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

simultaneously, the amount which
will be available this year for state
school purposes, and the school popu-
lation of Virginia by districts. cities and
counties, were announced yesterday,
the former by Chief Clerk c. Lee
Moore. of the Office of the auditor Of
public accounts, and the latter by 4. c.
Stearnes, secretary to the State Board
OF Education.
In letter to Superintendent Eggle-
stcn, Of the department OF public m
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 OPT ,695. 70.
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 lwo-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 tho gross capitation
taxes are larger this year. Last year
the school money amounted toSl ,O4O,-
O9S.04.
Showing the loss on the captation
tax matter, the states part from this
source this year will be $272, 4S7. Ct,
whereas had the former custom been
followed and only 10 per cent. deduct
cl it would have amounted to $685.
$40. 80.
While the money available shows this
slight decrease OF ST., 402. %, there is
no decrease at all in the number OF
school children to receive it. The lat
ter now number G1I. 100, Il gain OF
34,172 over the figures OF five years
ago. when the last census wis taken.
In 1905 the total was $50, 6lS.
Therefore il will he seen that the
appuutmcnt for each child in the State
Of school aye will he 81 "a and = mills.
The result is obtained 10y dividing the
total OF monry available by the total OF
children.
OF these children 397 900 are white
and OF, 20 colored.
During the next day or two the cX-
act appnrtionment ly counties AM!
cities will be worked ont hy Judge
David Christian, of The Department OF
Public Instruction.
The average amount for each child is
less than that of last year, because
there are more children and les,
money. Last year the amount va,
Sl.79 per child.
BY taking the table which follow,
and multiplying the school population
Of any country by 1852, the amount
Of money which will 60 to that coun
try will be arrived at.
Some nf the counties have gained
largely in school population, while
others have lost.
Tile school population in the cities
and counties in this section OF the state
IRE as follows;
Alexandra city, 2,985; loss, 925.
Alexandria county, 2.9O4; gain l,042
Clarke, 2,290; gain, III.
Culpcper, 1852; gain, 100.
Fairfax, 1879; gain, 1874.
Fanqu:er. $500; gain. II.
Fredericksburg, l,437; loss. So.
King George, 2,lSS; loss, 245.
Louioun, 5,G49: gain. 20.
Louisa, 5,293; loss, 255.
Orange, zoos; loss, l45.
Page, 4,577; gain, 4S5.
Prince William, 3.76S; gain, 81.
Rappahannock, 2,540; gain, 80.
Stafford, 2,442; loss, 3l2.
Warren, 2,s09; gain, ~.
Westmorcland, 1880; gain. l ,l14.
Winchester, 1888; gain, 81.