District Info
Career Prospect: 
Dead End Job

CESA 3

Fennimore
https://www.cesa3.org/
608-822-3276

Lafayette County

County Seat: 
Darlington
WCA District: 
Southern
608-776-4850
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
52% Trump
2018 Election: 
51% Walker
2020 Election: 
56% Trump
2024 Election: 
60% Trump
COVID Rate: 
54% Fully Vaccinated
Money Stolen From This District's Taxpayers to Fund School Vouchers Across Wisconsin
2022-23 School Year: 
$0
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: 
$51,312
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$69,990
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$57,745
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$69,990
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$61,033
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
18.9%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-12,245
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-8,957

LaFayette County is filled with MAGA Trump supporters who were Standing With Walker  to trash teachers and public education from 2011 to 2018. This county is filled with mostly small school districts that pay so little that many teachers qualify for state and federal anti-poverty programs.

Average teacher salaries in this county range from $45,645 to $57,745.  We rated EVERY school district in this county as a DEAD END job as far as career potential.  While not as good as Minnesota, many Wisconsin teachers could see $10,000 pay raises or more by migrating to the higher salaries and better schools located in northern Illinois. 

The increase in average teacher salaries for the Blackhawk school district was 12.5% which was below the inflation rate. The average teacher salary was one of the highest in the County at $57,745. 

Looking at the record of teacher salary increases for this district, and the extreme pro-Trump voting patterns of the county, we cannot recommend any teachers to accept a teaching job in this district/county when the opportunity exists earn an immediate increase of $10,000 or more, with FAR better working conditions and career growth potential by driving 25 miles to teach in northern Illinois. 

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$162,224

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: 
$0
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$0
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$115,413
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$0
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$117,734
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
0.0%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$0
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$0
Ten Year Teacher Salaries
Median 2020-2021 First Year Teacher Salary: 
$61,044
Projected Ten Year Salary in 2020-21: 
$77,099
Ten Year Teacher Salary Performance
10 Year WERC Inflation Rate: 
26.3%
Real Salary Change : 
0.0%
Real Purchasing Power Change*: 
$0

When we sorted the teacher salaries vs years of employment in this district, we saw some of the most divergent salary progressions of any district in Wisconsin. This district has some teachers with 3 years of experience earning $44,000 per year and other teachers with the same experience earning up to $60,000 per year.  There appears to be NO salary system in place for this district, teachers earn whatever administration/school board bestows on them. We urge teachers to be extremely cautious when accepting employment in districts like this.