District Info
Career Prospect: 
Likely a Good Place to Work

CESA 4

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

La Crosse County

County Seat: 
La Crosse
WCA District: 
Western
608-785-9573
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
42% Trump
2018 Election: 
41% Walker
2020 Election: 
42% Trump
2024 Election: 
45% Trump
COVID Rate: 
65% Fully Vaccinated
Money Stolen From This District's Taxpayers to Fund School Vouchers Across Wisconsin
2022-23 School Year: 
$368,263
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: 
$44,671
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$60,931
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$55,942
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$60,931
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$58,469
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
30.9%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-4,989
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-2,462

This district is located near the Minnesota border. The Republican Dictatorship that rules Wisconsin continues to defund public schools while Minnesota just sent a 2 BILLION dollar funding increase to keep it's public schools #1 in America. Wisconsin is declining while Minnesota is the economic engine of the Midwest.

We strongly urge prospective teaching candidates to leave school districts like this for the much higher pay and benefits offered in Minnesota districts.

Average teacher salaries for in La Crosse County range from $49,600 to $62,184. Politically this county votes for Democrats in statewide elections, but due to the gerrymandered electoral maps imposed by the Republican Dictatorship that rules Wisconsin, most of the state legislators elected in this area are anti-public education Republicans.

The average teacher salary for the West Salem school district is near the middle of the salary range, coming in at $55,942 . Since July 2011, the average teacher salary in this school district has only increased by 25.2% which is equal to rate of inflation.

We like it when school boards give nearly equal raises for both teachers and the Superintendent. That's what has happened in the West Salem school district. The Superintendent pay increased by 28.3% since 2011.

We have found that school districts where the Superintendent and teachers are equally valued in terms of compensation, also extends to being good places to work. For that reason, we rate the career potential for this district is Likely a Good Place to Work.

 

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$91,747

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: 
$120,000
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$163,680
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$154,000
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$163,680
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$160,930
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
34.1%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-9,680
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-2,750
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