Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-06
EDUCATION REPORT
OVER FIFTEEN MILLIONS IN PUB
Lie SCHOOLS OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Large increase Shown in the Atten-
dance, Cost and the Num-
Der Of Schools.

Washington. Nov. Pupils in the
public schools numbar 5,1-5.35-, OF
20.28 per cent Of the entire popula-
ton. ,5 4sa.asl u.s. Pc svus ia 1870.
This is shown by the report q tae
commissioner of education, transmit.
ted today to the secretary Of " in
terror
The average daily attendance was
60 per cent of the total number en-
rolled, the largest IN the enrolled in
the hosiery of the United States. The
school term for the first time in ar
history reached 1t5 days.
The amount enlisted in support of
the public schools was 1926, ,208, 465. or
expenditure per capita of population
Of $299, as against cost OF s63 ,396,,
56 in 1870, a per capita of 1854
The entire value of school property
is $60,571 ,307, against S342,531,791 in
1890.
Male teachers formed nearly SO per
cent of the entire number in 1870, are
nearly 43 per cent in 1880, but less
than % per cent in 1902 The average
monthly wages fcr teachers for 1902
was $49.05 for males and s3977 for
females. a Sight increase over the
previous years.
The above figures relate t.. the pub
lie schools only.
In addition the private schools are
tabulated at 1,103,901 for the elemen-
tary schools and 168, ,628 for academies
and ether secondary schools.
The total enrolment for the year.
including public and private, elenen-
tary, secondary and higher edJll lion,
was II 1905 pupils, and to this there
should be an addition made for even
ing schools, business schools, private
kindergarfens, Indian schools, state
schools for detectives, orphans, etc,
620,S4O, making grand total of 1880.
084 in general and special schools.
The average schooling given each
nhabitant is ,032 days, against 672
days in 1870
The total number of universities, col
leges the chronological sch OOlhs is 638.
of which 131 admit women only: 1874
universities and colleges admit only
men to the undergraduate departments
and 800 admit both men and women
OF the 43 schools of technology u in
stitutions report women among their
undergraduates. The tctal number of
students resident at these institutions
in 1902 was reported at 107,391.
In 1902 the common school enroll
ment in colored schools in the sixteen
former above states and the District
of Columbia numbered 1,5S7 309 In
1877, the first year in which the sta
tistics of the colcTed pupils were TAX
en- separately. there We're 81, ,505 col
ored pupils and 1,S27,139 white pupils
in the schools of the south In 1855
Athe white pupils had increased to s.
342 420 and the coIored pupils had in
creased 10 ,296 $50 The increase
therefore, In the past thirteen years
Of the white pupils has been nearly
,300 000 and 10000 colored pupils.
; The expenditure for public schools
Of both races in these sixteen states
and the District of Columh.a accounted
tot S37 561 352 in the year Of 1902. The
total amount of public funds expended
during the period beginning in 1876
, and ending in 1902 for white and col
ored has been $GS7 ,G91 ,329, of which it
is estimated that more ujn $l25,000,-
600 has been expended t. support the
common schools for negro children.