District Info
Career Prospect: 
Dead End Job

CESA 9

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

Taylor County

County Seat: 
Medford
WCA District: 
Northwest
715-748-1400
With only a 34% Covid 19 vaccination rate, this county is has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Wisconsin. 
During the Covid 19 pandemic, hospitals in this general region were filled beyond capacity by extremely sick, un-vaccinated patients from Taylor County. Routine health care often had to be suspended due to the crushing demand caused by un-vaccinated residents with Covid 19 taking hospital beds away from victims of strokes, heart attacks, and car crashes on several occasions during the pandemic.
 During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Republican Sheriff in this county took a public position of refusing to enforce Wisconsin state health department mandates requiring residents to wear masks in restaurants and bars. Note the Covid-19 vaccination rate in this county.
 Do you want to live and potentially raise a family in a County where law enforcement chooses the laws it enforces on the basis of politics?
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
70% Trump
2018 Election: 
70% Walker
2020 Election: 
72% Trump
2024 Election: 
74% Trump
COVID Rate: 
34% 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: 
$50,166
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$68,426
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$56,447
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$68,426
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$57,744
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
15.1%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-11,979
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-10,682

This school district is located in Taylor 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 a lack of support from many county residents who are strong MAGA supporters.

Nearly every yard in the county that has a sign proclaiming support for Trump and/or contempt for President Biden and those who support him. FJB signs are more prevalent than the American flag in most areas of Taylor County. 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.  Woe to anyone, especially a public school teacher, that doesn't openly support Trump or who dares to openly support Biden or any Democratic candidate. 

Average teacher pay in this county ranges from $53,704 to $56,447. The Rib Lake school district average teacher salary was the highest at $56,447.  The average teacher salary increased by only 12.5%, less than half the inflation rate.

Superintendent pay actually went down by 30.3% since 2011 as the school board prioritized raises for the teachers. We're betting that this district is experiencing some pretty significant financial problems, likely due to a combination of declining enrollment and the effects of the defunding of public schools by the Republican Dictatorship that rules Wisconsin. 

Based on everything above, we rate career employment potential for this district as a Dead End job.

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$158,944

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: 
$143,518
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$195,759
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$100,000
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$195,759
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$151,012
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
5.2%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-95,759
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-44,747

April 2024 Referendum Results

Taxpayers approved a $19,500,000 referendum for district-wide building 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