Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-09-12
The Public schools Of Augusta County.
Below we give the full report of County su.
perintendent, Charles Grattan, Of the County
Public Schools - ~

Below we give the tuu report OF County Su.
Charles Grattan, of the County
Public Schools IL ~
sTAyNToN, VA, Sept. End, 1882.
GENTLEMEN Feeling that 1t would be we'll
to give such information.to your board as I can
concerning the conduct and condition of the
.fg
the following summary: And thinking the
people of the county would be interested, I
have It 1f
balances on hand from the previous year -
State fund. $685.; County fund, $4.O65.22; Dis
trict fund, $5.2S775: There was received from
the State fund, $ll .267.26; from County fund,
Sll, lI0l6; from District fund.- So. $40 g. making
q total from 81 sources, OF l.3s. This was
real estate, buildings. furniture, and repairs,
81. 268.90 for school apparatus, $43.7O; for rent,
fuel. books for INDECENT children, and other
contingent expenses, 30; for pay Of district
ing on hand the following balances to com
mence the coming year: State funds, $306l;
County, s., 78215; District. S5,O6596. f5 :
BALANCES ON HAND AND RECEIPTS FROM ALL
SOURCES IN THE DISTRICT
Beverly Manor.-State. $500; County, s75s.78 ;
County, si,sls.2s; District, s.. 2as.sS. fotai..
Pastures-state, IA; County, q s7o.5s; District,
$4o * e. Received from state County
Riuerheads.- State. IL County. $S74.95; Dis
trict. 81 ,248.72. Received from State 81, 63I79:
County SH sl.52s.s2; District, sl,soA7i. Total,
North Rsyer.-state. sl.22; County, s4ss.5o;
District, $37013. Received from State, ST. 8S2 10
County, N.Ho.&; District. sI,eA.O6. Total,
South Rtver.-state. $40; County, sSa7,os;
District. 0l3 80. Received from State s. 1857;
County. s2Oss.os; District. sl,29o.44. Total,
Middle River.-State. 500: County. $3.50 As:
District 81 16A95. Received from State 81 978l ~;
County, sl,sA6.z; District, sl,6o2.H. Total,
ing, $523.T; Rents. fuel. books, and contin-
gents. STA 10; Clerk. $50. Balances on hand
tass ss TTsuasy sS B Rdis1tsrtes ss
Rent. fuel, books for poor. and contingents,
sl997; Clerk. sel, Balances on hand-state,
sS eGSH pissFst ss kn,,a,nv
$l:MsSs; Rent, fuel, books. and contingents.
81 County sissy; District sts T. 1890 So n,,,
sl.l45.40; Rent, fuel books, and eontlngents,
1915; Clerk, S48. Balances on hand-state,
81 cents County sSSnsSs aistEist gs
s2lZ,SS: Rent, fuel; books, and contingents,
sl8S.72; Clerk, $50. Balances on hand-State,
Ss 1 County 9Ssn District
S57.23; Clerk, $50. n -
In addition to the above balances there is one
OF State funds Of $l9.ls unapportioned. 10 d
The schools numbered l7l-white 1873. col
ored. SO. The average number of months
taught was s: of the white teachers, 81 were
males. So females; Of the colored, 70 were males,
and 2, females. Two Of the colored schools
were taught by white teachers. The average
pay ofthe male TEACHERS was $500 per month ;
The number of white children enrolled was
1897 Of cOlOred. 1897, total 6 294 being &c per
cont Of the white school population, and s. Of
the colored. The average monthly enrolment
to each teacher was %, and average of children
II years. There are needed ten more schools
houses used was 14O-l2 log, 125 frame, and 8
brick. Number built during the year. H. and
number owned by the districts, lis; value of
the sc school property owned by the districts,
The object in retaining the balances from one
year to another, is to avoid the necessity on the
part of the teachers, OF shaving their warrants,
as the State and county funds do not come in
before December, generally month or two ar
ter the schools have been running.
The school population that is between the
for tuition per pupils enrolled is II cents
whole cost Of public education per month per
pupil enrolled, II cents. increase Of ENROLL
ment over last year. S29. The per cent. last
crease in number of schools opened, 81. In
crease over the year ending July 3lst, l880-31
For year ending July 3lst 1879. there were only
some so schools opened, but this was before the
Henkel bill. and they were run almost entire
sources.
believe have given all the information
that would be interesting.
Respectfully.
CHARLES GRATTAN,
Supt. Schools.
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