Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-22
Ghe IbuhGin Schools

'"ho auy ialercst 10 tue registration.
The Pub!ic Schools.
OFFICE sUpT OF PUBLIC Schools,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Oct. u, 1915
10 the editor Of the Alexandria Gazette:
La compliance with the Public School Law,
send you, for publication. the following So :
norsls OF my annual report for Alcxaudr 4
county. Respectfully.
RICHARD l. CAnNE,
County Superintendent Public Schools.
SCHOOL POPULATION.
Between and 81: White, AZ bows 100
girls 225 colored, $50; boys 32l, girls &29.
Between and G. co. between & AMI lG. SO7 :,
between Ii and u, l9S. Total school popua-.
ton, ,0I4
SCHOOLS.
The whole number Of schools, tour Tor each
race, with uine teachers. OF the white teach
ers three are mules and one female of the
colored, one, male and four female i'hc aver
age number OF days taught was 1852 divided
INTO l03 school mouths AL! tbs schools are
ungraded.
Number enrolled, 5S3; white 1911. colored
1872. Average monthly enrolment, 3G4; white
l45, coored 2l9 Average daily Attendance,
2G5; white ll6, coIored l49 Percentage Of
school population enrolled, Is white aud 60
colured. Percentage OF school, population in
average ATTENDANCE, - white and % clIcred.
Percentage OF attendance 10 average enrolment
50 wh''e aud 6S cooreQ. Average are of pu-
pl!S ~ years | here Wer4 two over 81 Aver
age monthly rnrGment TO each teacher, Al .
furnished with text books at public cxpense,
only cIe.
SCHOOL HOUSES.
There are eight school houses, all frame. IF
one room each ; Of these, seven have suitable
grounds, and six, proper out buildings O0ly
two, one OF them, completed during the year.
belongs to the districts. The value Of school
property owned by j Tar>on is bu, s3J; bv
Arlington, $500; by " Washington, 500; in all
81 .035.
WORK AND PAY OF SUPERINTENDENT
The superintendent devoted liz hours ex-
ciuslvely TO county school business, travelled
I'll miles and wrute 81 letters 90 that business:
attended Two meeting OF the County School
Board, aud paid 81 visits to schools. All the
schools wrre visited mare than oGca, with one
exception, and that only because i; was closed On
two different visi,atious. He received a salary
of SS'.23, out Of which he paid $lA. 10 for
travelling expenses, &c.
RECEIPTS.
From State funds, 81. Isl; from couu:y tax.
$3.50 IL; from district taxes, SILL ~; Which
With a balance of $Sl2.2O IRON last year, made
a total OF SIS, 373 II available tunds These
funds were arportluned thus to jefferson Dis
trict, 81 ,6576S; to Arlington District. =,
$40 II; to Washington District, 81 ,G6629.
EXPENDITURES.
Salaries of teachers jefferson, 81 900. IS :;
Arlington, 1874 25; Washingto o, S167 80, in
all $3062 30. Real estate, buildings and fur
Dture Jefferson, SIC. 80; Ar!in yton, SIP 81;
Washington, $3.50; total 1894. Repairs, ren;,
fuel and contingent rxpeL ses jefferson.
1921 81; Arlington $294;; Wa. -hineton, 81 2G:
total Sjj773.07. Pay of District Clerks: Jetfer.
son, SlO4T; Arlington, $2G. IS: Washington,
(tor several years. sl9,79; ,o,al $5714. Pay
of Coupty Treasurer j eff crson, $50 81; Ar
lineton, SAC 06; Washington, s5l32 total
$l6j7l.
Balances 90 hand : Jcfc rson, azz977 50; Ar.
linaton, s697.6l; Washiostor. ovcrtrawn,
Sl4 IS total balances $3.50 s..
Total expenditures 10 county, 81 800. 49,
The average salary of male teachers was in
Jefferson, $40 month in Arlington SIS 26;
IN Washington, SAG. SO; average fer county,
S4395. Female teachers received $26.72 a
month 10 Jefferson; S35 81 10 Airing ton, anG
S27 10 Washington, beng an average for the
county of 500 IS. The cost of tuitou Tor each
child enrolled in the cpuuty was forty-rine CTS
and the total cost of educa ton for each, fly
cents mouth.
SCHOOL TAXES.
A oountu l,vc of tuo ,nl - l., If ou.,., 49,, ',
500 was made ty the Supervisors, at the re
quest Of the County School >ard, and a dis
trct levy of l9 Cts. for jefferson 81 cts for
Arlington, aud as cents Tor WashingtoD the es-
timated yield being So, 800; the actual So, 40 "a
PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
There are 20 private schools 10 the county.
but four boys and seven girls attended high
schools elsewhere.
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