Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-10-01
Rrporr OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF

| REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
| PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF STAUNTON FOR THE
| LAST SESSION subjoined figures,
taken from the report of Prof. Ladd,
Superintendent of the Public Schools OF
Staunton, for the session of 1915. are in
teresting reading and present facts that
our people may well be proud of:
School population, between and 2l
years of age, white-males, 531; females,
S26; colored-males, 247; females, 247;
Under years of age, white and colored-
113; between and 16 years of age, white
and colored-1, 147, and over 16 years of
of age, white and colored-599. Total
white-1365. colored-494, aggregate-l,-
$50, being 50 over the year before.
Teachers employed, white-males, 5:
females, 10; total, 18; colored, 0.
Number of schools-white, IA; colored,
4; total, IS.
Pupils between and q years of age,
whole number enrolled--whlte, 619; colored,
1SS; total, S07 Average monthly enroll
ment-white, 52S; colored, 154; total, $50.
Average daily attendance-white. 500;
colored, 81; total, SOL.
Per cent. of school population enrolled
white, 1913 per cent; colored, 50. Per
cent of school population in average at
tendance-white, 367; cololored, 1874. Per
cent. of white, 94.6; colored,
50.
Number Of scholars studying high
branches-white, IS; colored, 4. Average
age-12.75-1O0. Average monthly enroll
ment to each teacher-37. $500.
GRADED SCHOOLS.
High and Graded, No. 1.-6 grades.
teachers, 282 pupils; average attendance,
217; per cent. Of attendance, 76.5-1O;
number of months taught, 10; cost of
tuition per month per pupil, $1.06.
Grammar and Graded No. 2.-6 g1ades,6
teachers. 229 pupils; average attendance,
1873; per cent of attendance, 1919; number
of months taught, Il; cost to each pupil
enrolled per month, So cents.
Primary and Graded, No. 3.-Grades, 2,
teachers, 2, number Of pupils, 1OS, average
attendance, 100; per cent. of attendance,
92.5; number of months taught, 10; cost
tuition per pupil per month, "a cents.
Grammar and Graded School (colored)-
Grades, 4; teachers, 4; pupils, 1888; average
attendance, 81; per cent. of attendance,
As; number of months taught, 10; cost of
each pupil per month 50 cents.
Vocal Music.--Number of pupils, sO7;
time, hour per week; cost to each pupil
per month, per enrolment. cents.
Work of Superintendent Number of
days employed, 1855; number of official let
tiers written, 40; number Of teachers ex-
amined, 43; number of meetings of School
Board attended, u; number of visits to
schools, $50; amount of incidental ex-
penses incurred in discharging official
duties, SIS; salary from the State, $1Os.75;
from the Peabody fund, S 800.
Salaries. amount paid to male
teachers, $3,627.15; to female teachers,
S4,377.9S; average monthly salaries OF
teachers-males. $56.27; females, $4377.
WHOLE COST OF PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR
THE YEAR ENDING JULY 31sT, 1875:
Total cost to public funds $50 ,97527
To other than public .funds........ 2,OOO.O1
Cost to all sources......... :. .....$11. 975. %
Cost of tuition per month per pupil en-
rolled, including every expense from every
source, $1.21.
Compared with the year before the re-
port of 74-5 shows the following increase
in attendance, 25 per cent; in scholar
ship, so per cent and in enrolment $50
pupils.
During the year. there were visits from
the State Superintendent, 20 from different
City and County superintendent, and
4 from the City School Board and City
Council. There. were 2 public oral and 6
private written examinations of pupils for
promotion.