Danbury is a small city located 60 miles southwest of Hartford and 70 miles northeast of New York City. Founded in the 17th Century, Danbury is the former hat capital of the United States. It was once home to the Great Danbury Fair that has since been replaced by the Danbury Fair Mall, the largest shopping mall in Connecticut. Today, the city has a population of about 75,000 people.
According to the BLS, as of 2010, the average kindergarten teacher in North Carolina had an annual salary of $41,760. Elementary teachers earn slightly more with an annual take home pay of $43,200, while middle school teachers earn an average salary of $42,670.
As of 2010, the BLS reports that North Carolina has 4,130 kindergarten teachers which amounts to 1.10 teachers for every thousand workers. Elementary teachers are more numerous, with 38,940 employed in the state which amounts to just over 1 percent of the total work force in North Carolina. There are 18,290 middle school teachers, or 50.02 for every 1,000 workers. The state also has 26,990, high school teachers, or 7.15 for every 1,000 workers.