The Placer herald., 1860-12-08
Common Schools of Placer County.


From the annual report Of Mr.. Greenwood,
Superintendent of Common Schools of the
County, we are enabled to make some in
teresting extracts of the progress of our
School system. The report says:
According to the Census returns, there was
on the st Of November, 1860 between the ages
of four and eighteen years, LAO children-740
boys and 700 girls. Against l lis in 1859, being
gain over last year OF 1922, or nearly twenty
nine per cent The number of children under
four years Of age in the County, is $685. against
72l in lS49, being gain of this class Of 1872, or
or over eighteen per ceat There are between
eighteen and twenty one years of age, ~, ma
king the total number in the County (of all ages
under twenty-one years) 1865. OF this number.
l.364 were born in California against 9l4 report
ed in 1859, making an increase by births, and
immigration into the County of 45O, or forty
nine per cent"
In all there are twentythree School dis
tricts in the county-four having been or
ganized in the past year. The daily average
attendance upon the Schools in the preced
;ng twelve months, has been 420; and the
daily average of children who have not at
tendee is 1920; and those who have not at
tended any school 755. The cause of this
non attendance the Superintendent attributes
to the limited school faciltes-the districts
being generally large, and the nearest school
to many children being distant from three
to five miles. A creation of more districts,
or an increase of Schools in districts at
present established is suggested.
The average daily attendance at schools
the past year has been greater than f rmery
showing an increased interest in the cause
of education. The number Of school
houses in the county, twenty one. Value of
same 1925. The Auburn and Lincoln
districts do not own school houses The
schools are classed as primary and interme
diate. Tie number Of private schools III
the county, are iour-two being at Dutch
Flat.
The amount of money received from the
State for school purposes from Dec. 3lst,
1859 to July 2Srd 1860, was sl,6S0; from
the county, s22ls s4-totaI s3s9s 81.
And amount in Treasury, undrawn, on Nov.
lst 80, s75l 65-making the whole of
State and county fund s4659 40. Upon
this warrants to the amount of 81 .OSl 2S
las been drawn, leaving balance in fund
Nov. lst 1860 of 1860 2l. During the
same time there was raised in the different
districts by rate bill and private subscription,
S45OS 80, which, with the above sum of
S4Osl % make the total received by the
School districts for the year S. $50 81. The
expenses of the districts for the year, in
teachers salaries, building and repairing
School houses libraries rents, etc, 50 $50 63 |
leaving The districts in debt on the 1st of
November, 1850. Sl24O 96. The amount
of 1860 81 remaining in Treasury on Nov.
lst 1860, is required by law to be devoted
to the School expenses of the current year.
The average time schools have been main
tanned in the districts within the year, was
six months and three and one half days
One school was maintained during the en-
tire year-and some but three months.
The average of salaries paid to teachers
was $50 90. The highest price per month
paid to teachers in any district $9o-the
lowest $50
The following table shows the number and
names of the School districts, the amount
of funds each has received from the State.
County, and by rate bill and private sub
scriptions.