The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-25
THE SCHOOL CENSUS.
The Count for Hudson
County Completed by
Mr.. Matthews.
LARGE INCREASE OYER LAST Y5AR.
Number Attending Public Schools,
lo3, 089 = Attending Private
Schools, 10. 7us-The Fig.
nres in Detail.
LARGE INCREASE OYER LAST Y6IR.
ures in Detail.
specta, TO The Jersev cisy N.,e,.

Special TO The Jerseu City Ne,cs.
TRENTON. July %. s93.-Superinten.
dent J. j.. Matthews of the School Cen.
sus. has completed his compilation of the
census of the school children of Hudson
Co unty, between the ages of five and
eighteen. There Is an increase OF 6,65s
over the count of last year. The tota.
number is l03. 0s9. There are SO. TIC males
and SO. 1873 females. The total for 1885,
was "a. 256. To properly understand the
school census the classification by ages
must be given. There are between five
and six years 5.048 male and 5,00S females
females; between six and seven years,
4.446 males and 4,524 females: bet ween
seven and eight years, 4.727 males and
4. 696 females; between eight aud nine
years, 4. $50 males and 4,307 females; be-
tween uine and ten Yeas, 4.313 males and
4,lS4 females; between ten and eleven
years. 4. 649 males and 1880 females; be-
tween eleven u twelve years, 1898
males and 3,493 females: between twelve
and thirteen years, 1905 males and 3,752
females: between thirteen and fourteen
years, 3 ,491 males and 3.282 females. be-
tween fourteen and fifteen years, 3,612
males aud 3,4l4 females; between fifteen
dhQ S1AuC6A years. O,SlO ndAcS 0n0 O.OtO
females; between sixteen aud seventeen
years, 8, 1874 males and 1904 females, and
Detwesn sevent cen inc eighteen years,
3,512 males an d 3,303 females. AT all
ages the boys keep ahead of the girls.
The total number or children in the
county that are attending private schools
is IS. 709. OF this number 6.S41 are males,
and 1858 females. The nnmbe not at
tending any school is very large aud
amounts to 25,4l9, males. 1893; females,
12,426. The number of children over ten
years of g who are unable to read is
only 1871, an exceedingly low average. The
males II, females. Sc. The number OF
children under fifteen years of age who
are employed in workshops or stores is
1.34S, males, 815; females, 533. The num-
Der of children unvaccinated. 6.073. The
namber of children whose male parent
or guardians a g not citizens, 1880; deaf
mutes, 90.
JERSEY CITY STATISTICS.
The statistics for Jersey City shows
that the total nuinb Der of school children
in Jersey City alone is Sc 047, an increase
divided into 34.052 males. and 81,
995 females. The classification &C
cording to ages is as follows
Between five and six years old,
1904 males. 8. 196 females; between six
and seven years, 1859 males, 2.S29
EetIlaI6Ss between SeVSu duu GlS0bJ odESs
1909 males, 1862 females; between eight
and nine years, 2,647 males. 1875 females,
between nine and ten years, 2,l96, males,
1855 females; between ten aud eleven
years, 3.087 males, {. 1891 females, between
eleven and twelve years. 2,507 males,
2,22S females; between twelve and thir-
teen years, 1920 males, 1869 females; be-
tween fourteen aud fifteen years. 2,372
males, 2,20I females; between fifteen and
sixteen years. PISA males, 1,94S females:
between sixteen and seventeen years,
2,085 males, 1,9i4 females; between seven
teen and eighteen years, 2. 246 males and
2,23S females.
ATTENDING PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
The number repo;ted as attending the
private and parochial schools is S,54o.
divided into 4,23S males aud 4. 307 females.
Attending 10 school. 17,469, of which
number S,943 are males aud 1926 females.
This NUMBER Is swelled by the children
less than ave who are considered too
young to attend school. or over thirteen,
who are through, or received all the pub
lie school instruction they desire.
The number of children under ten who
are unable to read are only ~. They are
| IA mules and IS females. The numoer of
children under fifteen who are employed
In factories or stores is sol. They are 1873
males and 1873 females. The rambler un-
vaccinsted, 3,15. Deaf mutes. SO.
The COUNT BY A~LDEhMANlC DiSlhlCIos
The distribution of the scnool popula-
| ton is best shown by the tables OF the
| aldermanic districts. In the first district
| there are 6.273 children. The males are
3,2S5; females 2,9SS. Attending private
schools 1,412 aud attending no school
1892. Unable TO read 5; employed l46. Of
this number As are females.
Second district has 13, 1871 children. The
| males number 1854 and the females 6,477 j..
In private schools / 500; no schools 2.s25;
| unable to read none; employed 1855.
Third district has II, 1871 children. $500
mates, 5,3Gi females; attending private
school, 1.li3, no school, 2,726-males,
l,l1s; females. 1.l0S; unable to read. 8;
employed. 100.
; Fourth district counts a total of IA, 059
children; males. 7.0l1; females. 7l04S; at
tending private school, 2.474; no school,
5.4q0; unable TO read. /; employed, 81.
Fifth district has 7.447 children. The
| males number 8, 773 and the females 1874.
| attending private schools. 2.474-males,
1885; females, 1,20S; attending no school,
8, AGO; the females number .2,7o3; unable
to read, 8; employed, "a.
Sixth district counts up q total oil
S.246. The males number 6.139, the fe-
males, 6,507. Attending the private
| schools, .521; no schools, 3,743; males,
1905; females. 1888: unable to read, IL;
employed, IS.
|, The are 932 children In the city whose
| male parents or guardians are not clti-
| zens. In the First district there are III;
| Second. 1854; Third, so; Fourth, 249;
| Fifth. 204; Sixth. 1873.
HoBoKEN's STATISTICS.
In Hoboken the counting of the noses
resulted IN the finding of 16, $50 children
| OF the school age. This is an increase Of
1907 over last years u
In the First ward there are (, 709;
males, l,34s; females. 1881; attending
private school. 225; attending no school,
598; unable to READ, /: employed, SO;
| male parent not q citizen, 35.
The Second ward has 1,5ol; the males
number IT'S; females. 7S3; attending pri-
vate school, 217; attending no school, 245;
unable to read. 9; employed, 6; male
parent not a citizen, g..
The Third ward count shows 4.S91
school children; the males. 2.471; females,
2,422: attending private school. S62; at
tending no school, 1878; unable to read,
4: employed. Al; male parent not a citi-
| zen. 81.
The Fourth ward shows a grand tota
of 1851. Males. 3,76S; females. 1879
! attending private schools. 5.35; no schools,
l, 922; unable to read. 20. employed, 1853;
| male parent not q citizen. SIS.