Only Atlanta surpasses DeKalb in $100,000 administrators per student

It seems that although DeKalb actually has more individual people earning six-figure salaries, Atlanta earns the top spot for the most highly paid administrators per student. Dr. Lewis is about to propose a new budget calling for cuts to administrative salaries. We'll see if he can do better than the meager 2% cut he implemented last year. The sad fact is that a 2% from a $100,000+ salary is an insignificant reduction and is in reality, simply a painless nod to the huge sacrifices made by system teachers.

From today's Atlanta Unfiltered,

Atlanta schools top peers – by far – in $100K+ salaries

January 19, 2010 --

Nearly 1,000 employees in five local school districts earned $100,000 or more in 2008-09, with the heaviest concentration by far in Atlanta Public Schools, an analysis of state salary data shows. ...

DeKalb paid more $100,000+ salaries — 223 — than any other Georgia school district last year, the State Auditor’s online salary database shows. DeKalb was followed by Fulton County schools (219), Gwinnett County (214), Atlanta (181) and Cobb County (124).

The data comparing the number of $100,000 jobs per student compiled by Atlanta Unfiltered claims this is how the metro districts compare -

Atlanta, 3.69 $100K+ salaries per 1,000 kids

Fulton County, 2.56

DeKalb County, 2.26

Fayette County, 1.94

Coweta County, 1.88

Forsyth County, 1.81

Rockdale County, 1.75

Clayton County, 1.62

Gwinnett County, 1.35

Cherokee County, 1.3

Henry County, 1.24

Paulding County, 1.19

Cobb County, 1.14

Douglas County, 1.09