TABLE 17.- Amount ex pended for common schools each year since 1869–70.

Expended for

Teachers'
Sites, build-
ings, furni-

and superin

tendents' ture, etc.

salaries.

a Subject to correction.

Table 18.—(1) School expenditure per capita of population; (2) same per capita of

average attendance.

. 78

1870–71.. 1871-72. 1872-73. 1873-74. 1874-75. 1875-76. 1876–77. 1877-78. 1878–79. 1879-80. 1880-81. 1881-82. 1882-83. 1883-84. 1884-85. 1885-86. 1886-87. 1887-88. 1888-89. 1889-90. 1890-91. 1891-92. 1892-93. 1893-94. 1894-95. 1895-96. 1896-97 1897-98. 1898-99. 1899-1900 1900-1901 1901-2, 1902-3a. 1903-40.

$1.75
1.83
1.84
. 1. 88
1.91
1.85
1. 72
1. 67
1. 56
1. 56
1. 63
1.70
1.80
1.88
1. 96
1. 97
1.97
2. 07
2. 17
2.24
2. 31
2. 40
2. 48
2.55
2. 55
2. 62
2. 63
2. 67
2. 70
2. 84
2. 94
3. 03
3. 15
3. 36

$2.38 | $0.63
2. 40 68
2. 44 68
2.51 76
2. 55 80
2. 45 79
2. 29 72
2.15 .70
2. 03 63
1.97 68
2. 08 72
2. 11
2. 22 .82
2. 25 84
2. 38 88
2. 36 88
2. 35 .90
2. 48 .95
2. 59
2. 76 .99
2. 78 1.06
2. 90 1.06
3. 02 1.09
3. 13 1. 12
3. 28 1.11
3. 49 1. 13
3. 65 1. 17
3. 75 1. 19
3. 71 1. 24
3. 99 1.24
4. 20 1. 28
4. 22 1.33
4. 44 1. 34
4. 68 1. 44

.64 .68 .74 .82 .87 .87 .87

$2.14
2. 31
2. 31
2. 38
2. 36
2. 37
2. 21
2. 14
2. 00
2.03
2.09
2. 19
2.34
2. 48
2.53
2. 54
2. 55
2. 68
2. 76
2.81
2.85
2.94
3. 06
3. 23
3. 13
3. 12
3. 06
3.07
3. 15
3. 27
3. 38
3. 52
3. 61
3. 85

$2.15 $15.20 $18.31 $10.27
2. 27 15. 93 18. 86, 10. 46
2. 42 16. 06 19. 89 9.25
2. 40 15. 85 19. 89 9.01
2. 76 15. 91 20.17 8.98
2. 78 15. 70

19.14 8. 65
2.61 14. 64 17. 89 7. 68
2. 73 13. 67 16. 55 7. 21
2. 53 12.97 16.05 6. 76
2. 41 12. 71 15. 64 6.60
2. 54 13. 61 17. 14 7. 22
2. 59 14. 05 17.35 7.63
2.74 14. 55 18. 17 7. 46
2.83 14. 63 18. 37 7. 44
2.90 15. 12 19. 19 7.32
2. 88 15. 06 19. 11

7.33 2. 76 15. 07 19. 38 7.33 2. 96 15. 71 20. 60 7.61 3. 28 16. 55 21. 64 7.77 3. 37 17. 23 23. 58 7.78 3. 91 17.54 i 23. 66 8.52 4. 20 18. 20 24. 89 8. 74 4. 20 18. 58 25. 01 8. 65 3. 77 18. 62 26. 21 8. 61 3. 67 18. 41 26. 84 8. 58 3. 73 18. 76

28. 45

8. 87 3.56 18. 67 28. 77 9. 32 3. 81 18. 76 29. 34 8.97 3. 84 19. 38 29. 28 9. 96 4. 21 20. 21 31. 82 9.61 4. 25 21.23 33. 70

9.53 4. 62 21. 53 33. 39 9.91 4. SO 22. 75 35. 19 10.17 5. 44 24, 14 36.75

10. 57

$9.06 $14. 87
9.08 16. 36
8. 39

16. 53
7.55 16. 57
7.51 16. 69
6.70 16. 91
6.25 15.93
5. 98 15. 08
5. 65 14. 22
5. 40 14. 39
5. 72 15. 19
6. 25 15. 79
6. 17 16. 69
6.26 16. 90
6.74 17.53
6.93 17. 45
6.88 17. 45
6.60 18. 29
7.12 19.30
7. 28 19. 70
7. 78 19. 42
7.82 20. 13
7.72

