Mississippi Education Officials Get Paid Six-Figure Salaries To Run F-Rated School Districts

Mississippi is the poorest state in the nation, but its education bureaucrats are some of the highest paid, pulling in six figures to run F-rated schools.

Mississippi’s superintendent of public education receives a $300,000 salary, higher than her counterparts in all 50 states, according to a new report from the Mississippi Center for Public Policy (MCPP). At least 30 Mississippi school superintendents enjoy salaries of $150,000 or higher, and at least two make more than $200,000.