The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-18
THE COUNTY SCHOOLS.
superintendent Pusey's Report
for the Past Year.
OVER $1,000 900 IN PROPERTY.
Shiidren OF school Age Nearly zoo
and Teachers Over 3oo-Ths
Financial Statement


Pussy yesterday completed his annual
statistical report for the school year be-
ginning Ausnss /, 1897. and ending June
90, 1893. The attendance during that
period has been equal 10 that Of the school
year Issi-92, snd in all but finances the
condition Of the county educational sys-
tenn is first class.
There has been a small reduction in the
salaries OF teachers, of whom there were
employed during the year 323. In this re-
port the city schools are also included.
There ara Ill school districts in the
county, and of these 10 have sent in their
reports. The summary OF statistics is as
follogs:
Number Of children between and Fl
years OF age residing in county June /.
ls5-Nale. s,4is; female, Sab. Total, l6.-
63i
Number of children enrolled in public
schools-Male, 5,92l; female, 5,6I2. Total.
l1,5s3.
Average daily attendance Male, 4, l22:
female. 3, s92 Total, SOFA.
Number OF children over years of age
not enrolled in any school during year
Male. 2, 497; female, 2,773. Total, g. 40
Number Of resident pupils attending
private school lin their distrietD during
yeaF-No data
Number OF teachers employed in public
school during year, holding state or terri
torial certificates or diplomas--Male, Is;
female, TO- Total, p Number holding
first grade county certificates: Male. q I;
female, IS. Total. 109 Number holding
second grade certificates: Male, 81: female,
l46. Total. ls3. Number holding third
grade county certificates. Male, / female,
5. Total, s. Whole number of teachers
employed during year: Male, a: female,
249 Total, 323. Number of teachers en-
ployed in private schools during year: No
data. Average monthly salary paid ::
Male teacher, So. 10; female teacher. $50.
Estimated value of school houses. in
GLIDING grounds, sl,067. $50; estimated
value of school furniture. sJ0.512; esti-
mated value of apparatus. including maps.
etc. Si4 SPA; estimated value of libraries,
81. 1873; total value of all school property.
81, lbs. f19 amount of insurance on school
houses and furniture. Sab 902; amount of
indebtedness of school districts. exclusive
of bonded Indebtedness. $235. 26I rs f;
amount of school distric. bonds issued
during year, $i5. 100; amount OF school dis
trict bonds outstanding at close Of school
year. $5l3, $50; average rate of interest paid
on outstanding bonds. per cent; average
number of months school was maintained,
6s; average number of DAYS school vas
maintained, 1873: number of departments
rooms or schools. maintained in county
during year, go; number of pupils in First
reader course, 97s: Second reader course.
CSC; Third reader course, 9f6: Fourth
reader course, 955; Fifth reader course,
1856; in advanced course. 1856; no data in
the schools of the city of Seattle; average
number of recitatious daily, %; whole
number of school districts in the county,
liz; whole number OF school districts
making annual report for year ending
mi her ut I'd q
maintaining school ct least three months
during year. no; number OF graded schools
in county, IS; number of private schools.
no data
Number OF school houses built during
year-Frame Is. brick 2; total Is. Number
of school houses now in county-Log 2,
frame lis. brick 6; total i23 Total seat
ing capacity OF all school houses now in
county, Is. 2S7. Number of districts not
supplied with school houses, 5. Number
of districts voting special tax during year,
81. voting bonds, II. Number OF districts
having bonded Indebtedness, 81. Number
Of districts organized during year. 5. Mum
Der of schools visited bv county superin-
tendent during year, 220; whole number
of visits made, 32I. hummer of districts
supplied with Libraries, So: with una
bridged dictionary, Ito; we'll supplied with
apparatus, 90.
Number Of defective youth in county, IL.
Number of teachers required 10 conduct
all schools in county, 323.
During the year four examinations OF
teachers were held. Following is the por-
tion Of the report upon them:
Number of first grade certificates
gran.ed--Male Z, female IL; total 10 Num-
Der OF second grade certificates granted
Male 20. female 81: total II. Number of
third grade certificates granted-Msie 6,
fass alta fs.fa nsfs Aaal. =
female IS; total 40 Number of certificates
granted without examination. on di-
plomas etc.-Male 3. female Is: total Is
Number OF certificates from other counties
indorsed-Male T. female Q: total rs.
Temporary certificates gran .ed-Maie 8,
female 10; total -
Owing 10 the fact that the county treas
urer in making out his annual reports
takes no notice OF warrants which have
been drawn against the funds of the differ
ent school districts in his possession, but
which2 have not yet been presented
for payment. the financial statement
of the condition of the county for
the last school year makes /, appear
that on June 80. 1892, there was a large
balance in the county treasury to the credit
of the various school districts, when. In
fact, their accounts were heavily over.
drawn. The receipts for the school year
Of 1929 as given in the report are not re-
Liable, but the list of expenditures shows
the exact amount the schools cost the tax.
payers during that period. The following
Is q statement o. the financial condition OF
the schools as given in the report:
RKlEEFTs
Balance 10 hands o. county treasurer
June %. 1880. 10 credit OF school dis
tricts ....--.-...... ................s Sc $50 ~
Amount ApioTti0aed 70 districts by
county superintendent ....--.s... asa -
Amount received from sp&ciai tar - e65.6J9 =
Amoant received from sac o. school
bonds ..,-..........-.... ,..-.... 5a,7es /:
Amoaaf received from all other
sources. ..,...,.........-... I.els q
Total ............, .ss4a, $50 "a
ExPESpirCREs
Amount raid during year Tor teach
cts wages k4si,as9I -
Amount paid for rents. repairs, fuel
aaa iaelteEsals 500. .........,.. sass %
Amount paid tor sites, buildings, fur
Eiture. apparatus ana ilogsFies ..-.. t4i 40 u
Amoant paid for Interest on bon1s - z9,TI7 q
A-aaars naiA far ress1naptsoH Ot hOuds - 81