The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-05
Splendid Result of the New
State School Census
System.
OVER 100000 SAVED.
Notable Changes of Figures in Hud-
son, Essex and Camden
Interesting Percent.
Epscial to the Jerseu Citu Ne,ps.

TRENTON Oct. s. 1S92.-The new school
census. collected under the supervision
of John j. Matthews, appointed to the
office under an act passed last session. is
ready for the printer. The facts and
figures taken from the copy show that
there are in the State of New Jersey
402. 702 children of the school age, which
is between five and eighteen years. Last
year there were 427, 1856, decrease of
| "a, 4S7. The table Of counties shows that
this large decrease is mainly in Hudson
Essex and Camden counties. Of the num-
ber, 46, 112 are attending private schools,
| and S9,566 children are reported as not
attending any school. There are 1911
over ten years of age that are not able to
| read; 6,610 are employed in factories,
mines, stores and other workshops, who
| are under fifteen years of age; SO, ,496 are
reported as unvaccinated. The number
of deaf mutes is 200.
THE FIGURES ANALYzED.
Superintendent Matthews, when asked
an explanation for the decrease in the
| total number of school children, stated
that it occurred frequently in the large
counties. ThereIhas been loss of 4,444
in Essex county, II, ,451 in Hudson county,
and {. 155 in Camden. The ratio of chill
dren between five and eighteen years to the
entire population is 80 per cent; last year
40 per cent. Of children were returned
from Hudson county, and this year it is
above thirty per cent. OF the loss in Hud-
son, $4,000 is in Jersey City. Last year 46
per cent. Of the population of Hudson
county were returned as school children;
this year Superintendent Matthew'S CEN
sus shows the per cent TO be 36, which is
| considerably above the average.
In Hoboken there is loss of 1850. Last
year the percentage was 40. It is reduced
to 54
The loss In Newark is principally In
three of the wards.
A SPLENDID RESULT.
Last year the census was taken by the
local boards of education who received an
average of $5 for each name reported
from the State school fund, which is
raised by general taxation throughout
the State. The change of method by
direct State supervision will result in a
saving of over 100000. This will affect
the school rates in every taxing district in
the State. The increase of expenditure
over the old way of taking the census
will not exceed $e.5o
NOT ILLITERATE.
The number of children not attending
any school. which is s9,546. is largely
made up Of children not seven years Of
age and too young for school, and Of chill
dren over fifteen years who have received
| a common school education.
The great bulk of the report agrees
| with the previous reports excepting the
differences already mentioned. The other
| discrepancies are mainly along the New
jersey coast as the seaside resorts where
they have large number OF spring and
summer children. Isome OF whom are
| included in census returns from other
points or are not residents of the State.
1t is illustrated by the resurns frona Long
Branch, Barnegat, Sea Isle City and
Atlantic City.
There are 2o4. 177 boys and 19s,525 girls
| of the school age in the State.