District Info
Career Prospect: 
Might Be a Good District

CESA 3

Fennimore
https://www.cesa3.org/
608-822-3276

Sauk County

County Seat: 
Baraboo
WCA District: 
Southern
608-356-5581
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
47% Trump
2018 Election: 
44% Walker
2020 Election: 
48% Trump
2024 Election: 
50% Trump
COVID Rate: 
61% Fully Vaccinated

This district is located in Sauk County, which votes slightly Democratic in statewide elections, but elects Republican state legislators due to the most gerrymandered voting maps in America since 2011. Lots of MAGA Trump worshippers in this county who were Standing With Walker to denigrate teachers from 2011 to 2018. 

There are a wide range of teacher salaries in this county, with average teacher salaries ranging from $51,908 to $61,125. The average teacher salary for the River Valley school district is one of the top salaries at $ 61,125. Since 2011, the average teacher salary in this school district has increased by 19.5% which is a little below the rate of inflation.

During the same time period, the school board gave the Superintendent a 31.3% pay increase, which was somewhat higher than the increase in average teacher salaries. 

Rating the career employment potential is this district is another tough call due to being one of the higher average teacher salaries in the county and nearly keeping up with inflation with teacher pay increase. For these reasons, we rate this district as a place that Might Be a Good Place to Teach.

Money Stolen From This District's Taxpayers to Fund School Vouchers Across Wisconsin
2022-23 School Year: 
$51,686
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: 
$51,151
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$69,770
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$61,125
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$69,770
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$64,207
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
25.5%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-8,645
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-5,563

April 2024 Referendum Results  2 Referendums Both Failed!!

Taxpayers rejected  a $14,500,000 referendum for a building project at the high school with numerous improvements, including ADA compliance.

Taxpayers rejected  a $19,500,000 referendum to create a single River Valley school district campus building.

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$129,702

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: 
$108,012
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$147,328
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$141,849
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$147,328
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$158,232
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
46.5%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-5,479
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$10,904
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.