Evening journal., 1913-01-02
EDUCATION
In DELAWARE
Sage Foundation Reports 26
Per Cent. Of Children Out
Of School in 1910
FREE TEXT BOOKS
IN ONLY TWELVE STATES

According to a pamphlet published
by the division of education of the
Russell Sage Foundation, Delaware
ranked thirty-eight in 1910 among
the states of the Union in the num-
Der of children in public and private
school There are $3.50 children in
the public schools of the state, or
67.1 per cent of the children. The
private schools have $3.50 or 60 per
cent and there are 1895 children
who are not enrolled in either pub
lie or private schools or 26 per cent.
of the number Of children in the
state who do not go to school. In
other words more than one-fourth of
the children of Delaware are not
going to school.
In the sources of school revenue
among the states OF the Union, Della
ware ranks forty-seventh, or next
to the late state, which is Nevada
Revenue is derived from the follow
ing sources: local taxes 644 per
cent; state taxes 25.S per cent; per-
manent funds, 60 per cent, and from
other sources, 90 per cent.
In the value of public school prop
erty, Delaware ranks thirty-third
with building sites, ETC.. valued at
s1,575,000. There are $49S65 chill
dren of school age in the state, the
average value of the propery for
each child being $32. The average
value per child in Massachusetts, is
$115.
Delaware stands thirty-fourth
among the states in the annual ex-
penditure for public schools, the ex-
penditure being S11 for each child or
a total of S52S,6
The state stands thirtieth in the
average days of attendance per child,
each child averaging 7S days each
school year.
The public schools Of Delaware
we're open 1925 days during 1910.
The average number Of days attend
ed was 1883 or 63 per cent
During the year 1910 Delaware
expended % cents for schools for
each 800 of wealth in the state. The
valuation was made on a total OF
all the real and personal property
in the state.
Delaware spent 13 cents each day
on each child who attended tho
public schools. or a total Of s523 ,695
for the children in its public schools
In this amount expended the state
ranked forty-seventh or was next to
the last state in the union.
The state ranks twenty-seventh IN
the number of students in elemen-
tary schools, high schools and col
leges. The totals being for eiemeniar,
schools 37,749 pupils. high schools
2.107 pupils and in colleges 212 stu
dents
The state ranks twenty-seventh ir
the number OF teachers employed
there being 993 who draw average
salaries Of S414 each school year
The expenditure for salaries was
s411 $1,000.
Eight and one-tenth per cent. o.
the total population OF the state ovel
ten years of age can not read ol
write Regarding this condition the
state ranks thirty-third among tn,
other states The total number Of
illiterates I'm the state is 1920, Of
which per cent. are white and 25l
per cent colored.
The state Is however one OF III,
twelve states in the Union havinf
free text books and one Of the eigh
states in the Union having manda
tory laws regarding medical inspec
tion Of schools.
The state averages thirty-fifth fl
the following ten tests Of efficiency
Number OF children I'm school; III,
school plant and equipment; the ex
pense per child the length OF schoo
year; the daily attendance; the ex
penditure IN proportion TO wealth
the daily cost of upkeep; the higl
schools and the salaries paid t
teachers.