The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-01-31
Nsw Jerner School Report.

The new report of the State Board OF
Education gives some interesting informa-
ton concerning the school system of the
State and the work done by the depart
ment. 1t shows that the total value of the
school property for the year ending Sep
TENDER l, 1892, was $1,000, 236. an increase
over the preceding year of 1905, $50. The
schools accommodate 2S5,8S9 pupils, as
against 227, 402 for the preceding year, an
increase of s,437. The actual enrolment
of children was ,254, an increase of
1874. Although the number Of children
exceeds the seating capacity, it must not
be inferred that the latter Is insufficient.
because the actual attendance at one time
fell far short of the total enrolment.
The average attendance was only 150,SS9,
or 81 per cent. of the number enrolled.
The number of male teachers employed
during the past year was 1855. an increase
of 6. The number of female teachers en-
ployed was 4,015, an increase of 1873. This
increase in the number of teachers is
greater in proportion than in the increase
of the number of pupils enrolled. The
average salary per month paid to male
teachers was 1854, decrease of $l.04 /;
to women teachers, $4S.54, a decrease of
S6 cents.
The amount appropriated for school
purposes last year from the income of the
State fund was $2l1, 753.49, a decrease of
$28,S10.53- The amount of tax raised by
the State was s2.052, $50. an increase Of
$57 800. The amount of district and city
tax was 81 AS. 44s, an increase of $309, 02S. :
81. The amount expended by counties
for salaries and expenses of counties su-
perintendents was $27 1852. Amount
received as interest on surplus revenue
from the money loaned to the county in
1882, $31 1895; amount of township
school tax, $62, 107.77; amount raised in
districts for manual training, $24 1856 /;
amount received from sale Of district
school bonds, 1929, 755; amount raised in
districts for free school libraries, IS, S67.45
amount raised in counties for teachers
libraries, sos.
The principal disbursements recorded
are as follows: For teachers salaries
81. 447 ,4O4.55; light and fuel, $11.5l0.S4 ;
repairing school houses, $74S,7 1873 ;
expended by school districts. for incident
ais, S567. 043.5s; expended for manual
training, $4s.651.90; for free school IL
braries, $9,59745; salaries of county
superintendent. $2l.77215; State Normal
School, 24,12O.ol; school for deaf mutes,
SIS, $50.
The appropriations for 1928 are as
follows State school tax for the school
year. commencing January LIST. 1892, ST.
15l 700, an increase of 500, l40; appropria-
ton received from the State school fund
100000 township school tax. SIS. 202 80
decrease of $4s, 905.27; interest on sur
plus revenue, $sl. $3.50; district and city
school tax, $l.4O5.1 64.7S. The total
amount received from all sources fol
public school purposes, for the present
year is So. 70l, 1914.
The State school tax, amounting to ST.
Isl 700 is distributed among the counties
Each county is entitled to 80 per cent o.
the portion raised by the county. The
remaining 10 per cent forms reserve
fund, and Is apportioned by the State
Board among the counties. All th'
counties except Atlantic, Hunterdon
Monmouth. Ocean, Salem, Somerset ant
Sussex receive from the State Board thu
10 per cent reserved. In other words
they receive back the full amount OF Ia,
raised by them. A small percentage 1
taken from the counties named and pai'
to the counties whose educational need
are greater.