Smyrna School District teachers are voicing frustration that they have the lowest pay in their region, with no raise in sight.

New Smyrna teachers receive roughly $1,000-$2,000 less than their counterparts in southern New Castle County and northern Kent County, and partially as a result of recent failed referendum votes, raises aren't coming in their future.

In March 2025's campaign, the district said they were planning to offer teachers raises in both the first and second year, when the district was due to receive a $5.4 million boost from taxpayers, if successful.

Just 40.5% of the 3,620 voters supported that referendum, the second-straight failure, following March 2024's vote, when 42.1% of the 1,949 voters said yes.

Chuck Welsh, president of the Smyrna Educators Association, that r

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