more satisfied which makes them be a better teacher.