District Info
Career Prospect: 
Dead End Job

CESA 3

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

Lafayette County

County Seat: 
Darlington
WCA District: 
Southern
608-776-4850
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
52% Trump
2018 Election: 
51% Walker
2020 Election: 
56% Trump
2024 Election: 
60% Trump
COVID Rate: 
54% 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: 
$46,286
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$63,134
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$52,153
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$63,134
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$52,120
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
12.6%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-10,981
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-11,014

LaFayette County is filled with MAGA Trump supporters who were Standing With Walker  to trash teachers and public education from 2011 to 2018. This county is filled with mostly small school districts that pay so little that many teachers qualify for state and federal anti-poverty programs.

Average teacher salaries in this county range from $45,645 to $57,745.  We rated EVERY school district in this county as a DEAD END job as far as career potential.  While not as good as Minnesota, many Wisconsin teachers could see $10,000 pay raises or more by migrating to the higher salaries and better schools located in northern Illinois. 

The increase in average teacher salaries for the Shullsburg school district was 12.7% which was below the inflation rate. The average teacher salary was one of the lowest in the County at $51,153.

The Shullsburg school board was able to find some extra money to make sure that the Superintendent received higher raises than the teachers. Superintendent pay increased by 21.3%, which is not exorbitant in comparison to the increases given to Greedy Superintendents at school districts throughout Wisconsin. 

Looking at the record of teacher salary increases for this district, and the extreme pro-Trump voting patterns of the county, we cannot recommend any teachers to accept a teaching job in this district/county when the opportunity exists earn an immediate increase of $10,000 or more, with FAR better working conditions and career growth potential by driving 25 miles to teach in northern Illinois. 

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$146,933

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: 
$107,150
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$146,153
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$130,000
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$146,153
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$136,500
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
27.4%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-16,153
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-9,653
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.