The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-10-09


State Treasurer W. J. Smith
makes the statement that Minnesota
schools will receive S3.5l6,S05 from
the state treasury for school work
OF last year under the October ap-
pOrtionment.
The apportiOnment was made as
follows: From general school fund,
sl.4s4,SO5; state aid for high and
graded schools. S1,10O.00O: state aid
from rural and consolidated schools,
S900. 600, and for school libraries, S32,-
600.
The general school fund is made
up OF the income from the perma-
nent school fund and from the state
1-mill tax. Every pupil between five
and twenty-five years old who has
attended the public schools forty
days or more Is counted In for a
share. The number of pupils shar'
ing in this October apportionment is
412.446 The number last year was
4O3n41.
increase Evenly Divided.
The increase Is about evenly div
iced 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.
Ramsey county will get Sl06, 4TT.20
as it's portion of the apportionment.
The total registration for Ramsey
county was 2s.577. Hennepin county
with 5I.9s5 pupils will get SlS7,O7i.
St Louis county had a larger regis
tration than Ramsey county and will
get sllz,752.40 for 32.709 pupils. OF
tertail county had the next largest
number OF pupils entitled to state
apportionment and the county will
receive ssT.5os.4O for its 1O.419 pu.
pills. Stearns county was next with
10,0S9 pupils and an apportionment
OF s36,S20.40
State Aid Is s2,oooyooo.
State aid this year to high. grad
ed. rural and consolidated schools
totals $4,000 under the October
apportionment This is the largest
sum ever apportloned for state aid.
The legislature in 1918 increased
state aid By about 100 per cent. The
increase was made necessary by the
large number of schools that are i'm
proving their courses and teaching
STATS.
Special aid is given for schools
giving instruction In agriculture,
normal work and for those employ
ing teachers of a special grade. The
general school fund. according TO
figures of Mr.. Smith. had a balance
OF si,502. 1855 at the close of bust
ness September 80. The apportion.
ment from the general school fund
totaled s1.4s4.S05 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 businC-- nv
September 80 there was 81. Tt0iS.91
on balance In the revenue fund. the
apportionrnent for state aid Is 81
100000. This situation means that
the revenue fund must be over
drawn. The law allows that u be
oyerdrawn to the extent of $3.50. 900.
Oyerdrawn TO this amount the reye-
nue. fund would still be lacking about
$4,000 OF the apportionment which
would mean that Mr.. Smith would
need to 20 into the market and Dor
row money. But revenue is coming
into the state every day.
The revenue fund must be over.
drown but borrowing probably win
not be necessary. The apportionment
from the general school fund must
be sent out to the county treasurers
for distribution TO the school dis
tricts by October .26; that for state
aid must be sent out one week later
The per capita apportionment is
made on the even cents. This made
Il necessary that the apportionment
be s3.se this year instead OF s3.65
as was planned. II the higher figure
had been used the general school
fund would have been overdrawn in
order to pay II.