The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-20
SCHOOL SUBJECTS,
Annual Report Of the County Superin.
tendent.

Inc annual report or the Superintend-
ent of Rock Island county has just been
| completed, and will be forwarded to State
Superintendent Raab, in few days
The census of minors shows the total
number in the county to have been 49,
514, an increase of 366 over the preceding
year, This increase is made up of "a
males and 235 females, and the male
minors are now outnumbered by just 2,
their number being 1856, to 9.25s fe-
males The persons of school age in the
county number 10. 228, an increase of 104
in one year. During that year the males
of school age decreased 6 in number and
the females increased no
The number of graded schools in the
county is reported as 20, an increase of
one, and the number of ungraded schools
90, the same as during the year previous
- making the total number of public
schools in the county, graded and ungrad.
ed, 49, Of the 90 graded schools, Rock
Island has 7, Moline 4. Hampton Q, South
Moline 2, and Black Hawk, Port Byron,
Edgington, Andalusia and Cordoya, /
each.
The total number of pupils enrolled in
the 112 public schools of the county is
nloood OF = 400 n doo,oo,o &c I I q g.. - .
preceding year. Add to this enroll ment
of s.49S the number CT pupils in private
schools, 1,24l, and we have 9, 739 persons
of school age attending school at least a
portion of ~, 22S of school age-showing
the number of persons between the ages
of 6 and 81, and not attending school, to
DE 2,419
The number of pupils in the 90 grad
ed public schools is 4,877, and the mum
Der in the 90 ungraded public schools,
3,621.. OF the 4, S77 enrolled in the grad
ed schools, Rock Island has 2,172, Mo
line l, 573, Black Hawk has 220, South
Moline 800, Port Byron 1879, Cordova 1873
Hampton lis, Andalusia 80, Edgington
rs.
The number of teachers employed in
the county was 246, decrease of 10.
One hundred and sixty three teachers
were enabled by the the different times of
holding schools In the several districts
to teach in 20t different school rooms
during the year. OF the 246 teachers,
"a were males and 1872 females Of the
90 males, II were employed in graded
schools, and of the 1872 famales, 81 were
in graded schools The 81 male teachers
taught 2S5 months, and the 1862 female
teachers 1,249 The males received in
pay SIS, FOB 90, or an average of $5614I
per month The females received $50,
59l 50, or an average of $3413 per
month.
Naturally the best paid teachers are 10
Rock Island and Moline Moline does
best 0y the males, paying them an aver
age of $13937 per month against an
average of sos in Rock Island. Rock
Island does best by the females, paving
them an average of $54 60 per month, as
against an average of $40 so in Moline.
The highest monthly wages paid during
the year to a male tacher in the county
was S155.GO in Moline, and highest to
female $S6 IS, also in Moline. Rock
Island came next with $129 16 to a male,
and $50 to female, while the top notch
in Yuma was S35 to a male The lowest
monthly wages paid to male teacher in
Rock Island was $75, and the lowest in
Moline $50. to female Rock Island paid
as low as S35, Moline as low as $50, and
Andalusia as low as SIS = the last figures
being the lowest in the county.
the amount of district tax lew for
ali school purposes, made in August, 1882
was $91 ,872 ,06, an increase of SIS, 208. 90
over the previous year OF this $91, s72 06,
Rock Island and Moline called for
$55, 500, and the remainder of the county
$96, 372.06. The total expenditures for all
school purposes during the year were
1921, 1925
The estimated value of the school
property in the county is $279, 495; the
estimated value Of school libraries 81 1868,
and the estimated value of school appara.
tus SO, 535 The estimated value of the
school property in the Rock Island dis
trict is 800, 900, and in Moline $79, 400.
The Black Hawk district comes next with
$16. 400.
The amOnt of the bonded school debt
of the several districts is shown to be
S39, 0S3. SO, of which Rock Island dis
trict owes SIC, 900, and the Moline dis
trict $4,000
The number or public high schools In
the county is two-one in Rock Island
and one in Moline. The number of school
buildings is 114-96 of frame, IS Of brick
and 9 of stone. One of the stone houses
is in Hampton the other in Cordova.
The brick school houses are located, =
in Rock Island, in Moline, in Black
Hawk, while Port Byron, Edgineton,
Hampton, and Cordoya have one each.
The number of school houses built during
the year was four, one in each Drury, and
Rural, Buffalo, Prairie and Ham pton.
The aggregate amount paid out for new
school buildings was So, 262 "a
The County Superintendent had FOG
applicants for certificates during the
year-160 females and 46 males He is
sued first grade certificates to 80 males
and 40 females He held eight institutes
during the year which were attended by
$50 different teachers.
The number of private schools in the
county is shown to be 13-of which Rock
Island has 8. Moline 8, and Port Byron
and Hampton l each. This makes the
total number of schools in the county
1876.