HS coaching talent moving to ATL

[Andrew]

To provide another parallel, the number of people living in Carrollton is about 20% of the population of Carroll County. Carrollton High has about 1,800 students. There are 5 other Carroll County high schools, thus the percentage of schools in the county (total) would be 16% in City of Carrollton and 83% in Carroll County. But in terms of students, Carrollton High is about 30% of the student population of the whole county. So the tax base of that single-school district is somewhat watered down. And the only school comparable in size to Carrollton High is Villa Rica High, which can explain why Villa Rica has a lot of money to pay a head football coach.

As for places like Buford and Gainesville, I guarantee that the county tax base dwarfs the city tax base. I just used Carroll County and Carrollton because I am most familiar with that area and there is relative parity between the city tax base and the county tax base. But there's also a pretty healthy booster program with Carrollton High (see below) plus they used to rent the stadium to the University of West Georgia until recently.

So, yeah, Carrollton High has had access to a lot of money, not all because of being in a city school district.


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The salary is not paid by the booster club. That would be separate as the salary is reported to the state and the booster money is private. You are correct that those tax bases dwarf their city equivalent but those single school systems only have to pay one coach.

Carrollton City

Caroll County (where are the coaches)

 

[Andrew]

Whether Bartow, Carroll, or Polk counties "call themselves Atlanta" or not, they are all benefiting from rising property values driven by Atlanta. For purposes of this discussion, they are Atlanta. I'll give you Floyd County, though.

They are not considered Metro Atlanta and at the very least it wouldn't be a reasonable statement to use those coaches salaries to argue that Metro ATL coaches are paid well.

City counties also have long football traditions where generations of families grow up rooting for the school. It just means more and those communities are willing to pay more.

 

[GeorgiaHurricane]

Southwire has a lot of money. Obviously, a great football program and has always been. I went to Rome so a bit of rivals at this point.

Yeah I have a lot of respect for Rome and John Reid. Always been a class act team and coach. Even when they were beating our heads in with those teams led by Adam Anderson

 

[bacane]

They are not considered Metro Atlanta and at the very least it wouldn't be a reasonable statement to use those coaches salaries to argue that Metro ATL coaches are paid well.

City counties also have long football traditions where generations of families grow up rooting for the school. It just means more and those communities are willing to pay more.

This is correct. HS football in the single school/team is hugely important in the community. There is a tradition that the Cobb/Gwinnett schools are slowly gaining. It’s also much easier to provide perks to a coach when he’s at the only school in town vs. a district that has 12-15 schools.

Atlanta metro is obviously growing, but it’s a reach including some of these schools. Some are closer to Tenn and Ala border than to Atlanta.

 

[caneingville]

Hope those 100k+ head coach salaries are privately funded. That is a ridiculous amount of money, especially if it's some public school job on taxpayer's dime.

I live in Forsyth County, GA. My kid’s kindergarten teacher made almost $80K.

 

[caneingville]

The sprawl is crazy. I moved to the north metro about 6 years ago and seeing the stickers continuously get put over the “Starting from $x00K” has been nuts. Places that were ******* barren just half a decade ago now popping up massive subdivisions with like 2000 homes where every house is over half a million, and you’re still an hour from the city.

There’s a subdivision near me (Cumming) that was in the $200s when I moved here in 2018, and people can’t find anything there under $700K now.

 

[Antcane]

Darlington moved back, He's coaching at Deland now.

Coach D was my English teacher at Eustis High in 96. I learned alot about the wing T and identifying fronts and coverages. I remember watching vhs highlights of Ray Lewis who he coached at Lakeland when he was the OC. He also had a small disdain for Lamar Thomas if I recall something about coaching clinic. He was a Cane Hater for sure as was everyone else in the 352.

 

[Antcane]

Not disputing you at all, but things must've really changed in the ATL metro. I lived in Tallahassee, but worked and had an apartment in ATL back in the late 90's/early 2000's and it was cheaper to buy a house in ATL than it was in Tally/Jacksonville. Homes in Cobb and Hendry were MUCH less expensive than most neigborhoods in Tally. For instance, a 1700 sqft home in my neighborhood back then was around $110K and I walked through a couple of new 3000 sqft homes in Hendry that were only $135K-$140K. As you mentioned, homeowner's insurance is also a lot more expensive in FL nowadays.

Homes in Florida are made of block and not wood so that also plays into the price of the home. And considering all the codes from Andrew it cost a lot more to build a home in FLA than GA.

 

[Antcane]

Florida isn’t exactly known for spending money on public schools. Our schools barely have books, let alone money to pay coaches.

The only coaches making six figures here are the private school guys. There’s not a ton of those positions open.

No books just chromebooks.

 

[jmw05g]

In Orange County I believe they receive a $3,500 stipend annually to be a HC. Added to whatever their salary is as a teacher, vice principal or dean of students.

It depends on years coaching and if they are endorsed or not.
1-3 yrs 4-6 yrs 7-14 yrs 15+
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I have a Central Florida coaching legend with over 300 wins on my staff, and he makes under $5500. Florida high school coaches get paid nothing compared to Georgia or Texas, but private schools are a whole other deal.

 

[FuriousStyles]

It depends on years coaching and if they are endorsed or not.
1-3 yrs 4-6 yrs 7-14 yrs 15+
3162 3541 3953 4427

I have a Central Florida coaching legend with over 300 wins on my staff, and he makes under $5500. Florida high school coaches get paid nothing compared to Georgia or Texas, but private schools are a whole other deal.

Coach Gierke?