The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-12-10
PUBLIC SCHOOL
EXPENSES
Superin t ZEN d E ut Baxter
Makes His Annual Re-
port to the Board Of
Education.
TOTAL COST $4,000, 900
Value of School Property,
in the State S7sl, ,645. .43
Enrolment, 352, ,2o3
a Big Increase.
TOTAL COST $4,000, 900
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TRENTON, Dec. 10, 1904.-New Jer-
sey's public school system for the school
year 1903-o4 cost $9,201, ,771.73, and Oh
the expenditure of this amount of money
results were attained that show forg-
ing ahead in practically every depart
ment of the school work. These facts
are presented in a summary of the an
nual report of the State Board of Educa-
ton, which has just been prepared by
Professor Charles J. Baxter, Secretary
of the Board.
The summary shows that with a bal
ance carried from last year of SLIP
0SS.32, the receipts for the year were
SIS, 9,537, ,s6S.06, giving a total income for
the school year of $10649. .956.3S This
is decided increase over the receipts for
the previous school year, the principal
items being as follows From income of
State school fund for school purposes,
$59, ,s37 A: from State school tax. $751;
028.46; from the local school tax lexied
on the districts of thes State, $1,322, :
646.S4.
The expenses of all the school work
for the year We're $9,2o1, ,77173, leaving
balance on hand of 81 ,44S, ,1S4.65, an
increase over that ofsthe previous year
of 1896. .096.33
The chief item in the school expendi-
lures was for teachers salaries, which
amounted to s4,S96, 49,. .S3. an increase
over the school year of 1902 '0aa of 1922 :
033.50 This increase was caused by the
larger salaries paid in some instances
and by the wages paid to 400 new teach
ers demanded by the increase in the
school work.
The total value of all the public school
property in the state is shown to be
SIS, 1861, ,393.4 an increase over the prev
ious year of $731 ,645.43 The total en-
rollment for the year was 352. .203. The
total number of teachers employed was
S,694, a gain of 400 over 1902 -'03. The
average yearly salary paid the teachers
was $563.25, an increase of $11. .66.
Speaking further the report says
Progress in educational matters con-
tinues to be the watchword in New Jer-
sey and more impressively so than ever
before. for the annual school year end
ing June 80, 1904. Though the realiza-
tion Of our ideals seems very distant, en-
couragement to persevere is always der
rived from our. annual retrospect
I'VE are gradually learning that in ed
ucation, as in matters economic, means
must be adapted to ends and that re-
suits will continue to sustain an infiexible
ratio to effort and outlay. This knowl-
edge obtains in varying degrees in differ
ent municipalities, as proved by the school
facilities found in each.
THE amount expended for manual
training and current expenses, as defined
in section 95, was S6,901 .9635O, as
against $6,3s5, ,92SS2 for the preceding
school year, an increase of $516, ,034 II.
This has affected the cost of educa-
=. f1lI A e
! per pupil enrolled for the school year
1 1902-'03, $1S.26; for 1903-'04, $19.23;
! increase, $0.97. Average cost of tuition
per pupil for the school year Of 1902 -0a3,
calculated upon the average number Of
pupils in attendance, $2I25: for 1908 '04,
I $2S.27; increase, $1.02.'
! Continuing his report, Superintendent
Baxter presents number of items which
i he states offer unmistakable evidence of
! advancement in the State school work.
| They are as follows:-
| Increase in number of school buildings,
| 5; increase in the number Of school build
ings owned, Z; decrease in the number of
buildings rented for school purposes, 2;
increase in number of school buildings
valued above $4,000, Z increase iii total
value Of public school property, $731,-
645.43; increase in the average value of
/ public school buildings, $350.95.
Increase in total enrolment Of public
schools, 7,746; increase in total days
| attendance at the schools, l. 1884 1853: in
crease in total number of pupils enrolled