Earlier this week we bemoaned a $10,000 raise for the Covington Superintendent of Schools – and not just because it’s one of the worst-performing districts in the state.
You want to know why we questioned that gigantic raise?
Have a look for yourself at the number of kids enrolled in three Northern Kentucky districts – including Covington:
- Kenton County student enrollment 13,907
- Boone County student enrollment 18,560
- Covington Independent student enrollment 3,961
Now take a look at what the supes in each district make and what they’re essentially paid per child:
- Kenton County Superintendent annual salary $140,000 or $10.06 per child
- Boone County Superintendent annual salary $175, 414 or $9.45 per child
- (With the $10K raise) Covington Superintendent annual salary $128,680 or $32.48 per child
Now do you get it?
8 responses so far ↓
1 tr skeptic // Jul 29, 2011 at 2:27 pm
Not a valid comparison!
SHELDON BERMAN less than $3.00 per student.
Covington graduation rate is higher than KY and JCPS average.
Seneca HS(at risk school) principal makes more than the Kenton and Covington Superintendents.
But any discussion that includes the JCPS board and adm. is a waste of typing time.
2 jake // Jul 29, 2011 at 4:21 pm
Louisville is a different beast than Northern Kentucky.
3 Backroom // Jul 29, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Agree! Completely different than a discussion about JCPS. In a nutshell – There is a vital link between education & economic development in any city. Great public schools are often touted by communities for the positive impact they have on local business activity, as well as attracting new companies. The strength of the schools is always a vital factor in not only the quality of life, but potentially the quality of employees in the community. Part of the city of Covington’s problem is they have a fucked up school district.
4 tr skeptic // Jul 29, 2011 at 5:16 pm
*Two county seats.
*Five public school boards and systems.
*Outstanding Catholic educational system.
*Beechwood a top school in state.
160,000 people little diversity.
Independence is a city and a mind set.
5 Annleete Kaeff // Jul 29, 2011 at 10:25 pm
Since when does the number of students dictate the superintendents salary? Their salary is based on performance, regardless of the number of students. What they bring to the district is their, if you will, experise in knowing how to encourage students to stay in school, give them direction and choices to make them productive in life. It doesn’t matter if it is 1000 or 3,000 students. You can’t compare apples to organges in this case….You need to see if the system can show a certain degree of over-all improvement in the system, not only with students but with teaching staff also. The teaching staff is just as important as scores and standing in the end.
6 jake // Jul 29, 2011 at 10:35 pm
Who said the number of students dictates salary? We included the data to show you what each district was paying per student.
And if you knew what you were talking about… you’d know Covington is a clusterfuck. As I’ve reported recently, it’s one of the worst districts in the state.
7 Styx // Jul 30, 2011 at 3:58 pm
About time people are noticeing what schools cost. CPS spends about $13k per child, and still ranks near the bottom in the state, has near the highest local tax rate in the state. The local taxes take nearly 15 million dollars out of the community!
All we get from the board is bs
8 wondering // Jul 30, 2011 at 9:51 pm
My brother used to be required to have contact and interaction with Holmes High School as part of his job. He did not have one positive thing to say about that hellhole. He’s not a chicken, he’s a decent-sized fellow with a concealed carry permit, but he even said he didn’t feel entirely safe in that school.
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