District Info
Career Prospect: 
Might Be a Good District

CESA 6

Oshkosh
http://www.cesa6.org/
920-233-2372

Outagamie County

County Seat: 
Appleton
WCA District: 
East Central
920-832-1684
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
54% Trump
2018 Election: 
55% Walker
2020 Election: 
54% Trump
2024 Election: 
55% Trump
COVID Rate: 
61% Fully Vaccinated
Money Stolen From This District's Taxpayers to Fund School Vouchers Across Wisconsin
2022-23 School Year: 
$596,974
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: 
$52,117
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$71,088
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$61,532
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$71,088
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$63,906
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
22.6%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-9,556
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-7,182

This school district is located in Outagamie County. The majority of residents in this county are  Trump supporters, and spent 2011-2018 Standing With Walker supporting his efforts to screw teachers out of 50 years of improvements to salaries and benefits.

Even though Scott Walker is no longer Wisconsin's governor, residents of this county are solid MAGA Trump supporters with minimal support or appreciation for the contributions of strong public schools to the overall success of communities and businesses in their county. 

Average teacher pay in this county ranges from $53,778 to $63,102.

The Freedom school district average teacher salary was 2nd highest in Outagamie County at $61,532. 

The increase in average teacher salary since 2011  was 18.1%, which was just below the rate of inflation.

This district increased Superintendent pay by 36% during the same period, DOUBLE the pay increase for teachers, by placing a priority on maintaining the value of the Superintendent's salary during rising inflation. 

When the highest paying district in the county increases it's average teacher salary just below the rate of inflation, we're going to give this district the benefit of the doubt and rate it's career potential as Might Be a Good Place to Work.

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$138,652

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: 
$114,697
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$156,447
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$156,000
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$156,447
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$162,240
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
41.5%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-447
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$5,793

April 2024 Referendum Results:

Taxpayers approved a $52,000,000 referendum for additions & renovation to the current middle/high school .

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

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.