The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-10-13
Money For Schools
Sent Out By State
Redwood County Has 4,SS7 Pupils
And Receives S17,593.2O AS
Her Share
REDWOOD LEADS SECTION
Nearly 100000 Distributed Among
The Rural And City Schools
of State

The apportionment to the schools
of Redwood County is $17,593.2O &C
cording to the report made by the
State Treasurer, Walter J. Smith.
Redwood County had 1887 pupils in
school last year and in consequence
the apportionment is the highest Of
any county in this section of the
state.
The amount apportioned to other
counties in this section is as follows:
Blue Earth, 5,043 pupils, $18,154.8O;
Cottonwood, 1927, $11,617.2O; Fari-
bault, 1857, $17,521.2O; Jackson g.
564, S12,830.40; LIE Sueur, 1888, $751;
O96.8O; Marshall, 4,4O1, S15,843.6O;
Martin, 4,173, $15,O22.8O; Murray, q
635, $9,486.00; Nicollet, 2,517, S9,O61,-
20; Mobiles, 3,467, $12,481.20; Pipe
stone, 2,443, $8,7948O; Redwood, A.
887, $17,593.20; Waseca, 2,737, &c.
853.20; Watonwan, 2,427, S8,737.2O.
The apportionment was made as
follows: From general school fund,
$1,484,8O5; state aid for high and
graded schools, $1,1OO,OOO; state aid
from rural and consolidated schools,
100000, and for school libraries, $780,
900.
The general school fund is made
up of the income from the perma-
nent school fund and from the state
Emil tax. Every pupil between five
and twenty-five years old who has
attended the public schools forty days
or more is counted in TO a share.
The number of pupils sharing in this
October apportionment is 12,446. The
number last year was 403, 141.
Increase Evenly Divided
The increase is about evenly di-
vided between city and rural schools,
showing that the attendance has i'm
proved in both. The apportionment
per pupil this year is the same as
last year, being on a per capita basis
of $3.50 for each pupil.
State Aid is $4,000, 900
State aid this year to high, grad
ed, rurals and consolidated schools
totals S2,000,0OO under the October APP
portionment. This is the largest sum
ever apportioned for state aid. The
legislature in 1913 increased state aid
by about 100 per cent. The increase
was made necessary by the large num-
Der of schools that are improving
their courses and teaching stats.
Special aid is given for schools Civ
ing instruction in agriculture, normal
work and for those employing teach
ers of a special grade. The general
school fund, according to figures of
Mr. Smith, had balance of S1,502,-
1885 at the close of business Septem-
Der 30. The apportionment from the
general school fund totaled 81 ,4S4,SO5
so that the state treasurer has ample
funds on hand for payment of this
apportionment.
From Revenue Fund
State aid is paid from the revenue
fund. At the close of business on
September 80 there was S1,044,01s.O1
on balance in the revenue fund, the
apportionment for state aid is S2,000,-
900. This situation means that the
revenue fund must be overdrawn. The
law allows that it be withdrawn to
the extent of $95O,OO0. Overdrawn to
this amount the revenue fund would
still be lacking about $4,000 of the
apportionment which would mean that
Mr.. Smith would need to go into the
market and borrow money. Bue rev.
enue is coming into the state every
day.