Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-01
SCHOOL MONEYS.

SIMULTANEOUSLY; eiO HhV"Ht "HiNu
will be available this year for state
school purposes, aud the school popu-
lation of Virginia by districts. cities and
counties. were announced yesterday,
the former by Chief Clerk G. Lee
Moore, of the Office Of the auditor OF
public accounts, and the latter by X. {.
Stearnes, secretary to the State Board
OF Education.
In letter to Superintendent Eggle-
stcn, OF the department OF public IN
struction, Mr.. Moore states that by the
calculation which he has made, the
amount applicable to public free school
purposes from the taxes assessed for
the year 1910 is 81 ,027 ,695.79.
This is smaller amount than that
of last year, because OF the change in
the law. Heretofore the auditor has
made general cut OF 10 per cent from
the school taxes from all sources to
cover the delinquents, but the legis-
lature at its session last winter decreed
that the delinquent capitation taxes
should be deducted entire each year,
based on the amount OF this tax which
was returned delinquent from the pre-
yious year.
Large numbers of capitation taxes
are returned delinquent each year, and
as two-thirds OF this money goes for
state school purposes, the loss on this
account is rather large.
Fortunately. however, it is nearly
counterbalanced by the large increase
from other sources Of taxation and
from the fact that the gross capitation
taxes are larger this year. Last year
the school money amounted to$l ,O4O,
09S.O4.
Showing the loss on the capitation
tax matter, the states part from this
source this year will be 1912, 487 .66,
whereas had the former custom been
followed and only 10 per cent. deduct
cd it would have amounted to $685.
849. 80.
While the money available shows this
slight decrease OF $l3, 400 %, there is
no decrease at all in the number OF
school children to receive it. The lat
Ter now number GA, 100, gain oil
34.172 over the figures OF five years
ago. when the last census was taken.
In 1905 the total was $50, 6lS.
Therefore il will be seen that the
appointment for each child in the State
of school age will be 81 81 and 2 mills
Tho result is obtained by dividing the
total OF money available by the total o.
children.
OF these children 397, 900 are white
and 2l7, 20 eolored.
During the next day or two the cx
act apportionment 10y counties ans
cities will be worked ont 10y Judge
David Christian, Of the Department o
/ Public Instruction.
The average amount for each child i
less than that of last year, because
there are more children and les
money. Last year the amount wa
Sl.79 per child.
BY taking the table which follow
land multiplying the school population
OF any country by Sl.672, the amour
Of money which will go to that coun
try will be arrived at.
Some Of the counties have EaiDe'
largely in school population, Will
others have lost.
The school population in the cite
and counties in this section OF the stat
are as follows;
Alexandra city. 1885; loss, 925.
Alexandra county, 1904; gain 1,04:
Clarke, 9, 230; gain, III.
Culpeper, 1862; gain, 100.
Fairfax, 1879; gain, 1874.
Fauqu:er, $500; gain, n.
Fredericksburg, ,437; loss, SO.
King George, 2,lsS; loss, 245.
Loujoun, 5,649; gain, 20.
Louisa, 5,29S; loss, 253.
Orange, 4,0OS; loss, 145.
Page, 4,577; gain, ass,
Prince William, 3,76S; gain, 81.
Rappahannock, 2,540; gain, 80,
Stafford, 2,442; loss, 3l2.
Warren, 2,sO9; gain, 40.
Westmorcland, $3.50; gain. lila.
Winchester, 1888; gain, 81.