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You are right the primary reason is education related for a school. However there is a positive relationship between good athletic and good academics. With the hassle in high school sports that coaches have to endure money is a key. And with everything you get what u pay for.

The LC football coach gets 6 grand a year for coaching football. He easily spends 40 hours a week on the football program. That means he earns $3.00 an hour for being a coach. I think we could all agree he is a "good" coach. The LC baseball coach does it all for 2 grand a year. This is $1.00 per hour. I think we could agree he is a "good" coach. So by looking at just these two coaches are they in it for the money? Heck no they aren't. They both could easily coach in the college ranks for way more money. Any coach that is in it for the money at the HS level I do not want him coaching my kids or at my school. If I am going to pay more school taxes for salaries I want it going to classroom teachers because in the long run this benefits the community as a whole.