http://instantnewskaty.com/2011/02/17/19448
Salary information obtained from the Texas Education Agency shows that Katy ISD Superintendent Alton Frailey is one of the highest paid school chiefs in Texas.
According to the TEA’s 2009-2010 report of superintendents’ salaries – the last year for which complete information is available – Frailey was the 12th highest-paid school superintendent out of more than 1,200 school systems in Texas.
At the time of the ranking, Frailey’s base salary was $280,000 per year. Since that time, school trustees have increased that figure to $288,400 per year.
According to the salary survey, Frailey just edged out neighboring Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Superintendent David Anthony, who made $279,320 at the time of the survey despite helming a district with a much larger enrollment. The data showed Katy ISD’s enrollment as 59,078 at the time, compared to Cy-Fair ISD’s 104,231.
Other area superintendents listed in the ranking included:
- Timothy Jenney, Fort Bend ISD, 69,374 enrollment – $247,800
- Thomas Randle, Lamar Consolidated ISD, 23,864 enrollment – $216,087
- Richard McReavy, Waller ISD, 5,407 enrollment – $178,500
- Nathaniel Richardson, Royal ISD, 2,057 enrollment – $103,000.
The highest paid superintendent in the state was Carrol A. Thomas with Beaumont ISD. Thomas was receiving a base salary of $346,778 per year.
[Of interest is that the TEA took over Beaumont ISD in 2014]
The highest paid superintendent in Harris County was, somewhat surprisingly, not Houston ISD’s Terry Grier at $300,000. Louis B. Stoerner, superintendent of nearby Alief ISD took home $340,902, making him the second highest paid superintendent in Texas.
The top 20 highest-paid Texas school superintendents, according to the TEA’s ranking, were:
- Carroll A. Thomas, Beaumont ISD, 19,551 enrollment – $346.778.
- Louis B. Stoerner, Alief ISD, 45,553 enrollment – $340,902
- Melody A. Johnson, Fort Worth ISD, 80,209 enrollment – $328,950
- Eliu M. Hinojosa, Dallas ISD, 157,111 enrollment – $328,237
- Billy Gene Burton, Rockwall ISD, 13,843 enrollment – $325,000
- Jerry W. Roy, Lewisville ISD, 50,840 enrollment – $305,396
- Terry B. Grier, Houston ISD, 202,773 enrollment – $300,000
- Richard A. Middleton, Northeast ISD, 65,498 enrollment – $296,105
- Douglas Otto, Plano ISD, 54,939 enrollment – $284,600
- Meria J. Carstarphen, Austin ISD, 84,676 enrollment – $283,412
- Lorenzo G. Garcia, El Paso ISD, 63,378 enrollment – $280,314
- Alton Frailey, Katy ISD, 59,078 enrollment – $280,000
- David G. Anthony, Cy-Fair ISD, 104,231 enrollment – $279,320
- Leonard C. Culwell, Garland ISD, 57,861 enrollment – $274,000
- Jeffrey N. Turner, Coppell ISD, 9,982 enrollment – $273,733
- Ronald C. Nelms, Calvin Nelms Charter Schools, 297 enrollment – $273,712 (full-time equivalent pay; however, Nelms did not work full-time)
- Deardra L. Hayes-Whigham, Hampton Preparatory, 485 enrollment – $268,385 (full-time equivalent pay; however, Hayes-Whigham did not work full-time)
- John M. Folks, Northside ISD, 92,335 enrollment – $267,335
- Robert James Duron, San Antonio ISD, 55,327 enrollment – $266,494
- Richard E. Reedy, Frisco ISD, 33,973 enrollment – $263,268
On the opposite side of the ranking, Orville Ballard, superintendent of the tiny, 83-student Kenedy County Wide CSD, took home a modest $31,166 per year.
westsidebill says:
February 17, 2011 at 4:53 pm
When you have to have the best you have to pay for the best. Surely you don’t think KISD would be where it is today without MR. (not Dr.) Alton Frailey, do you? Why, you must be one of those parents that stress out their kids because of all of your negativity – you know, the parents that don’t know their kids as well as Alton does. Remember that from convocation? That was followed by RoboCallGate (including the TASB rep Joey Adams) and then a denial and later “my bad” from Alton when it came to violating residents/parents’ privacy. Hey, you HAVE to pay top dollar for THAT type of leadership – you can’t get away with just a measly $175K or something.
Nick and others, please feel free to second my thoughts. I know you feel the same way!