SANTE FE, N.M. – The performance of the Santa Fe school district slipped last year, from average to below average.

But labor costs for the people responsible for educating the children remained pretty high.

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“The New Mexico Public Education Department gave Santa Fe Public Schools a D on its annual state report card Tuesday, following a four-year stretch of C’s,” the Santa Fe New Mexican reported.

“Almost half of Santa Fe’s 29 schools received either a D or an F this year. Some of the largest schools fared poorly — Santa Fe High School, with 1,300 students, received an F, and Capital High, with 1,500 students, earned a D — while some of the tiniest schools, such as Acequia Madre and Wood Gormley elementary schools, earned A’s.

“Reading proficiency for students in grades 3-10 never topped 27 percent on the 2016 standardized PARCC tests, and the average proficiency rate in math for the district was under 17 percent. The district’s test results fell below state averages.”

So how much are taxpayers forking out to produce these mostly dismal results?

In 2015-16, the 1,022 teachers in the Santa Fe district were paid a combined $46,863,111 in base salary. That means the average teacher salary – before benefits – was $45,854.

The school district paid $6,521,266 in retirement benefits on behalf of those teachers. That breaks down to an average of $6,380 per teacher.

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The teachers also received $4,762,808 in health benefits, which averages out to $4,660 per teacher.

The teachers also received contributions from the district for the state’s retirement health care program, which totaled $932,495. That averaged out to $912 per teacher.

So the average compensation for Sante Fe teachers in 2015-16 was at least $57,806 – $11,952 more than the average base salary.

The district reported that teachers were required to work 180 days, so the average compensation breaks down to about $321 per day.

Middle school and high school teachers work seven hours per day (elementary teachers work less), but we’ll apply the seven hours to all teachers, since most are forced to work beyond their regular schedule.

Using the seven-hour schedule, the average daily pay of $321 breaks down to an average of about $45 per hour.

Superintendent Joel Boyd, the person ultimately responsible for the district’s performance, was paid $180,000 in base salary, $8,864 in health benefits and $3,600 in retiree health benefits.

The district also made a $25,020 pension contribution on his behalf.

That means his total compensation in 2015-16 – the year the district’s grade slipped from a C to a D – was at least $217,484 – $37,484 more than his base salary.