District Info
Career Prospect: 
Dead End Job

Racine County

County Seat: 
Racine
WCA District: 
Southeast
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
51% Trump
2018 Election: 
50% Walker
2020 Election: 
51% Trump
2024 Election: 
53% Trump
COVID Rate: 
56% Fully Vaccinated
Money Stolen From This District's Taxpayers to Fund School Vouchers Across Wisconsin
2022-23 School Year: 
$163,781
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: 
$52,381
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$71,448
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$59,350
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$71,448
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$61,659
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
17.7%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-12,098
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-9,789

This school district is located in Racine county.  Average teacher salaries in Racine County school districts range from $53,429 to $69,625. 

The average teacher salary in the Waterford Graded Joint #1 school district was mid-range in Racine County at $59,350. Since 2011, the average teacher salary increased by only 13.3%, which was well below the inflation rate.  

The Waterford Graded school district is located in rural Racine County in an area filled with right wing Republicans who were Standing With Walker from 2010-2018 to denigrate teachers and use the "tools" of Act 10 to erase 50 years of improvements to teacher salaries, benefits, and working conditions. 

Today, this area is filled MAGA Republicans, with more Trump or FJB flags flying than American flags.

With a mid-range average teacher salary for Racine County that didn't keep up with inflation since 2011, we rate career employment potential for this school district as a DEAD END job. 

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$161,736

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: 
$0
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$0
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$149,000
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$0
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$158,000
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
0.0%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$0
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$0

April 2024 Referendum Results

Taxpayers REJECTED a $20,000,000 non- recurring operational referendum. Organized opposition to this referendum focused on cutting teacher positions and teacher salaries by at least 20%.  

Teachers in this district will likely face some combination of layoffs, significant workload increases, benefit cuts, a salary freeze for newer teachers with pay cuts for experienced teachers in order for this district to continue operations.

 

 

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