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Summit is a public charter school system, comprising many schools, and is not a government-run public school per se. It likely means the local parents were fed-up with their particular school/s being poorly run or maintained, and used the charter system to compete with the public option.

https://summitps.org/enroll/enrollment-faqs/

Btw, if that employee is extremely effective (pulls their weight compare to their salary), leads others well, and keeps the school performing as well or better than other public and private schools, is the amount pertinent? It's not like they're being paid like NCAA coaches and have buildings built for them.

My half sister and her husband are special ed TA's in Washington state near Spokane who are on SNAP (food assistance). They make nothing but enjoy their work.