Teacher recruitment and retention a continuing problem, report suggests

By: Ethan DeWitt

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: October 14, 2026

Words: 1,349

Last Updated: 3 days, 14 hours ago


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This story was corrected on Oct. 14 at 1:34 p.m. to state that the median two-bedroom rent in 2024 was higher than what the median teacher salary could comfortably afford. The rent itself was not higher than the median monthly salary.

To choose the teaching profession in New Hampshire is to navigate a series of financial trade-offs.

The median salary for K-12 teachers in 2024 was $66,123 — enough to comfortably …

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