District Info
Career Prospect: 
Dead End Job

CESA 12

Ashland
http://www.cesa12.org/
715-682-2363

Ashland County

County Seat: 
Ashland
WCA District: 
Northwest
715-682-7000
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
43% Trump
2018 Election: 
37% Walker
2020 Election: 
44% Trump
2024 Election: 
52% Trump
COVID Rate: 
64% Fully Vaccinated
Money Stolen From This District's Taxpayers to Fund School Vouchers Across Wisconsin
2022-23 School Year: 
$449,847
The Republican Dictatorship that rules 'Wisconsin has underfunded public schools since 2011 while giving the largest funding increases in America to private & parochial voucher schools.
Average Teacher Salaries
2010-2011 Average Salary: 
$46,574
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$63,527
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$50,218
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$63,527
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$52,083
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
11.8%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-13,309
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-11,444
Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$168,108

The Republican Dictatorship that has Ruled Wisconsin Since 2011 has underfunded public schools by over 4 Billion dollars in order to provide massive tax cuts to the wealthiest individual taxpayers and big business and manufacturers by severely reducing teacher salaries & benefits.

Superintendent Earnings
2010-2011 Superintendent Salary: 
$116,200
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$158,497
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$165,000
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$158,497
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$168,300
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
44.8%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$6,503
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$9,803
Ten Year Teacher Salaries
Median 2020-2021 First Year Teacher Salary: 
$41,000
Projected Ten Year Salary in 2020-21: 
$51,783
Ten Year Teacher Salary Performance
10 Year WERC Inflation Rate: 
26.3%
Real Salary Change : 
0.0%
Real Purchasing Power Change*: 
$0

We rate this district as a Dead End job because of the minimal increase in average teacher salary (12%) since 2011 while the Superintendent salary increased by 45%. While teachers fell fall behind inflation, the school board lavished huge pay increases on the Superintendent, and likely all administration. Districts that show these pay profiles are often horrible places to work, and have massive turnover rates. 

Health insurance plan has a high employee cost. In 2025, family premium was $29,050. Employee paid 12% of premium.  Deductible + MOOP was a staggering $12,000. Family plan premium + MOOP was $15,486 in 2025, or 29% of average teacher yearly salary. One serious illness will financially destroy an Ashland teacher with family coverage.