District Info
Career Prospect: 
Dead End Job

Vernon County

County Seat: 
Viroqua
WCA District: 
Western
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
49% Trump
2018 Election: 
48% Walker
2020 Election: 
52% 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: 
$21,837
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: 
$43,160
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$58,870
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$48,453
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$58,870
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$49,970
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
15.8%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-10,417
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-8,900

This school district is located in Vernon County, where a majority of residents are Trump supporters. Not surprisingly, public education in this county suffers from a lack of support from the mostly MAGA county residents. 

The Vernon County school district average teacher salary ranges from $48,453 to $56,148. With one exception, most school districts in this county have really low average teacher salaries; with many teachers with families eligible for federal and state anti-poverty programs. Likely this is why nearly all of this county's school districts are ALWAYS posting jobs on WECAN. 

The La Farge school district had the LOWEST average teacher salary in this county at $48,453. The increase in average teacher salary for this school district was only 12.3% since 2011, which was far below that rate of inflation. 

Superintendent pay increased by 19.3% since 2011. We're betting that this district is suffering from all kinds of financial problems, probably due to a combination of declining enrollment and the effects of years of the defunding of public schools by the Republican Dictatorship that rules Wisconsin.

With this county being located adjacent to the Minnesota border, we urge teachers considering teaching here to explore teaching vacancies just across the border in Minnesota. Successful candidates could earn starting salaries of $10-15,000 more than what teachers are now earning in Wisconsin, with far higher career salary potential.

We rate the career potential for teachers in this district as a DEAD END job.

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$139,420

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: 
$85,010
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$115,954
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$101,400
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$115,954
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$104,000
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
22.3%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-14,554
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-11,954
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