from Google AI:
The four-year graduation rate for Baltimore City Public Schools is 71.7%, while the average SAT score across the district is 867. These figures reflect ongoing challenges within the district, though the graduation rate recently hit its highest point since 2018. [1, 2]High School Performance BreakdownDistrict Academic Context
- Test Proficiencies: Only 12.6% of students test proficient in math, and 31% in reading. [1, 2, 3]
- School Variations: Averages vary significantly across different high schools. For example, magnet and specialized schools like the Baltimore School for the Arts boast much higher averages (e.g., a 1116 average SAT score). [1]
- State Averages: For comparison, the statewide average SAT score is 1001, and Maryland's statewide graduation rate sits higher, typically above 85%.
*PS - The 867 Average SAT Score represent the top ~60% of HS students who actually take the test
Teachers to Taxpayers... "SUCKERS!"
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ReplyDeleteBased on available data:
Only about 10–15% of Baltimore teachers earn $100k+.
The rest of the $100k earners are administrators, who are paid more everywhere in the U.S.🛑
Teachers aren't laughing about taxpayers being suckers.
Your data is last year. Thanks to our corrupt Mayor and Governor, it's more than doubled since.
DeleteIt's in the video. Watch it.
DeleteThose running the Baltimore educational system somehow increased their takes from their scam (according to you) by 100 percent in one year? That definitely sounds like BS.
DeleteMost likely is.
Deletefrom Google AI:
DeleteIn Baltimore City Public Schools, roughly 34% of the district's 12,836 employees earn a salary of $100,000 or more. This translates to about 4,400 employees, an increase from 19% just two years prior.
The significant spike in high-earning educators and administrative staff has sparked debate, as it coincides with the school system facing ongoing academic and performance challenges.
Key Salary & Spending Facts
Six-Figure Employees: 4,400 out of roughly 12,800 total district employees now make over $100,000.
Higher Echelons: Nearly 500 employees earn over $150,000, and 56 employees make $200,000 or more.
Starting Teacher Pay: The starting salary for educators in the district is over $50,000, with top educators on the Model Pathway able to earn over $90,000.
Per-Student Spending: Despite a $1.8 billion budget, the district spends $18,272 per student.
Related Academic Figures
Dropout Rates: The high school dropout rate reached 20.8%, hitting a 15-year high.
Leadership: The district's Chief Executive Officer leads the compensation list, with former CEO Sonja Santelises making $339,590. Jermaine Dawson was appointed to take over the CEO position.
You can review the full Baltimore City Public Schools database or view the Teach Baltimore City career and salary benefits to learn more about the district's pay structures.
BS is believing that teachers are underpaid.
DeleteSo, to you, a 19 percent increase is really a 100 percent increase?
Delete19% to 34% Yes, that's nearly 100%. Aren't you numerate, or just illiterate?
DeleteMinus: Your data is last year. Thanks to our corrupt Mayor and Governor, it's more than doubled since.
DeleteYour own comment (g00gle AI quote) confirms the increase covers a 2 year period. "Your data is last year" and "it's more than doubled since" are two incorrect claims (time period and percent increase >>both WRONG).
Minus: 19% to 34% Yes, that's nearly 100%. Aren't you numerate, or just illiterate?
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19% → 34% is a 79% increase over two years.
It refers to total compensation, not base salary.
It includes administrators, specialists, overtime, and benefits.
It does not mean 34% of teachers earn six figures.
⭐ The real reasons the percentage increased...
👉Inflation‑driven salary adjustments... Between 2021–2024, inflation was unusually high. Public‑sector salaries had to be adjusted upward to keep pace. Even modest raises (3–5% per year) push many employees over the $100k threshold. This alone explains a large part of the increase.
👉Union contract raises... Baltimore teachers and staff received negotiated raises -- step increases and cost‑of‑living adjustments.
👉Growth in specialized support staff. Baltimore has hired more... psychologists, social workers, special‑education specialists, behavioral interventionists, speech therapists. >>These positions often start near or above $100k because they require advanced degrees. So the composition of the workforce changed.
👉Administrative restructuring... Baltimore has consolidated and reorganized administrative roles. This often results in -- fewer positions, higher pay for the remaining ones, more responsibilities per administrator. >>This increases the number of six‑figure earners even if the total payroll doesn’t explode.
⭐ What did not cause the increase (This is important)... Not a sudden doubling of salaries, Not corruption, Not the mayor or governor handing out huge raises, Not teachers suddenly making six figures, Not mismanagement. >>The increase is structural, predictable, and consistent with national trends.🛑
By the way, the increase in spending did have measurable positive results.
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🤖 Did the district show measurable benefits from hiring more support staff? Yes — but the benefits are incremental, not dramatic.
Baltimore documented improvements in... special‑education compliance, behavioral incident reduction, mental‑health access, attendance interventions, multilingual learner support. >>These are real, measurable, and reported — but they are not the kind of flashy, instant results that political commentators expect.🛑
One of the MOST important jobs is educating, actually educating not conditioning, the youth of society. Those who actually educate, not condition, ARE underpaid.
ReplyDeleteBut we know you'd rather invest in destructive power and conditioning everyone to the ignorant MAGA ideological bullshit.