District Info
Career Prospect: 
No Rating At This Time

Ashland County

County Seat: 
Ashland
WCA District: 
Northwest
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
43% Trump
2018 Election: 
37% Walker
2020 Election: 
44% Trump
2024 Election: 
52% Trump
COVID Rate: 
64% 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: 
$38,659
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$52,731
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$48,154
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$52,731
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$52,001
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
34.5%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-4,577
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-730

Normally we would rate career potential in this district as a Dead End job due to it's barely over $50,000 average teacher salary.  

Even though the increase in Average teacher salary kept up with inflation, the $52,000 average teacher salary would still put the average teacher at less than 200% of the Federal poverty guidelines for a family of 3 and qualify the family for food stamps.

This district is located in an extremely poor area. We think that the local residents who support this district are doing the best they can to keep their local district open in the face of years of minimal funding from the Republican Dictatorship that works to kill off public schools in Wisconsin. You won't earn a lot teaching here, but we think that this district is doing the best they can.

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$83,346

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: 
$98,500
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$134,354
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$111,502
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$134,354
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$113,632
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
15.4%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-22,852
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-20,722

April 2024 Referendum Results

Taxpayers REJECTED a $1,500,000 non- recurring operational referendum. Organized opposition to this referendum focused on cutting teacher positions and teacher salaries by at least 20%.  

Teachers in this district will likely face some combination of layoffs, significant workload increases, benefit cuts, a salary freeze for newer teachers with pay cuts for experienced teachers in order for this district to continue operations.

 

 

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