The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-30
NEW JERSEYS SCHOOLS.
Figures as to Pupils and
Cost Prepared by the
State Board of
Education.
Special to The JERSEY city Ns,os.

TRENTON, Jan. 81, - are
243. 254 school children enrolled in the
State of New Jersey. This is what will
be shown by the report Of the State Board
of Education, which has just been COM
pleted and will be sent to the printer in a
few days. The total value of the prop
erty for the year ending September l.,
1892. was $40, 004, 1856, an increase of $780,
$50. The schools in the State accommodate
235. $50 pupils. this is an increase OF S,437.
Th g increase III the number of children
enrolled is 1854. The average attend
ance was about $50, 839, which is 62 per
cent. of the number enrolled. There has
been some complaint that there is not
sufficient school room. TINS was the fact
10 some districts. but as a general thin z
it can not be SAID that the capacity of the
schools is inadequate to the demands.
There mas only been an increase of 8
male teachers, the number being now
7G6, but there Is still a disposition to en-
ploy female teachers, and there are now
4,015. an increase of 1873. This Is q large
increase, due 10 the multiplication OF
school districts, as the policy Is TO create
Il school district wherever enough chill
dren can be found. The male teachers
or an average earn SIS. 81 and the females
$43.54.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
1t cost S211 1853 to keep the schools going
last year. Inis is a notable decrease of
S2S. $40. TO maintain the school fund
there was raised by taxes S2,052. $50, an
increase of ST., 300. The district and
city tax was 81, 459, AS. an increase Of
$500, 028.S7.
There was expended for teachers sal
aries the magnificent sum OF 81, ,4o4;
Light and fuel. 81 $40; repairing scnool
house, $748, 718; expended by school dis
for manual training. $4S,65l. The free
school libraries assistance amounted to
S9,597. The County Superintendents
drew S21, 772. The maintenance OF the
State Normal School cost S24, l20. The
deaf Mute School cost S2S,S80.
The appropriations for 1892 and that
part of 1898 included in the Fl cal year as
tollows:-The State schoo1 Tax is ", l5l,-
zoo, an increase of $q9. 14o. The appro-
pr1ation received from the State school
fund is 500, 600. From Township school
tax Sl3, POP, u decrease of SIS. 40o. Inc
interest on surplus revenue, $3l ,525-
From district and city school tax, s, 400
1854. The total amount gathered Ill from
All sources is 49, O1, 593. The amount OF
the State school tax for theyear is 50, ISL
700. The counties assisted out OF the ten
per cent. reserved fund are Atlantic,
Hunterdon, Monmouth, Ocean, Salem,
Somerset and Sussex.
ESSEX AND HUDSON.
Essex county received S574,076. The
amount due the districts of Essex county,
September /, 1891, from the district tax
tor buildings aud repair of school houses
was $2g5, 344. Total, $685. 400. The
teachers received S51S, 1876. For buildings
and repairs, $50, 1862. Iucideutais, Sis, 954.
Total amount, $T36, 756. The value of
school property in the county is S2,290,675.
The average salary paid to males was
s145.4 Al; females, $50. 81. There has been
a decrease in the monthly salary OF male
leachers of 5 1.52, and an increase in that
of the females Of 1914.
Newark needed for all purposes 1884,
1903. The teachers salaries amounted to
1857, 213; fuel. SO, Isl.
HUDSON County receives for al purposes
S514,5T7. The amount expended for teach
ers and fuel and repairs, $T3S, sos. The
school property is valued at 81 ,639. $50.
The average salary paid to male teachers,
Sl36 "a: females, S43.45 JERSEY City re-
ceived from all sources. $269.415- Amount
due from district tax for buildings and
repair Of school houses, including the
amount raised for the payment OF bonds
aud interest was $3.50, 6S3. Total, s42e,-
054.3 3. Expended for teachers salaries,
S240, 9OS. 80: fuel, $11,2SS; building and
repairs. $3.50 38: incidentals, s44,622
Total, SAT-, ass. The present value of
school property, SS75,0O
In the night schools There is 1880 schol-
ars of the State. There are twelve schools.
The average attendance is 8,495. These
pupils ara under thu care of 30S
teachers, whose salary average about
$12.O5. The expenditures for the schools
are $48, us. 76. In Newark there are 1855
pupils enrolled, and the average attend-
ance is 1.706. The number of teachers,
so; average salary per week, S12; total ex-
no nd1tnre. S21. 374.