The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-01
LESS MONEY FOR
SCH00|L.PUR.P0|S.E|:.S.
More Children and Smaller APP
preparation for Present Il
School Year 4
NEW FIGURES E ANNOUNCED \, \ y
new FIGURES ANNOUNCE ED
Loss Of Capitation Taxes Is
Cause New School
Census Figures.

simultaneously the amount which
will be available this year for State
school purposes. and the school popula-
ton 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 R. G.
stearnes secretary to the state Board
Of Education.
In letter to superintendent Eggle-
ston. OF the Department Of Public In
struction, Mr.. NJ pore states that by the
calculation which he has made. the
amount applicable to public FREQ school
purposes from the taxes assessed for
the year 1910 is s1,o21es5.7s.
This is a 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
10 cover the delinquents, but the Leg
islature at Its session last winter de-.
creed that the delinquent capitation
taxes should be deducted entire each
year. based on the amount OF this tax
which was returned delinquent from
the previous year.
Large numbers OF capitattcn taxes
are returned delinquent each year, and
as two-ttirds OF this money goes for
State school purposes, the loss on this
account is rather large.
Other sources Help.
! Fortunately, however. 1t Is nearly
counterba1anced 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 $1,000.
O9S.O4.
Showing the loss on the capitation
tax matter. the States part from this
source this year will be $272,4SI66.
followed and only 10 per cent. deduct
ed. 1t would have amounted to $685.
$3.50.
While the money availa-.e shows
this slight decrease OF $1s.4o225. there
is no decrease at all IN the number OF
school children to receive 1t. The
latter now number e14.7so. gain OF
34.172 over the figures OF Ave years
ago, when the last census was taken.
In 1905 the total was 5sO,61s.
Therefore it will be seen that the
/ AOl cdCn ACaltQ III Tue
State OF school age will be s1.s7 and 2
mills. The result Is oh tained by divid-
ing the total Of money available by
the total Of children.
Division by Races.
OF these children $4,000 are white
and 217,7oo colored.
During the next day or two the ex-
act apportionment by counties and
cities will be worked out by Judg.
David Christian. OF the Department OF
Public instruction..
The average amount for each child
is less than that Of last year. ba.
cause there are more children and less
money. Last year the amount was
S1.79 per child.
BY taking the table which follows
and multiplying the school population
of any county by s1.672. the amount
Of money which will 60 to that coun-
It will be noted that some OF the
counties have gained largely in school
population. while others have lost,
Richmond it will be seen, has II
gain Of $3.50 in her school population.
1 This of course. Is due In part to
the annexation of Manchester. The