The daily sentinel., 1905-08-11
What 1t Costs
To Run Schools


William A. Marsh. secretary of
school district No. l yesterday COM
pleted his annual report of the school
district for the year ending June 30,
1905, and the same will be turned
over to Z.-B- Mcclure, the county
superintendent, probably tomorrow
The report is a very satisfactory
one and shows that the year has been
prosperous one for the district
Many interesting statistics are given
which will prove of general interest
to the patrons of the city schools
In the personal statistics il is
shown that the number of persons
between the ages of six and twenty
one years residing in the district on
the tenth day of April of this year
was 1,694, of which $50 were males
and S5S females.
The number of school children be-
tween the ages of eight and four
teen years was SIG, 400 males and
416 females.
From these figures it will be seen
that the female school children ex-
coed the male school children in
number by only %.
One hundred forty-seyen were en-
rolled in the high school during the
year 62 boys and 81 girls.
There were 1,523 pupils enrolled
in the graded schools below the high
school during the past year, 764
boys and 759 girls. OF these 999
were between the ages of eight and
fourteen.
The whole number of children of
the school age who have attended
public school during the school year
was 1870. The average daily at
tendance was 1.239.
DuTinH the NQat. 4 n1nfIc lot
ed the eighth grade course of which
number 80 were girls. Thirteen pu-
pills, five young men and nine young
ladies completed the four-year high
school course.
Thirty-six teachers, SO women and
4 men, were employed at one time to
teach in the graded schools of the
district. The average monthly sal
ary of the teachers in the graded
schools was s72.40.
There are four deaf-mutes in the
dis trict between the ages of 4 and
% years.
The schools were in daily session
$50 days during the year
The total cost of operating the
schools during the year was $34,-
1910. The cost for teachers was
S24, ,G66. The incidental expenses
were S7,707.10. Six per cent inter
est on the-value of the school prop
erty was $4,000.
The cost of operating the schools
per month was $3SeS.6S. The aver
age cost per month based on total
enrolment was S2.31. The average
cost per month for each pupil based
on daily attendance was S3.12.
During the year no bonds were
issued by the district.
Taxes amounting to II mills was
levied for special school fund during
the current year.
There is one frame school house,
valued at $1,000, able to accommo-
date So pupils; three stone or brick
houses, valued at S4S. 500, able to ac-
commodate 1910 pupils-a total of
2S school rooms. accommodating l.
1876 pupils. The value of the school
houses is fixed at $4,000. One new
frame school house was erected dur
ing the year.
In the financial statement it is
shown that S4S.401.29 was the
amount of funds handled by the dis
trict during the year. The total |
amount paid out during the year was
s43,S2O.7S.
The Grand Junction schools have |
school apparatus valued at $4,000; |
has manual training system, estab-
lished in 1901; has kindergartens, |
which were established in 1903. In |
fact, the schools are conducted on |
thoroughly modern lines in every de- |
partment