Baltimore schools CEO made over $1M in five years, but her students still can’t read or do basic math

Published April 18, 2022 9:35pm ET



Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises has made more than $1 million to watch her city’s schools fail.

Last year, 41% of all Baltimore public high school students earned a GPA below 1.0. That’s one of many systemic school failures in Charm City. Despite this, Santelises received a salary hike to $375,688. She is one of the highest-paid school leaders in the country.

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