PSJA ISD Superintendent Dr. Daniel King
A new investigative report is out detailing how much superintendents make in the State of Texas.
An investigation by the Texas Tribune shows that the highest paid superintendent in the Lone Star State is Carroll Thomas with the Beaumont ISD.
The report shows that Thomas makes more $334,212 dollars per year.
The Texas Tribune report analyzed as salaries and broke down how much superintendents got paid per student.
They got some surprising numbers in the state’s rural districts.
The Texas Tribune reported that Houston ISD’s Terry Grier earns $300,000 a year but gets $1.50 per student.
That's compared to Shirley Coleman with the 33-student San Vincente ISD inside Big Bend National Park who earns $100,000 or more than $3,000 per student.
Action 4 News took a look at the numbers for the Rio Grande Valley’s 32 school districts.
Daniel King with the PSJA Independent School District is the Valley's highest paid superintendent with a $225,750 base pay salary.
King is followed by superintendents in Progreso, Weslaco, Brownsville in La Joya school districts.
Valley's Highest Paid Superintendents
| Superintendent | School District | Base Salary |
| Daniel King | PSJA ISD | $225,750 |
| Fernando Castillo | Progreso ISD | $208,566 |
| Jose Rivera | Weslaco ISD | $200,492 |
| Brett Springston | Brownsville ISD | $198,000 |
| Alda Benavides | La Joya ISD | $194,842 |
The lowest paid superintendents are from La Villa, Lasara, Santa Maria, Monte Alto and San Perlita.
Valley's Lowest Paid Superintendents
| Superintendent | School District | Base Salary |
| Norma Salaiz | La Villa ISD | $96,500 |
| Manuel Pena | Lasara ISD | $94,448 |
| Homero Garcia | Santa Maria ISD | $85,176 |
| Gabriel Farias | Monte Alto ISD | $78,000 |
| Albert Pena | San Perlita ISD | $40,533 |
The Texas Tribune reproted that San Perlita ISD"s superintendent is considered part-time and makes there makes $40,553 dollars a year.
Al link to the Texas Tribune’s original report is available here.
Click here for a listing of all Valley school districts
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