Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-10
CONDITION or QUA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

CONDITION or ovR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Annual Report OF County Superin-
tendent Hinton-A Large amount
OF Valuable Statistics-ereat Ir-
crease OF Pupils-Oost of Schools.
From the Annual Report Of Mr.. J. w.
Hinton, County Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction, to the State Superintend.
ent, we are permitted to make the fol
lowing important extracts Of the business
and condition Of the eighty Districts in
the county. 1t will be seen that the in.
crease in the number Of census children
Is most remarkable.
CENSUS STATISTICS.
Number Of white children betw cen five
and seventeen years of age-Boys,7 ,029;
girls, 6,9sl. Total, l4,0l0.
Number Of negro children between
/, i've and seventeen years Of Boys,
10; girls, 20. Total, SO.
Number of Indian children between
five and seventeen years Of age Tho live
under the guardianship of white persons
Boys. 10; girls, II. Total, SO.
Total number of census children be.
tween five and seventeen years of age,
l4,0S2.
Number of children under five years
Of age--White. 6,096; Negro, %; Indi.
an, 8. Total, 6,l27.
Number of children between five and
seventeen years of age who have attend
ed public schools at any time during the
school ysar-White, 900; Negro, 25;
Indian, 4. Total 9,039.
Number Of children between five and
seventeen years who have attended only
private schools at any time during the
school year--White, 905; negro, 2. To-
taly 907.
Number of children between five and
seventeen years of age who have not at
tended school at any time during the
school year--White, 4,095; Negro, IL;
Indian, 20. Total, 4,l36.
Number of Mongolian children under
seventeen years of age, 3S.
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
Number of schools or classes employ
ing one teacher each in the district, IFS
grammar rs, primary 100.
Whole number Of boys enrolled on
register 5566, girls 5266; total 10 1872;
average daily attendance 5S76.07.
Course Of study-High School grade
Number Of pupils enrolled, l54; gram
mar grade, pupils enrolled, 1892; pri.
mary grade, pupils enrolled, 9OS6; total
number Of pupils, 1882.
Number Of months school was main.
tanned, 8.29; length Of time in months
the same teachers have taught the
schools, 1874; sex Of teachers, male 81,
female ll6; grade Of teachers ecrtifi-
Gates. first l25, second So; monthly sal
ary paid teachers, S7S.l2; average
amount per month needed TO support
the schools, $273.73i.
FINANCIAL STATISTICS.
Expenditures-C Cash paid for teachers
salaries, Sl22, 345; cash paid for rents,
repairs, fuel and contingent expenses,
81, ,432,57; cash paid for school Ii
braries. 81, 544 SO; cash paid for school
apparatus, 1892. l6; total current ex-
psnses, $l49, 9,7l4.59; cash paid for
sites. buildings and school furni-
ture, $57. .440.S7; total expenditures.
$2O7. l55. 40; amount needed to support
an eight months school. $l75, 1874; total
receipts from State and County School
Fund during the year, $l4l. .549.03.
Receipts-Balance on hand at begin
ming Of school year, July l, 1888, s50,-
745.73; cash received from State ap.
pcrtionment, including library fund,
ei05, 449. 80; cash received from county
taxes, as apportioned by County Super
intendent, $40. $50. 10; cash received
from city or district taxes, $63, ,602 SO;
amount received from subscriptions and
miscellaneous sources, as reported by
School Trustees, 90, 400, total receipts,
$3.50, 780. S8; total expenditures, e2O7,-
los 46; balance on hand at close of
school year, June 80, 1884, $53. .625. AZ.
SCHOOL PROPERTY.
Valuation of lots, school houses and
furniture, $399, ,067; school libraries,
Sl7,425; school apparatus, s., 235; school
property, $42l, ,727.
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS.
Number Of High schools, 4.
Number Of school houses built OF
brick, stone or adobe, 5.
Number Of school houses built Of
wood, 98.
Number of new school houses erect
ed. II
Average monthly wages paid to male
teachers, $S7. .O4; female teachers, S73. A.
Number of teachers who are graduates
Of the California State Normal School.
2S; graduates Of. other State normal
schools. Is.
Number of teachers who hold life di-
plomas. AZ; who hold State educational
diplomas, IL.
Districts maintaining schools less than
six months, 8; six months or over and
less than eight months, S; eight months
and over, y.
Number Of teachers who subscribe for
some educational journal, ll2.
Salary of County Superintendent,
$1,000.
Rate Of county school tax levied Octo-
Der, 1888, Is cents on the 800.
County assessment rolls Of taxable
property for 1883. 80. 9.7ll.2l4; amount
received from county tax. $40, ,9s6. 40.
Number of certificates granted to male
teachers, %; female teachers, 62; cer-
tificates renewed, "a; applicants reject.
ed, 65.
Total number Of children in city and
county last year, as reported by the
census marebals, 1906. total number
reported the present year, 20, 209; gain
In one year, 1904.