20. 62 7.58

21. 29 7.69 20. 26 7. 60

20. 09 7.09 19. 75 7.09

19. 47 7,17 20. 62 7.32 21.12 7.78 22. 46 8. 16

22. 83 8. 92 23. 98 9.58 25. 70

$21.87
23. 57
25. 04
24. 36
26. 85
26. 35
24. 69
25. 82
23. 39
22. 59
23. 81
24. 32
25. 39
24. 69
26. 31
25. 52
24. 85
27. 38
29. 37
30. 57
33. 42
33. 55
33. 57
29.06
27. 32
27. 16
25. 86
28. 29
28. 50
30. 88
30.93
32. 26
32. 85
35. 66

.98

.94

.97 1.04 1.07 1. 06 1.09 1.09 1. 10 1.04 1.03 1.04 1.08 1. 10 1. 16 1. 22 1. 30

a Subject to correction.

United States..... 343,642,000,000 $64, 829,040,611 $78,094,687 $140,506,715
North Atlantic Division... 17,533,000,000 21, 435, 491,864 28,538,058 48,023, 492
South Atlantic Division... 3,759,000,000 5, 132,980, 666 5, 130, 492 8,767, 165
South Central Division... 3,882,000,000 6,193, 230, 433 4,872,829 10,678, 680
North Central Division. 16, 186,000,000 25,255,915, 549 35,285, 635 62,823,563
Western Division..... 2,282,000,000 6,811, 422,039 4,267,673 10,213,815
North Atlantic Division:
Maine.

511,000,000 489, 134, 128 1,067,991 1,327,553 New Hampshire.

363,000,000 325, 128, 740 565,339 6 844,333 Vermont

302,000,000 265,567,323 446,217 711,072 Massachusetts.

2,623,000,000 2,803, 645, 447 4,983,900 8,286,062 Rhode Island.

400,000,000 504, 162,352 526, 112 884, 966 Connecticut.

779,000,000 835, 120,219 1,408,375 2,157,014 New York.

6,308,000,000 8,576,701,991 10,296,977 17,543,880 New Jersey:

1,305,000,000 1,445, 285, 114 1,873,465 c3,340, 190 Pennsylvania.

4,942,000,000 6,190,746,550 7,369,682 12,928, 422 South Atlantic Division: Delaware

136,000,000 175,678,795 207, 281 275,000 Maryland..

837,000,000 1,085, 473,048 1,544,367 1,910,663 District of Columbia... 220,000,000 343,596,733 438, 567 905, 777 Virginia....

707,000,000 862,318,070 946, 109 1,604,509 West Virginia.

350,000,000 438,954,881 707,553 1,198,493 North Carolina

461,000,000 584, 148,999 376,062 714,900 South Carolina. 322,000,000 400,911,303 324,629

450, 936 Georgia.

608,000,000 852, 409, 449 471,029 1,190,354 Florida..

120,000,000 389, 489,388 114,895 516,533 South Central Division: Kentucky.

902,000,000 1,172,232,313 1,069,030 2,140,678 Tennesses.

705,000,000 887,956, 143 744, 180 1,526,241 Alabama.

428,000,000 622, 773,504 500,000 890,000 Mississippi

354,000,000 454,242,688 830, 705 1,109,575 Louisiana.

382,000,000 495, 301,597 411,858 817, 110 Texas.

825,000,000 2,105,576,766 1,030,000 3,178,300 Arkansas..

286,000,000 455, 147, 422 287,056 1,016,776 Oklahoma.

Indian Territory. North Central Division: Ohio.

3,238,000,000 3,951,382,384 7,166,963 10,602,238 Indiana :

1,681,000,000 2,095, 176, 626 4,491,850 5, 245, 218 Illinois.

3,210,000,000 5,066,751,719 7,014,092 11,645, 126 Michigan.

1,580,000,000 2,095,016, 272 2,775,917 5,349,366 Wisconsin.

