The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-19

These statements do not compare fsvorsbly with the
report OF the last year this subect and apparently
attendance In the aggregate but for each Of the periods
above given OF the a. ISL children the city OF New
10 included in the above statement owing to the manner
IN which the school abstracts and statistical reports
e ns Der from that city The s.
INC period OF ten and lesss than twelve monhs, aud
Oh ih number q so were reported by the county su
cal attendance should exactly with the mum
her Of children taught during the year," docs not,
amount from the teachers lists or from the trustees or
town superin;endents' reports. Tho difference Is quite
small ana w'ii not average but fraction over ons to
every Two OF the reporting districts
Schools have been taught in the several counties in
the STATE other than those above enumerated for such
periods as to give an average of eight months. In six
teen counues the average Is nno months; in twenty
one counties eight months; In thirteen counties,
months; in four Counties months; and in one county
Hamilton, fvo months.
The number Of children reported az having bean
some portion of the year lsa5, in all the
The auassr instructed during the year sii a. aS''
appears ny the report OF lsaS was. 1856 o4S
Increase during the year.. ........... sss
The auebes Of pupils, in attendance at thu
"unncorporasd eleoS and private schools" during The
except the city OF New York. from which none have
been reported ,he present year. although 20
turned toe is.i, when the aggregate of this
amounted TO 30 COS.
The whole number of incorporated select and pri.
vste schools" at the close of 1884, was OO8 and bs
average attendance Of pups, 81 54s for the year
excluding the city of New York where from the cen.
sus returns, mere were, on the ls day of July 1915
2S OF these schools and reported attendance OF 1874
children The marshas reports also give private and
select schools IN the city OF Albany and the number OF
children attending the same il stated at 24sl
In the superinendens report for the year 1884,
vsc select as but hsno IL. ety
OF New York Is NOT included The followisg abstract
during he Year, sas WITH the 9,
OF pupils in attendance at" the unincorporaed select
and private schools" and 1.-The students" attending
Incorporated academies" reported by the Regents of
the University, in l6a6
Whole number of children taught in the com.
mon schools some portion Of the year. 742,433
Whole number of pupils attending the private
schools, reported by trustees. .......... 1920
Whole number Of same. attending in the city Of
New York, taken from the census returns. 1854
Whole number OF students attending the "incor-
porsted academies" not allowed by the Re
gents ITO be classical scholars or students in
the higher branches of English educationn 1882
Whole number attending same allowed as elias.
hicsl scholars or students. .............. ls,Asl
m COZ 400
july lS45 was 495 and from the foregoing is de-
duced the remarkable statistical fact that nearly one in
every three and onefourth OF the whole population
four Of every thirteen under instruction some part
OF the year, in the elementary and advanced
branches OF English education and in the classical de
meraed
Local laws containing special provisions in references
to the schools in the cities OF New York BrookIyn Al
bany, Troy, Hudson. Schenectady, Utica Rochester
aud Buffalo, and IN the towns Of Peughkeepse and VIII
ansbnrgh, have been passed by the Legislature In
New York, Brooklyn, Rochester, and Buffalo these
schools are Free and the charges for their support
Tor the erection and repairing of school exceed
ing the public money annually apportionsd, are de.
tayed by tax upon the real and personal property
therein. 80
The following abstract taken from the reports Of the
town superntendents exhibits the condition of the
schools IN the respective cities and towns above men
toned except Schene tady and Poughkaanao