PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia school district finally settled a long stalemate with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers last summer and approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the union.

The new teachers contract will cost the school district “$202 million over three years and $395 million through 2022,” according to the Philadelphia Examiner.

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Bill Green, the only member of the district’s School Reform Commission who voted against the pact, called the financial commitment “unaffordable and irresponsible,” and warned that it could lead to hundreds of teacher layoffs or huge property tax increases for residents, according to the Examiner.

There’s little doubt that a school district facing a billion dollar deficit over the next few years can hardly afford to give its teachers such a big raise. Green is probably right — students and taxpayers will inevitably pay the price.

But is anyone really surprised that the city’s teachers were clamoring for a significant raise after four years, particularly when they consider what the district’s administrators make?

In fiscal 2016-17, 910 Philadelphia school administrators (from the superintendent on down to principals, assistant principals and other managers) cost taxpayers a total of $136,604,198.20 in salary, benefits and employer-paid taxes. That averages out to a hefty $150,114.50 per employee.

Of course not every administrator in the district was that pricey. A total of 875 earned a combined $68,840,353,65 in base pay, for a pretty moderate average of $78,674.69

But the big shots made really big bucks, in a school district that can scarcely afford it.

At the top of the list was Superintendent William Hite, who made a base salary of $310,512.74. The district also made a pension contribution on his behalf for an incredible $92,698.23, and his health coverage cost $11,826,46.

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With all of his benefits and district-funded payroll taxes added up, Hite cost nearly a half a million dollars – $458,417.96 – in 2016-17.

The chief recipients of the rest of the big money were the various chiefs who surrounded Hite.

There was Chief Financial Officer Uriz Monson, who received a base salary of $196.512.74, a pension contribution of $58,708.59, and medical benefits worth $18,630.59. The total cost to the district was $302,892,99.

There was Chief Operating Officer Frances Burns, who drew a base salary of $183,546.54, a pension contribution of $54,839.26, and medical benefits of $18,630.59. The total cost to the district was $283,633.39.

There was Chief Talent Officer Louis Ballendine, who drew a base salary of $180,998.64, a pension contribution of $54,074.13, and health benefits worth $13,304.72. The total cost to the district was $277,951.16.

Overall Hite, his eight department chiefs and General Counsel Miles Shores II made a combined base salary of $2,072,343, for an average of $207,243.26 per employee. Their combined cost to the district, with all the benefits and payroll taxes added up, was $2,890,666, for an average of $289,066 per employee.

That’s an awful lot of money to be tied up in just 10 employees.

A lot of other district administrators also made out pretty well. A total of 368 had base salaries over $100,000. The median base salary for teachers in the district is reportedly around $60,000.

Pension and medical benefit costs contributed to the high cost of Philadelphia school administrators.

The school district contributed a total of $25,030,001.71 in pension payments on behalf of 878 administrators, for an average of $28,507.97 per employee.

A total of 807 administrators drew a combined $9,935,115.96 in medical benefits, for an average of $12,311.17 per employee.

That brings the average combined pension and health insurance cost for school administrators to $40,819. That’s enough to pay the base salary of a lot of classroom teachers for a year.

No wonder the teachers were so angry about going without a raise for four years. The Philadelphia school district invests a lot of money in its staff, but some would say the payroll is just a bit top-heavy.