Here's a job posting from a North Texas school district. Duty days: 187 + 3 days in-service = 190 days. A teacher would earn $195 per day they spend on the job.
Except here in North Texas, this district starts first-year teachers at $47k
I was deliberately trying to lowball it, running with the framing as presented (implying normal 2000-hour work year) - then spinning it with the context of someone starting out with no dependents and optionally nigh unto no expenses. All that vacation time leaves plenty for a second (and third) job, and/or building a tiny house from scratch on cheap property.
Too many buy into a common narrative, then complain that it doesn’t work out for them.