3. Number of illiterate minors in the State Sept. 1, 1907, over fourteen years of age: males, 4,825; females, 4,148; total, Increase in the total, 8,973 1,055 IV. Public School Enrollment and Attendance Data.1 1. Number of pupils between seven and fourteen years of age attending the public schools during the school 2. Number of different pupils between five and fifteen years of age attending the public schools during the school year, Increase, . 462,741 4,013 3. Number of pupils under five years of age attending the public schools during the school year, 11,486 Decrease, . 420 4. Number of pupils over fifteen years of age attending the public schools during the school year, 50,092 Increase, . 1,094 5. Total enrollment of pupils of all ages in the public schools during the school year, 524,319 Increase, . 4,687 6. Average membership of pupils in all the public schools during the school year, 466,214 Increase, . 5,878 7. Average attendance in all the public schools during the 9. Percentage of attendance based on the total enrollment, 10. Number graduated from grammar schools during the school year, . .82 22,313 Increase, . 401 V. Public School Teachers and their Wages. 1. Number of teachers required in the public schools during 2. Number of teachers in the public schools who have graduated from college: in high schools, 1,587; in the elementary schools, 447; total, 2,034 Increase, . 112 1 The enrollment and attendance data are for a school year ending practically in June, 1907. schools, 3. Number of teachers who have graduated from normal 4. Average wages of male teachers per month in the public 7,448 425 schools, $155 95 Increase, $2 93 5. Average wages of female teachers per month in the pub- $59 58 $0 96 4. Number of pupils admitted to the freshman class, 18,770 VII. Public Evening Schools. 1. Number of cities and towns having public evening schools, 58 4. Number of different pupils in attendance: males, 32,683; VIII. Public Kindergartens. 1. Number of cities and towns having public kindergartens, 389 1 309 12 540 18 IX. Cost of the Public Schools for Support. A. Total expenditure for the support of the public schools, $14,697,774 67 Increase, $644,875 27 This expenditure is distributed among the following B. Amount included in the total expenditure for support as given under IX., A, but derived from other sources than local taxation or its equivalent, such as aid from the State, income from local funds, voluntary contributions, etc., Increase, . $643,624 01 $43,536 80 C. Amount raised by local taxation and expended for the support of public schools, being the total expenditure for such support as given under IX., A, diminished by contributions for such support from other sources than local taxation as given under IX., B, Increase, $14,054,150 66 $601,338 47 X. Cost of the Public Schools for Buildings. A. Total expenditure for buildings for the public schools, $3,817,655 07 B. Amount included in the total expenditure for buildings $4,948 25 $306,146 68 C. Amount raised by local taxation and expended for build- $3,812,706 82 $419,029 19 XI. Total Cost of the Public Schools for Support and Buildings. 1. Total expenditure for support and buildings, for the public schools, that is, for all public school purposes, Increase, $18,515,429 74 $757,757 78 2. Amount included in the total expenditure for support $648,572 26 $262,609 88 3. Amount raised by local taxation and expended for sup- $17,866,857 48 $1,020,367 66 XII. Cost of the Public Schools per Child. 1. Average taxation cost of the public schools for support (IX., C) for each child in the state between the ages of five and fifteen years (III., 2), Increase, $26 09 $0 76 2. Average taxation cost of the public schools for support (IX., C) for each child in the average membership of the public schools (IV., 6), Increase, $30 15 $0 93 3. Average taxation cost of the public schools for support and buildings, that is, for all school purposes (XI., 3), for each child in the State between the ages of five and fifteen years (III., 2), Increase, $1 45 4. Average taxation cost of the public schools for support and buildings, that is, for all school purposes (XI., 3), for each child in the average membership of the public schools (IV., 6), Increase, $1 72 5. Average expenditure on account of the public schools for support and buildings, including voluntary contributions as well as money raised by taxation (XI., 1), for each child in the State between five and fifteen years of age (III., 2), Increase, $33 17 $38 32 $34 37 $0.93 6. Average expenditure on account of public schools for $39 71 $1 13 XIII. Percentage of State Valuation expended for Public School Purposes. 1. Percentage of the total State valuation (May 1, 1907) .004% or $4 00 per $1,000 .000 or $0 05 per $1,000 2. Fercentage of the total State valuation (May 1, 1907) raised by local taxation and expended on the public. schools for support and buildings (XI., 3), .005% or $5 08 per $1,000 .000% or $0 10 per $1,000 Increase, 1. Number of vacation schools supported at public expense, 2. Number of cities and towns having vacation schools, 3. Number of teachers, . 4. Number of pupils, 5. Average number of months schools were kept, 6. Cost of vacation schools, 34 11 278 14,359 12% |