Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-03-20
schoo, statistic. for 1919.

this crop.
school Statistics for 1879.
From the L,n-ing Republican.
The annual reports of the various
school districts in the state for the year
ending Sept 1, 1879. received by the SUI
perintendent of public instruction, have
been properly classified. their errors and
imperfectiOns corrected, and the results
tabulated. The comparative fOOtings
for the two years 1873 and 1879 are full
of interest, and are given in the follow
ing items. These figures are the only
complete and authentic ones yet pub
lished:
Number of townships and cities from
which reports were received 1904, being
13 more.
Number of school districts 6,24S, being
154 more.
Number children between and 20
years of age 4S6,933 being 1927 more,
and showing probable increase of the
total population of the state ION a
basis of estimate which has heretofore
proved surprisingly cOrrect) of over 3d.
600.
Number of children who attended the
school during the year 342.O1S, being H.
684 less.
Percentage of attendance 7O.2, being
90 less.
Average time of schools kept Z and
$40 months, being the same as the pre-
viOus year.
Number of ungraded schools 1894, be-
ing $50 more.
Number of graded schools 354, being 4
more.
Number of male teachers 1854, being
38 more.
Number of female teachers 1892, be-
ing 1875 more.
Total number of teacher 1866, be-
ing 233 more.
Number of months taught by males
18,545, being 4O1 more.
Number of months taught by females
1857, being 1904 more.
Total number of months taught 6S, 1902,
being 1905 more.
Average wages of male teachers per
month, $3.50, being $2.72 less.
Average wages of females per month
$23.4S, being $2.6S less.
Total wages of male teachers $717 ,491.-
81, being S33, 831.28 less.
Total wages of female teachers 81 ,163,-
1888, being $15.364.32 less.
Total wages of male and female teach
ers 81, S80,945.24, being $40, 1850 less.
Number of frame school houses, 4,S78,
being 125 more.
Number of brick school houses, 802, be-
ing 16 more.
Number of log school houses 567, be-
ing 80 more.
Number of stone school houses IS, be-
ing 4 less.
Total number of school houses 6,325,
being 166 more.
Number of sittings in school houses
al ,291, being 1920 more.
Estimated value of school property
S9,011 ,454, being $74,363 more.
Number of volumes i'm district libraries
1857, being 1922 more.
Number of volumes in township Ii
braries 1851, being 2,037 more.
Number of volumes i'm both district
and township libraries 4,13S, being TO-
359 more.
Amount paid or due for inspectors
services $12,462.96, being $2006.77 more.
Amount paid or due township superin-
tendents for services $17,541, being ST.
ALSO less.
Number of children on which primary
school money was apportiOned 474,O65,
being Sill more.
Amount of primary school money ap-
pOrtiOned for the year 1927, 563.70, being
$6,913.30 less.
Amount received from district tax, 3d.
O49, 1929, being $126, 4O9.46 less.
Amount received from twO-mill tax
$494,O11.38 being 20,762.82 less.
Tuition money from nonresident
pupils $34, 1874, being $1,413.11 less.
Amount received from other sources
$500, 4O6.31, being $27.237.11 more.
Amount due the districts $279, 416.O2.
Amount on hand at beginning of the
year $729,7 44.96.
Total resources for the year $685.
1906, being $16,040.19 less.
Amount expended for teachers wages
for the year $1,S73, 46O.O5, being $61, 269,-
So less.
Amount expended for building and re-
pairs 1864, 1888, being $67,614.52 more
Amount paid on bonded Indebtedness
1926, 466.96, being $6,88063 less.
Amount expended for other purposes
1897 ,576.49, being $43,365.96 less.
Total expenditures for the year $1,000, :
638.8S, being $43.901.93 less.
Amount on hand at the close of the
year $779,151.98.
Bonded indebtedness of the districts
81 ,2S9, 7OO.8O, being $75,277.11.
Total indebtedness of the districts ST.
366, 641.52, being 1874 ,S21.24 less.