District Info
Career Prospect: 
Dead End Job

CESA 9

Tomahawk
http://www.cesa9.k12.wi.us/
715-453-2141

Lincoln County

County Seat: 
Merrill
WCA District: 
North Central
715-539-1019
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
58% Trump
2018 Election: 
58% Walker
2020 Election: 
61% Trump
2024 Election: 
62% Trump
COVID Rate: 
58% Fully Vaccinated
Money Stolen From This District's Taxpayers to Fund School Vouchers Across Wisconsin
2022-23 School Year: 
$755,849
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: 
$54,480
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$74,311
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$61,611
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$74,311
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$60,894
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
11.8%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-12,700
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-13,417

This school district is located in Lincoln County. By a strong majority, the residents of this county are strong Trump supporters, and spent 2012-2018 Standing With Walker. Not surprisingly, public education in this county suffers from an extreme lack of support from many county residents who are strong MAGA supporters.

Since the MAGA Republican Dictatorship that rules Wisconsin enacted Act 10 in 2011, teachers in  every school district in this county have suffered significant salary and benefit cuts imposed by MAGA-controlled school boards. 

Average teacher pay in this county ranges from $55,967 to $61,611. The Merrill school district average teacher salary was the highest in the county at $61,611.  The increase in average teacher salary since 2011  was only 13.1% which was FAR below the inflation rate.

The Merrill school board increased the Superintendent pay by just over DOUBLE the increase in average teacher salaries. The Superintendent got a pay increase of 28%. 

With the below inflationary increase to average teacher salaries, we rate the career employment potential for teachers in this district as a DEAD END job.

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$168,792

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: 
$124,759
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$170,171
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$159,623
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$170,171
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$164,414
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
31.8%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-10,548
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-5,757

April 2024 Referendum Results

Taxpayers rejected a $16,000,000 referendum for school building and facility improvements.

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.