District Info
Career Prospect: 
Dead End Job

Dane County

County Seat: 
Madison
WCA District: 
Southern
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
23% Trump
2018 Election: 
23% Walker
2020 Election: 
23% Trump
2024 Election: 
23% Trump
COVID Rate: 
80% Fully Vaccinated

 

 

Money Stolen From This District's Taxpayers to Fund School Vouchers Across Wisconsin
2022-23 School Year: 
$22,143
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: 
$49,160
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$67,054
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$54,546
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$67,054
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$58,425
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
18.8%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-12,508
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-8,629

This school district is located in Dane County, which historically has voted around 80% for Democrats and is the fastest growing county in Wisconsin. Buoyed by the city of Madison and the University of Wisconsin, Dane County is one of the most desirable counties in Wisconsin to live in.

Teachers in Dane County school districts earn some of the highest salaries in Wisconsin. The average teacher salaries for Dane County school districts range from $52, 546 to $65, 472 as of the 2022-23 school year. Like every Wisconsin county, some school districts are really great places to work while the school boards in other districts have used Act 10 to make their districts really lousy places to teach. 

The Belleville school district is located in rural Dane County and has increased average teacher salaries by only 11% since July 2011. The average teacher salary in the Belleville school district is the lowest in Dane County at $52,546. We suspect that this district might have some financial problems, as the pay increase for the Superintendent was even less than the raise for teachers; the Superintendent salary increased by only 5.1%. 

We rated the career employment potential for this district to be a Dead End job since it's average teacher salary was the lowest in Dane County and it's increase in average teacher salary was 11% which was well below the inflation rate.

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$162,919

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: 
$127,180
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$173,474
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$133,624
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$173,474
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$147,319
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
15.8%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-39,850
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-26,155
Ten Year Teacher Salaries
Median 2020-2021 First Year Teacher Salary: 
$0
Projected Ten Year Salary in 2020-21: 
$0
Median 2020-2021 Ten Year Teacher Salary: 
$0
Ten Year Teacher Salary Performance
10 Year WERC Inflation Rate: 
26.3%
Real Salary Change : 
0.0%
Real Purchasing Power Change*: 
$0