In the years since the inception of Act 10 in July 2011, the average teacher salary in the Cornell school district outpaced the inflation rate with an increase of nearly 39%. The average teacher salary in Cornell was just under $62,000 one of the top best average salaries in Chippewa County.
Earlier in 2025, we saw a WECAN job posting for a math teacher offering a starting salary of $70,000. Unlike the many Dead End paying school districts, this career opportunity quickly dropped off WECAN as this district had the "pick of the litter" in being able to choose between many excellent candidates.
Superintendent pay has also increased at a rate of 47%, well above inflation.
For these reasons, we also ranked the Cornell school district as a Career Destination district.
This district is located in an Ultra MAGA Trump voting county where all residents are expected to be 100% supportive of everything President Trump does. Dissent is not tolerated in ultra-MAGA Wisconsin counties.
In 2010-11, the Superintendent position was a 50% FTE with a salary of $48739. By 2022-23, the Superintendent position was a 100% FTE position, For comparison purposes, the 2010-11 Superintendent salary was calculated as a 100% FTE position, using the 2010-11 salary data.