District Info
Career Prospect: 
Dead End Job

CESA 2

Whitewater
http://www.cesa2.k12.wi.us/
262-473-1473

Kenosha County

County Seat: 
Kenosha
WCA District: 
Southeast
262-653-2664
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
48% Trump
2018 Election: 
46% Walker
2020 Election: 
51% Trump
2024 Election: 
53% Trump
COVID Rate: 
53% 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: 
$51,566
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$70,336
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$53,936
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$70,336
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$60,765
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
17.8%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-16,400
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-9,571

Kenosha County is definitely purple Wisconsin with about 51% voting for Trump and Standing With Walker from 2011 to 2018. Average teacher salaries in this county range from $50,409 to $74,590.

Likely owing to it's proximity to northern Illinois, most districts gave teachers double digit  raises in order to stem the exodus of teachers to the much higher paying districts in northeastern Illinois. 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 Brighton school district was 4.6% which was far below the inflation rate. The average teacher salary was one of the lowest in Kenosha County at $53,936. 

Despite not having enough money to increase teacher pay, the Brighton school board sure prioritized raises for the Superintendent. The Superintendent's pay increased by 23.8% since 2011, which was nearly FIVE TIMES the average teacher pay increase.

For these reasons, we rated the career potential for teachers in this district as a Dead End job.

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$199,822

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: 
$94,500
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$128,898
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$117,000
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$128,898
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$119,115
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
26.1%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-11,898
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-9,783

In school year 2010-11, the Superintendent position was reported to the DPI as a full time position with a salary of $94,500. In school year 2020-21, the position was reported as a part time position of 185 days, when a full time Superintendent contract is 260 days. For comparison purposes, we extrapolated the 185 day salary to a 260 day full time contract.

 

April 2024 Referendum Results

Taxpayers Approved a $950,000 non- recurring operational referendum. 

 

 

Ten Year Teacher Salaries
Median 2020-2021 First Year Teacher Salary: 
$38,645
Projected Ten Year Salary in 2020-21: 
$48,809
Ten Year Teacher Salary Performance
10 Year WERC Inflation Rate: 
26.3%
Real Salary Change : 
0.0%
Real Purchasing Power Change*: 
$0

Planning on Returning to Teach in this District Next Year?

Have All Teachers Received CPI Pay Increases the Past 2 Years?  

2023 CPI was 8.00%  

2024 CPI was 4.12%

No???

Sick of the School Board Lavishing Big Raises on the Superintendent While Screwing Teachers?

Time to Send a Message to the School Board.....

Without a Guarantee of a BIG RAISE for signing your contract for the 2024-25 SY,

Make your School District WAIT until the week of June 12th to return your contract.

All contracts due by Saturday June 15th.

This is one of over 200 Wisconsin school districts  have SCREWED teachers (50,000+) since 2011 while giving MASSIVE pay raises to the Superintendent.  

Make your District value YOUR RETURN for next year as much as they value the Superintendent. 

Unless they offer at least a CPI raise for all teachers,

Hold off on returning your signed contract until June 12-14th.