New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29

money expended In the running OF Brooklyn's public
schools for the year ending December 81. 1894 ac-
cording to the annual report of Superintendent
Maxwell. s2.si3.4f7 Il. But OF this sum s2Si
i2S 4s expended in building sites and new
buildings: which. subtracted from the total, leaves
02i o. which is on a corresponding basis the
annual running expenses OF NETWORKS public
schools. According TO Mr.. Maxwells report. "the
number of different pupils instructed was 1854.
making the average cost o. insructng each pupil
SIS "a. compared with NETWORKS average Of
81 "a
The total number OF pupils In the public schools
Of Philadelphia. according to the annual report Of
the Board OF Education for 1921. 1851. while
the running expenses for that year exclusive of the
sum OF s4s2 352 81 expended for los new buildings
and fre-escapes' was S3OSl.1A q. making an aver
age OF $40 "a for each pupil. compared with the
81 "a of New-York. Philadelphia is singuary
fortunate in being able get competent teachers at
exceedingly ,ow rate OF pay, the average falling
far below that Of New-York The superintendent
and Of mixed grammar schools get si,2i5
ana aganst the 5000 and si Tespectivey in New
York ard much the same proportion is carried ou
Ing this pay after stated length OF service but
even this at the best falls far shor; OF pay IN
In cincinnati the total cost Of running the public
schools in 1894 was s0l4.l75 OF. The total number
Of pupils taught 1893. making the total cost
per capita s25 AZ. There is nothing said In the an
sizes and the erection o. new school buildings If
sites have been purchased and new schooi-
houses erected IL would reduce CincinnatIs aver
age somewhat but probably not below s2o The
salaries b. principals range from $500 to $500
There is abcu; the difference in the salaries
OF the lower teachers in the two cities.
EXPENSES IN ST. LOUIS.
The Secretary Of the Board of Education OF s..
Louis writes: THE expense OF conducting our
system for the year ending June 80 1895, was S6l6,-
572 Os The total number OF children enrolled In
the schools during the last year was 7Oi2s." This
makes the average cost per capita 800 3d. as com
pared with the 81 "a in New-York. The principals
of the schools get from Sl,IOo 10 SD9 year as
The total cost of running the public schools OF
Milwaukee for the year ending August 81, 1870
was S575 &C. while the total number OF pupils was
297ls making an average OF sly 49, Inc saiaries Oh
principals range from $3.50 TO $500. 800
In baltimore the total cost Of running the public
schools in 1894 81 l03l6 W. while the total num-
Der OF pupils SOS, making an average or
ST. 90 as compared with the sll "A Of New-lork
The SALARIES OF principals IN baliihore range Ho"i
$2.400 TO 500.
In estimating the annual expenses for the cities
Of Chicago Baltimore, Cincinnati, 81 Louis ana
Milwaukee nothing has been said about the pur-
chase Of new sites and the erection Of new buildings
for the year in which the calculation was made IL
IS probable that all these cases there were some
cluded I'm the running expenses for that year Such
items were subtracted from the expenditures OF
the New-York public schools. and should - zone
in the expenditures OF these cities. But Zen II
they are deducted they VIII not materially Icduoe
the averages already given. l,.,
A summary Of the average cost OF educating
children IN nine of the principal cities Of the United
States will result follows Chicago. s3l 81 froyi-
dence S3l 50: Rrooklvn SIS "a: Pha dephia. go "a;
Cincinnati s25 AZ; st Louis 81! %; Milwaukee Sls %
Baltimore. 81 go New-York. 81 q.