Mississippi Code Title 37. Education § 37-9-37

The amount of the salary to be paid any superintendent, principal or licensed employee shall be fixed by the school board, provided that the requirements of this title are met as to superintendents, principals and licensed employees paid, in whole or in part, from total funding formula funds as provided in Sections 37-151-200 through 37-151-215. In employing such superintendents, principals and licensed employees and in fixing their salaries, the school boards shall take into consideration the character, professional training, experience, executive ability and teaching capacity of the licensed employee, superintendent or principal. It is the intent of the Legislature that whenever the salary of the school district superintendent is set by a school board, the board shall take into consideration the amount of money that the district spends per pupil, and shall attempt to insure that the administrative cost of the district and the amount of the salary of the superintendent are not excessive in comparison to the per pupil expenditure of the district.