The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-01-02
STATE SCHOOL STATISTICS.
The Average Enrolment Attendance
and Number of Pupils to
School.

NoS~$Ao
of the educational life of the State is
contained in the synopsis OF sum-
maries, prepared by State Superin-
tendent of Education SWearingen, re-
lative to the schools of South Caro-
lima. A study of the same is of in
terest.
The value of school houses and
grounds is s3,547,741.63, divided as
follows: White, $780, ,02S.55; negro,
s43S,719.OS. The value of school
equipment is: White, S315,31S.38;
negro, s65,41413, making a total OF
s3S9,732.51
1t 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, 3d.
ITO; girls, 32,421. Total, 63,591.
Country: Boys, 49,176; girls, 4S,O63.
Total, 97,239. State: Boys, S0,346;
girls, SO,4S4. Total, 16G,S30.
Negro Enrolment-To Boys, 49,
712; girls, 23,713. Total, 1926. Coun-
try: Boys, 69,O06; girls, S2,009. To-
tai, 151,015. State: Boys, SI,71S;
girls, lO5,722. Total, 193,440
The average attendance is:
Average Attendance. White
Town: Boys, 21,S2O; girls, 24,336. To-
tai, 46,155. Country: Boys, 3o,192;
girls, 31,0e6 Total, 61,19S. State:
Boys, 52,012; girls, 55,a41. Total,
707,353.
Average Attendance, Negro-Town:
Boys, 1904; girls, 1855. Total, 49,
469. Country: Boys, 43,905; girls,
54,3O2. Total, 9S,207. State: Boys,
$500; girls, 70,S67 Total, 127,676.
1t will appear from the following
figures that the average number of
negroes to a school is much larger
than the average number of whites:
Average number Of pupils to school,:
White so, negro 80. Average number
of pupils to teacher: White SO, negro
70.
It will probably be surprising to
note the smallness Of the average paid
the teachers, the averages for whites
being: Men S562.13, women $4,000,
while the salaries for negro teachers
average, men s132.73, women $685..
The average expenditure per pupil for
both races is 1896, divided, whites
s12.62, negroes Sill. The total school
revenues are s2,517,O91.09 and the ex-
penditures, white s1,S1S,e7S.S1, negro
s349,S34.60, making a total of $685.
5z3.41. The total balance on hand
July l, 1911, was s34S,57I61.
The average length of the school
terms follow:
Average Weeks Session-White,
town 80, country %, State "a. Negro,
town %, country 49, State IA.
The following figures are of inter-
est: Number of districts in State, l.
901; number of districts levying spe-
cial tax, 927; number of districts not
levying special tax, 974; number of
districts voting or increasing levy
during the year, 223; districts with
outstanding school bonds, ll5;
amount Of outstanding school bonds,
$1,316,937.4S.
Certificates issued during the year:
White, men 1870, women 67S; total
S69. Negro, men 10, women 322; to-
tai 432
Institutions of higher education:
White 80, negro II. Total Al. Ac7
credited colleges: White 20, negro 3;
total 20. Number of high schools ac-
cepted for State aid 11S; number of
other high schools 80.
Public Schools White, town $50,
country 2,313, State 2,672. Negro,
town PIG, country 2,1S2, State 2,4O1.
Public School Houses-White g.
399, negro LIT; total 4,176.
Private Buildings Used for Public
Schools White 154, negro 500; total
763.
Value of School houses and Grounds
White s3,1os,o2s.55, negro s43S,713.oS;
total s3,547,741.63.
Value of School Equipment-Whlte
$315,318.3S, negro s65,41413; total
s3ss,7s2.51.
Buildings receiving State aid during