2010
06.14

Newsweek recently released their ratings of “America’s Best High Schools.”

Where is Marco Alvarado’s press release?

Interestingly the LTISD improved over their ranking last year coming in as 862 among 1622 of the nations highest ranked high schools in the 2010 rankings.

This year 126 Texas schools were included in Newsweek’s ranking.

Let’s compare several Austin area ranked schools with the salary of their superintendent for some further insight:

2010 Rank School School District Superintendent
Salary1
Superintendent
Salary1 per
student
58 Westlake Eanes $225,428 $30.07
90 Westwood Austin $283,412 $3.35
321 L. C. Anderson Austin $283,412 $3.35
565 McNeil Round Rock $255,911 $5.95
780 Cedar Park Leander $194,399 $6.38
820 James Bowie Austin $283,412 $3.35
862 Lake Travis Lake Travis $252,799 $38.44
872 Round Rock Round Rock $255,911 $5.95
929 McCallum Austin $283,412 $3.35
1284 W. Charles Akins Austin $283,412 $3.35

1: Data from TEA 2009-2010 Superintendent Salary Reports

Look, our overpaid superintendent, Rocky Kirk has no bearing on the performance of the district. In fact, you could easily say that other school districts are getting much better value for their money!

A recent comment on the subject published in the Bee Cave Bee says:

“Westwood at 90, L.C. Anderson at 321, and Bowie at 820.McNeil at 525. Seems that other not so wealthy districts are doing better than Lake Travis. But then, we do great in sports.”

-“Barry  - Lets dont forget the others,” Bee Cave Bee, “LTHS among top in country”

I know, Rocky can send out Deputy Superintendent Susan Bohn to “dance around the subject” for him. Dance is one of Susan Bohn’s only education related certifications, other than “Social Studies.”

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