District Info
Career Prospect: 
Career Destination District

Dane County

County Seat: 
Madison
WCA District: 
Southern
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
23% Trump
2018 Election: 
23% Walker
2020 Election: 
23% Trump
2024 Election: 
23% Trump
COVID Rate: 
80% Fully Vaccinated
Money Stolen From This District's Taxpayers to Fund School Vouchers Across Wisconsin
2022-23 School Year: 
$21,837
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: 
$50,288
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$68,593
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$65,350
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$68,593
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$70,173
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
39.5%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-3,243
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$1,580

This school district is located in Dane County, which historically has voted around 80% for Democrats and is the fastest growing county in Wisconsin. Buoyed by the city of Madison and the University of Wisconsin, Dane County is one of the most desirable counties in Wisconsin to live in.

Teachers in Dane County school districts earn some of the highest salaries in Wisconsin. Like every Wisconsin county, some school districts are really great places to work while the school boards in other districts have used Act 10 to make their districts really lousy places to teach.

Teachers in the Waunakee Community school district earn one of the highest average salaries in Dane County at $70,173 . More importantly, the school board prioritizes inflation-beating raises for teachers with pay raises totaling 39.5% since July 2011-which were above the inflation rate. 

Even though the pay increase for the Superintendent was nearly 68%, we rated this district as Career Destination District.

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$80,410

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: 
$138,047
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$188,296
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$199,562
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$188,296
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$231,584
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
67.8%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$11,266
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$43,288
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