Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-12-16
Compares Favor
ably With Those
of Older States
IS FAR AHEAD OF MANY
Superintendent Gives In
teresting Data Showing the
Educational Progress.

| A comparative statement has been
ISSUED by Territorial Superintendent
of Public instruction j. +. Clarke, in
which the educational conditions in
New Mexico are compared with those
in the states of Oklahoma, Texas.
Louisiana. Arkansas, Utah, Colorado,
Kansas, Nebraska and the territory
of Arizona. The statement shows
that New Mexico is far in advance
of many of the states named in all es-
sential particulars. The statement
follows:
In the percent of school population
enrolled New Mexico is in advance of
Louisiana and is practically the same
as Arizona and Texas in spite of the
fact that New Mexico's school popula-
ton covers all children from five to
itwenty-one years of age, while the
majority of the states with which New
Mexico is compered has a school pop
ulation covering a more limited range
of ages.
In the per cent of total population
enrolled New Mexico is in advance of
Arizona and Louisiana, and is prac-
tically the same as Texas.
| In the number attending daily for
each one hundred enrolled, New Mex
leo is in advance of Arkansas, Okla
homa, and Arizona. and is practically
the same as Texas.
| Length Of School Terms.
In the average number of days the
schools were kept open New Mexico
| is in advance of Oklahoma, Texas and
Arkansas and is practically the same
as Arizona and Louisiana.
In the average number Of days at
tended by each pupil enrolled, New
Mexico is in advance of Arkansas and
Oklahoma and is practically the same
as Texas and Arizona.
In the average number of days
schooling for every child of school
age, New Mexico is in advance of
! Louisiana and Arkansas and is prac-
tically the same as Texas and Ari-
zona.
In the amount expended per capi-
| ia on basis of total population, New
Mexico is in advance of Louisiana, Ar
kansas and Texas, and is practically
| the same as Oklahoma.
In the amount expended per capita
ma basis of average attendance, New
Mexico is in advance of louisiana,
Arkansas, and Texas, and is practic-
Ially the same as Oklahoma.
Well Up to National Average.
According to the latest statistics
|available the per cent of school popu-
lation enrolled in the public schools
in the United States was 70.43. New
Mexico's ranking on this item is So
Al per cent. In the matter of per cent
of total population enrolled in the
lpublc schools the average for the
UNITED States is 1894 and New Mex
ii leo stands close at 1920, being in adj
Vance of the North Atlantic states.
| In the matter of the number attending
ldaily for each hundred enrolled the
leverage for the United States is 70.3S
New Mexico ranks 6993, being in ad-
Vance of the South Central states and
1.-THE South Atlantic states AS to the av-
erage number of days attended by
each pupil enrolled the average for
1.-THE United States is 106. New Mexi-
co stands at 722, being in advance Of
1.-THE South Central states.
Concerning the average number of
ldays the public schools were kept
open the average for the United
Estates is 1906. New Mexico's aver
|age is 113, being in advance of the
South Central states.
| AS to the amount expended per capt.
Ita on the basis of daily attendance
1.-THE average for the United States Is
1886. New Mexico's average Is ST.
|22, being in advance of the South At
lantic states and the South Central
Estates.
/ AS to the amount expended per cap
lita on the basis Of average attend
d 4
ance the average for the United States
lis $25.40. New Mexico's average Is
l$14O9, being in advance of the South
Atlantic states and the South Central
Estates.
Growth In Recent Years.
! A comparison Of the reports for the
Years 1900 and 1908 shows the follow
ling growth:
/ Number of teachers employed In
creased from GIL to 1865.
/ School census increased from 5S.-
00S to 93,S15.
i The enrolment increased from 31--s
1910 to 1926.
i The average attendance increased
from 19,451 to 26,844.
~ fconfinued on Pace Eluht.1