Amador ledger., 1909-07-30
California School Census
Statement by superlntend't Hyatt

California has nearly a half million
children OF school age according to
the official state school census just
completed by superintendent Edward
Haytt. The exact number according
to the combined totals from Cali
fornia's So counties is I6y, 437.
Compared with the returns for 1909
the gain in the number of school
children between The ages of 8 and II
is nearly 30 per cent. The in
crease during the nine yenrs is 108,
27S.
Using the ratio 4.3 which is a
means between the ratio used by
ultra conservative statistIpians and
the higher mulipller used by others,
the population of California is esti
mated to be 2,0lS,533. The lowest
ratio used, namely 80 would give a
population very near the 1000. 600
mark. This means that California
has gained more than 500, 200 in popu-
lation in the last nine years.
One of the remarkable points about
the 1909 census is that compared with
the 1903 returns the increase in the
nun ber of families listed is greater
than the increase in the number of
census children. The number of
families listed is 2S5, 2s7, an increase
of IA. 063. But the increase of census
children is II, 53S The rate of census
children per family in 1908 was l.68
while for 1909 it is 1.64. The falling
of of per cent furnishes a slight
basis for Roosevelt race e-suIcide OBJ
servations. The decrease is general
over the state according to returns
from county officials.
There are 373S MongoIan children
of school age in California. This in
cludes both Japanese and Chinese
children, and represents an increase
of s. % 10 the last twelve months. the
ratio being 30 per cent. There is a
great disparity between the number
of Mongolian boys and the mum ber of
M Mongolian girls, the increase in the
mum ber of boys being three times
the increase in the number of girls.
There are actually more Indian
than negro children in California.
The number of Indian children is
B. 43, an increase over 1908 of 169. The
mum Der of negro children Is 29,31,
loss of 9. There is one less negro
boy IN California this year than last.
Children are attending school
better than ever before. or the total
mum ber of census children the num-
ber attending public school was 3d.
935 an increase of 10.4l1; the number
attending private schools was 80, ,367,
decrease of 931; while the number
that were not in school at all was
93. l29. an increase OF 2,903. But this
is misleading calculation unless it be
remembered that the census includes
children of years of age who are not
enrolled IN school.
Consideration of the total number
attending school, the number attend
ing private schools, and the number
that are not in school shows that the
public school system is thoroughly
appreciated by the people, and that
parents are sending their children
more and more to public schools.
CALIFORNIA; population is 1000, 600
according to estimate based on the
1909 State school census.
California has 469, All children of
school age, that is. between the ages
of and II.
They would make line $50
miles long. or as far as from San
Francisco to Reno. Nevada.
The NUM- ber of children per family
is slightly decreasing. The numer of
.Iapanese and Chinese Children is in
oreasing very rapidly. much faster
proportionately than the mum ber of
white children.
The Indian children in California
outnum ber the negro children. Negro
ohiIdIen are slightly decreasing in
nun ber.
More children are attending school
every year in comparison with the
total mum Der of school age.
H.