District Info
Career Prospect: 
Dead End Job

CESA 4

West Salem
https://www.cesa4.k12.wi.us/
608-786-4800

Monroe County

County Seat: 
Sparta
WCA District: 
Western
608-269-8705
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
59% Trump
2018 Election: 
56% Walker
2020 Election: 
61% Trump
2024 Election: 
63% Trump
COVID Rate: 
49% Fully Vaccinated
Money Stolen From This District's Taxpayers to Fund School Vouchers Across Wisconsin
2022-23 School Year: 
$328,077
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: 
$47,303
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$64,521
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$53,573
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$64,521
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$56,296
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
19.0%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-10,948
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-8,225

This school district is located in Monroe County, where the majority of residents are huge Trump supporters. Not surprisingly, public education in this county suffers from a lack of support from the mostly MAGA county residents. 

The increase in average teacher salary for the Tomah school district was 19.0% since 2011, which was well below the rate of inflation. There is a massive teacher turnover in this district, at least 80% over the past decade. Must be a really shitty place to live and teach.

The Tomah school board increased the Superintendent pay significantly more than the average teacher salaries, at 33.7%

With this county being located about 50 miles from the Minnesota border, we urge teachers living 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.

We rate the career potential for teachers in this district as a DEAD END job.

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$147,431

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: 
$118,000
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$160,952
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$148,876
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$160,952
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$157,809
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
33.7%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-12,076
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-3,143
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