District Info
Career Prospect: 
Dead End Job

CESA 4

West Salem
https://www.cesa4.k12.wi.us/
608-786-4800

La Crosse County

County Seat: 
La Crosse
WCA District: 
Western
608-785-9573
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
42% Trump
2018 Election: 
41% Walker
2020 Election: 
42% Trump
2024 Election: 
45% Trump
COVID Rate: 
65% Fully Vaccinated
Money Stolen From This District's Taxpayers to Fund School Vouchers Across Wisconsin
2022-23 School Year: 
$1,528,694
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: 
$57,743
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$78,761
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$62,049
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$78,761
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$64,645
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
12.0%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-16,712
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-14,116

This district is located near the Minnesota border. The Republican Dictatorship that rules Wisconsin continues to defund public schools while Minnesota just sent a 2 BILLION dollar funding increase to keep it's public schools #1 in America. Wisconsin is declining while Minnesota is the economic engine of the Midwest.

We strongly urge prospective teaching candidates to leave school districts like this for the much higher pay and benefits offered in Minnesota districts.

Average teacher salaries for in La Crosse County range from $49,600 to $62,184. Politically this county votes for Democrats in statewide elections, but due to the gerrymandered electoral maps imposed by the Republican Dictatorship that rules Wisconsin, most of the state legislators elected in this area are anti-public education Republicans.

The average teacher salary for the La Crosse school district is near the top of the salary range, coming in at $62,049 . Since July 2011, the average teacher salary in this school district has only increased by 7.5% which is far below the rate of inflation.

We are chagrined to see the La Crosse school board give minimal raises to teachers since 2011, while giving the Superintendent a 21.3% raise. 

Teachers considering acceptance of a teaching position in LaCrosse should definitely Google this district for the latest consolidation information. Looks like this district is suffering from severe declining enrollment and is experiencing some pretty severe financial problems.

We rate the career potential of this district to be a Dead End job.

 

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$207,452

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: 
$144,761
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$197,454
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$175,535
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$197,454
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$186,070
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
28.5%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-21,919
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-11,384
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