District Info
Career Prospect: 
Likely a Good Place to Work

CESA 3

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

Iowa County

County Seat: 
Dodgeville
WCA District: 
Southern
608-935-0399
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
40% Trump
2018 Election: 
38% Walker
2020 Election: 
42% Trump
2024 Election: 
45% Trump
COVID Rate: 
66% 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: 
$43,504
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$59,339
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$53,244
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$59,339
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$55,984
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
28.7%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-6,095
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-3,355

Iowa County is definitely purple Wisconsin with about 42% voting for Trump/Walker. Average teacher salaries in this county range from $53,244 to $61,964. Likely owing to it's proximity to northern Illinois, every school district in the county had double digit teacher raises since 2011. 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 Highland school district was 22.4% which was near  the inflation rate. The average teacher salary was the lowest in Iowa County at $53,244. 

For these reasons, we rated the career potential for teachers in this district as Might Be a good place to teach.

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$100,792

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: 
$0
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$0
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$120,000
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

April 2024 Referendum Results

Taxpayers approved a $600,000 recurring operational referendum.

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