1,139,000,000 1,833, 308,523 2,177,023 3,801,212 Minnesota.

792,000,000 1,691,851,927 1,328, 429 4,187,310 Iowa.

1,721,000,000 2,287,348,333 4,484,043 6,382,953 Missouri.

1,562,000,000 2,397,902,945 2,675,364 5,434, 262 North Dakota.

337,006,506

626,949 South Dakota.

425, 141, 299 Nebraska..

385,000,000 1,275,685,514 1,108,617 3,376,332 Kansas..

760,000,000 1,799,343,501 1,818,337 4,972,967 Western Division: Montana

40,000,000 453, 135,209 78,730 364,084 Wyoming 54,000,000 169,773, 710 28, 505

225,000 Colorado.

240,000,000 1,145,712, 267 395, 227 1,681,379 New Mexico. 49,000,000 231, 459,897 28,973

85,000 Arizona.

41,000,000 188,880,976 61,172 181,914 Utah.

114,000,000 349,411,234 132, 194 394,685 Nevada..

156,000,000 180,323,668 220, 245 161,481 Idaho.. 29,000,000 207, 896,591 38, 411

169,020 Washington. 62,000,000 760,698, 726 112,615

958,111 Oregon.

154,000,000 590,396, 194 307,031 805,979 California.

1,343,000,000 2,533, 733,627 2,864,571 5,187,162

118,000,000 {

a From United States census reports.

Includes debt paid, if any.

C Amount of revenue.

ED 1904 M-VI

North Atlantic Division:

Maine.
New Hampshire.
Vermont.
Massachusetts.
Rhode Island
Connecticut..
New York...
New Jersey:

Pennsylvania.
South Atlantic Division:

Delaware (1896-97)
Maryland.
District of Columbia.
Virginia (1902-3)
West Virginia..
North Carolina.
South Carolina..
Georgia.

Florida.
South Central Division:

Kentucky (1901-2)
Tennessce.
Alabama (1902-3)
Mississippi (1902–3)
Louisiana.
Texas..
Arkansas
Oklahoma.

Indian Territory.
North Central Division:

Ohio (1901-2)..
Indiana.
Illinois.
Michigan.
Wisconsin.
Minnesota.
Iowa.
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota.
Nebraska.

Kansas (1902-3)
Western Division:

Montana (1902-3).
Wyoming (1899–1900)
Colorado.
New Mexico (1902-3)
Arizona..
Utah.
Nevada.
Idaho (1902-3)
Washington.
Oregon.
California

7,000,000

35, 813

150.000 5,354,088

4,003, 677
10,637,564

723
17, 429,569
5,211, 867
3,009, 213

0

3,609,213 25,1.18 15,978,478

0

0 15,978,478 1,000,000
4,756, 457 1,160
13,151,372
4,764,923

12, 169, 151
4,095,938 1,197,899 17,908,484 22.064.422 705,925
7,976,006 1,920, 458 212,000,000 19,976,006

497 8,000,648 200,160

600, 480

8,601,128 310,280 618,777 1,476,638 2,500,000 3,118,777 1.000.000

48,000 1,309,925 1,004,500 1,052,580 2,691,950
11,251,901 m 1,720,000 m3, 440,000 7 4,691,901 m 1,675,000

0 949,760 1,187,200 1,187,200 2,477, 440
444,418 72,000 126,000 570, 418 1,838,361
1,602,275
1,241, 968 57,584 575,840 1,817,808 942, 416
3, 431.627 757,867
4,604,261
4,294,750

21,661,520 17,059, 251

2.000 930,840

1.500.000

1,345.990 mm 3.3.30.000

3.090, 800

2,757,541

9, 424,100

a Including unpaid principal due on contracts for purchase of school lands.
6 Some local funds; amount not known.
c Riparian lands; amount not determined.
d Approximately.
€ Limited to $1,000,000 by constitutional amendment of 1902.

Half the Western and Atlantic R. R. and some stock of the Georgia R. R.
9 Oyster lands; amount not known.
h Included in column 6.
i Includes lands under lease.
j Constitutional minimum price, $10 per acre.
* Estimated by State superintendent.
1 In 1901-2.
m In 1902-3.

DIAGRAM 1.-Number of pupils enrolled in the common schools of the United States.