The state superintendent of education for Mississippi makes nearly double the average salary for that position.
Mississippi superintendent of education Carey Wright makes $300,000 per year despite Mississippi ranking near the bottom in several education performance rankings.
Mississippi also has one of the lowest per-pupil spending rates in the country.
Arizona has the lowest pay rate for their superintendent at $85,000 per year.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
