District Info
Career Prospect: 
Dead End Job

CESA 11

Turtle Lake
http://www.cesa11.k12.wi.us/
715-986-2020

St. Croix County

County Seat: 
Hudson
WCA District: 
West Central
715-386-4600

Inside Story St. Croix County

St. Croix County is "Ground Zero" for MAGA Republicans in Wisconsin.  This screen shot was taken from the St. Croix Republican Party homepage a few days after the January 6 2021 armed insurrection in Washington DC. 
 As a teacher in this county, many of the school board members who control your employment and the majority of residents are avid supporters of violence against anyone that they deem a "leftist tyrant". 
Unless you are also a MAGA right wing traitorous insurrectionist, we would advise you to do your due diligence before accepting a teaching position  in any school district in this county that is filled with angry pro-Trump right wing violent traitors to America. 
 
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
56% Trump
2018 Election: 
55% Walker
2020 Election: 
57% Trump
2024 Election: 
58% Trump
COVID Rate: 
61% Fully Vaccinated
Money Stolen From This District's Taxpayers to Fund School Vouchers Across Wisconsin
2022-23 School Year: 
$42,641
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: 
$53,166
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$72,518
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$61,541
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$72,518
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$63,097
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
18.7%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-10,977
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-9,421

This school district is located in St. Croix County, where the County Republican Party acted extremely aggressively in support of the January 6th 2021 Insurrectionists. 

With the extreme pro-Trump views of the predominantly MAGA population in this county, social studies teachers have had to be very careful when teaching about the January 6th Patriots that visited the Capitol building in Washington DC, just doing "normal" tourist type tours of the Capitol. 

The St. Croix County school district average teacher salary ranges from $53,795 to $64,551. 

The Somerset school district had mid-range average teacher salaries in this County at $61,541. The increase in average teacher salary for this school district was 15.8% since 2011, which was below the rate of inflation. 

The Superintendent pay increased by 29.3%, which was about DOUBLE the increase in average teacher salaries since 2011.

With this county being located adjacent to the Minnesota border, we urge teachers considering teaching here to explore teaching vacancies just across the border in Minnesota. Successful candidates could earn starting salaries of $10-15,000 more than what teachers are now earning in Wisconsin, with far higher career salary potential.

Rating the career potential for teachers in this district is a tough call. With an over $60,000 average teacher salary in the county, that is increasing  below the rate of inflation, plus Superintendet raises about DOUBLE the average teachers' raises, we think that this district Might Be a Good Place to Work.

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$152,266

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: 
$114,431
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$156,084
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$147,992
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$156,084
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$150,218
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
31.3%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-8,092
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-5,866
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.