As a complement to the excellent working environment, the City Schools of Decatur offers a flexible, competitive benefits package that includes:

• State Health Benefit Plan for Major Medical
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Care Plan
• Optional Life Insurance Plan
• Short and Long Term Disability Plans
• Critical Illness Plan
• Hospital Indemnity Plan 
• Credit Union
• Accident, Death and Dismemberment Plan
• Legal Insurance
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• 403(b) Plan / 457 (b) Plan

The City Schools of Decatur Board of Education also provides benefits other than salary. The board pays for the following benefits for contracted personnel:

• Membership in Georgia Teachers Retirement System which at the present time is 19.98% of the gross salary*
• Social Security of 6.20% (OASDI) of a salary and Medicare of 1.45% Workers Compensation for injury on the job
• Three days of personal leave annually (as part of accumulated leave allowance)
• A monthly contribution toward an employee’s health coverage premium
• Professional leave that is not taken from accumulated leave

*Note: Eligible employee must contribute 6% of his gross salary to Georgia Teachers Retirement System.

CSD Compensation Review presented to the Board of Education on December 14, 2021