The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22

what thew Goas ana How They are
Mqufpped and Attended.
The annual report of the State School
Board, which has just been placed in the
hands of the Legislature, is brimful Of in
interesting information about the schools
AL over New jerry. There were in actusl
attendance IN the schools last year total
average of t22. $3.50 children out Of total
enrolment of 1872, and census Of
66,061. Over 81. 900 children attended no
school, and nearly As, 900 attended private
schools. The percentage of average attend
ance was &c. There are 1856 school dis
triots in New Jersey, decrease of four
since 1888. In there districts there are 1877
male teachers and 1850 female teachers
employed. The average number of pupils
to each teacher, calculated on the total
enrolment. is So, and the average attend
ance "a, The male teachers have decreased
by SO, and the female teachers increased by
1871 since 1888. There are 1886 public
school buildings in New Jersey, and 218
private schools. There were added during
last year 20 new public school buildings,
The total valuation of public school pro-
perty in tho State is Sc, $50, 807 Last year
the amount expended for all school pur-
poses was 81, 413, 876. 10, of which amount
$736, 81 was paid for teachers salaries.
The school districts differ materially in re-
spect of finances In 274 districts last year
special district tax was raised for current
expenses. In 1882 districts the schools
were supported entirely by the money re-
ceived from the State and surplus revenue
funds, and in 800 districts a special tax
was raised for building and improving
school property. In 957 districts no tax
was raised for this purpose, and in $40 dis
tricts no district tax was raised at all.
OF the school buildings in the State the
average value is S22, 023 in Hudson, the
next highest being S19,242 in Essex. OF
the school-house valued at over $40, 900
there are 10 in Essex, 8 in Hudson and /
each in Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris,
Passaic and Warren counties. There are
50 school-houses in the State valued at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, and SO valued
at between SIC, 900 and SIC, 900. The average
value OF school-houses in the cities is $780,
Ill. The highest is $32, 443 in Essex, Ho-
boken being next, with $31 600; Jersey City
next, with $S9, $50.
The total number of pupils enrolled in
the evening schools last year was G, 916, an
increase of 476 over the previous year, and
157 Teachers were employed. But there
was only an average attendance of 45 per
cent. of the number enrolled.
In the day schools the highest average of
attendance is in Essex, being 81, and the
lowest in Monmouth, being 81. Last year
the highest average was Sc, in Hudson.
Not including the cities there are 81
teachers In the State that have in charge
over 80 pupils. In Newark the average
enrolment to each room is So, and the
average daily attendance AZ. But there are
in Newark three class looms where the
enrolment ranges from SO to 101. In
Hudson the average enrolment Is 81, and
the daily attendance AZ. But in Jersy City
there are 80 class rooms ranging from 81 to
210in enrolment, and of these have over
100 each.
In term of service for teachers there is
an interesting showing Essex has 10
teachers who have taught over 25 years,
10 who have taught over 20 years, 81 who
have taught over Is years, Sc who have
taught over ten years, and 100 who have
taught over years. Of the teachers of
the State 6I5 have taught between and 10
years. 357 between 10 and Is years, lis be-
tween Is and 20 years. Az between 90 and
% years, and 28 over 25 years. The long
est term is 81 years, by Camden teacher.
The highest average was Hudson, Z years
and / month, Essex being next with 7
years. In the cities the highest average
term of service is in Trenton, Elizabeth,
Gloucester and Newark.
Fifty per cent. of children enrolled in the
schools In the cities are between and IL
years of age, while only 10 per cent. are
over IA years of age. The highest percent
age is between and IL years. In this
city tho highest percentages are as follows:
Between and years, 10 per cent; be-
tween and years, IS per cent; between
s and II years, IL per cent. between ii
and 10 years, IL per cent The percentage
decreases unit! at between IA and Is years
it Is only 4 per cent; between Is and 16
years, per cent; and after 16 years only
1 per cent.
The expenses for teachers salaries in
Newark are the highest, being $193, OBJ. IA,
to S156, 537 93 in Jersey City. The total
expenses in Newark were $319, 1874, to
$197. 274 "a in Jersey City.
In the appointment of the State Reserve
Fund Essex receives SIG, 1858 from the State
School Fund, and pays 500, C5S. 88 to the
Reserve Fund, from which it receives not
one dollar. Hudson, on the other hand,
receives $40, 924 IA from the State School
Fund, pays S24, 739. "a to the Reserve Fund
and receives back from the Reserve Fund
$28, 1884. Hudson raises $247, $685. 46 in
tax and is enabled to use $272, 1928 IA, the
increase coming from the Reserve Fund.