The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-03
STATE SCHOOLS
Interesting Statistics Given oul By
Superintendent SWeariDgen.
NUMBER OF SCHOLARS

NUMBER OF SCHOLARS
Value Of School Houses, Grounds,
and Equipment.-Average Enrol
ment, Attendance and Number OF
Pupils to School-Length Of Terms
and Other Information, Of Value.
Many interesting and valuable
facts Of the educational life Of the
State is contained in the synopsis OF
summaries, prepared by State Super.
intendent of Education Swearingen,
relative to the schools Of South Caro-
lima. A. study of the same is Of in-s
terest, says The News and Courier
The value Of school houses and
grounds is s3,547,741:63, divided as
follows: White, ,lo9,023.55; me-
gro. s43S,7l3.0S. The value of
school equipment is: White, s315,-s
i31s.3s; negro, s65,414,13, making
total of 9,732.51. -
It will be noticed from the follow
ing figures that the enrolment OF
whites exceeds the negroes in the
towns, but that in the country and
State the negroes are in majority.
White Enrolment-Town: Boys,
81, ITO; girls, 32,421. Total, 63,-
5e1. Country: Boys, 1916; girls,
4S,063. Total, s7,239. State:
Boys, S0,34e; girls, S0,4S4. Total,
16O,S3o.
Negro Enrolment-Town: Boys,
1912; girls, 23,71S. Total, 49,
425. County: Boys, 6s,006; girls.
$4,000. Total, 151,015. State:
Boys, S7,71S; girls, 105,722. Total,
1913, ,440.
The average attendance is:
Aye..ge Attendance White
Town: Boys, 21,s20; girls, 24,33s.
Total, 4s,155. Country: Boys, so.-5
1872; girls, s1,Oo6. Total, 81, 1ss:
State: Boys, 52,012; girls; 55,S41.E
Total, 1O7, 353. .ss5s:;ss .ss;s
Average Attendance, Negro.
Town: Boys 12;904; girls, 1855.
Total, 29,46s. County: Boys, 49,
COS; girls, 54,3o2. Total. 98,207.zs
State: Boys, $500; girls, 7o,S67.
Total, 127,676. ss1.:.s.:s.
It will appear from the following
figures that the average Eumber OF B
negroes to a school IS much larger
than the average number Of whites
Average number of pupils to-
school: White 60, negro 80 ~ AFerss::
age number Of pupils to teacher
White 3s, negro 70. ,jGs,::5s.
It will probably be surprisingto;
note the smlI1ness of the average
psIo saeasFssss the sseragegyor:
whites being: Men s5362:ISS;a Womens
$4,000, wEile the salaries s1orsnegre
teachers ayerage,men S132T33ssWo-S
men s9s.3S. The average expendi-
ture per pupil for both races is s5:96: 8
divided, white s12.62, negroes s171-
The total school revenues are ss2,-Sss
517,09L09 and the expenditures,
white s1,s1s,6Ts..Sl, negro sss4s.-S
S34.60, making "a total OF s., 1885,
5A3.4l. The total balance on hand
July L, 1911, was sS.AS,577. .61.Sssss:sssS.Ss.
The average length Of the school
terms follow: :. 7s.s5s 7g;.s
Average Weeks session-White e
town so, country %, State 24::EslSee-
gro, town %, country 13, State ~ .52s5
The following figures are of inter;
est: Number of districts in State.
1901; number of districts leYying
special tax, e27;; number Of districts
not levying special tax, 9 14;;Snumber g
of districts voting or increasing levy
during the year, 223;; districts with
outstanding school bonds, 115;
amount of outstanding schoo. bonds,
s1,316, ,s37.4s. - .;:.,. y
Certificates issued during the year:
White, men 1sa; women s 49, total
SOS. Negro, men 11o, women 322;'.ss
total 432.
Institutions :of higher education =:
White 80, negro II. Total A1::5.Ac
credited colleges: White 20, regro
9; total 80. Number Of high schools
accepted for State aid%125;; number
|oe other high schools 80.
Public scEools-White, town 35e,
country 2,3f3; / State 2,672. Negro,
town PIG; country 2,1s2, State D.
401. :=:..z...5-ss5.z4.;.
Public School Houses-White d
500, negro 1,777; total ATS. IS
Private Buildings Used for Public
schools-White f54, negro 6O9;;#to-
!tal 1853. 8
Value of ,school Houses and
Grounds s3,10s,02s.55, ne
| gro s4ss, 71s:es; total ss,547,74i;63.
Value Of School :Equipment-
White s3l5,s1s.3S, negro s65,-
414.19; totaT@s3S9,732.5 51.:s.z;ss
Buildings receiving State aid dur
ing the year 81. .z-:55ss. .z-sz.
White Teaehers-Men SGT, women
3,424; total 2,255. s:s-.s8:. :.=5:s
Negro TeaGhers-Men S12, women
1910; total2,752.