The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-04
NEW JERSEYS EDUCATION.
Comparison with Other States Proves
Her No Niggard.

To TIE EDITOR or THE SuN--Sir: I
notice an interview with Miss Katherine
d. Blake. chairman of the teachers
branch OF the campaign committee,
concerning the election on the woman's
suffrage amendment. In which she il
quoted ms saying New Jersey is be-
hind every other State. even the South
ern states. In education. The average
expenditure for schools 10 sl1. and the
average for tho United States Is S2s."
II Miss Blake had referred to pages
Is and 10 OF the annual report OF the
United States Commissioner OF Educa-
ton for the year 1914. the latest pub
lished. she would have earne that the
amount expended by the state of New
Jersey on its schools for the year 1912
to l9t3 was s22. 753.454. n sum greater
than that OF any other state, except
New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois. Ohio,
California and Massachusetts,. The fig
utes are as follows:
New York ss2.O i1, ole
pennsylvania ................ 46.6I1.ss2
Illinois 3S.O5?,sIl
OHIO 81 .3S5.6oi
California ?5,554,sle
Massachusetts iSs.3sS
New %, I53,45i
Tho population of New Jersey Is
2.53'.16T: OF New York, 9.113,279 {:
Massachusetts, 3.366.416; Ohio. A.
767,i2l PENNSYLVANIA, 7,665.111 Cali
fornia. e,377,5i9. II follows therefore
that New Jersey has expended more per
capita than any one OF the other States
mentioned except California. New Jer-
sey is the eleventh State In population
and seventh In school expenditure.
New Jersey expended ss.2s per capita
Of population in 1878, which was ex-
.,a.Ia1 npl,s ~. Mouth I,.Lntn Z - .
Montana. sl0.5i Idaho. 1888 Washing
ton. s937. and California. s9.5S. all Of
them much less deusely settled States
The amount expended per capita in the
state OF New York was 81. ~. The aver.
axe oc IN. North Atlantic division Of
States was s6.26. and in the north CEN
tial division it was $3.50.
Several OF the Northern and Western
States that are more ~populous than New
Jersey, for example, Indiana Michi-
IAN and Missouri. cNpeud considerably
less than New Jersey for educational
purposes.
An examination OF the statistics
with reference to the amount expended
on a percentage OF the assessed value
~ all property ,see the commissioners
report, page 23) will show that the
state Of New Jersey has "A percentage
OF .oos1oS, AZ against New York, .005e
MASSACHUSETTS. .NNihNH. INT percentage
Of New Jersey IS exceeded only by n
number OF the Western States. the as
sessed valuation OF all property in the
newer communities being as a rule less
than in the Eastern states.
The school revenues Of New Jersey are
d. riyeI from a number OF Independent
sources. The revenues from the States
riparian lands are secured 10 the school
fund and are distributed TO the various
school districts Throughout. the State.
and the additional amounts necessary
for the schools are raised by taxation.
In Justice to Miss Blake, II may be
said that she probably looked only at
the amount raised by ad valoren taxes
Isee Commissioners report. page 2D,
amounting to S5.S57,Si7. or 1lsi per
cent. In hat case she overlooked the
schedules OF tne Commissioner to which
| have referred. and failed to acduaint
herself with the other sources OF the
States revenues for school purposes,
amounting, as will he seen from page
II OF the Commissioners report. 20 the
modest sum OF $4,000 900 or there
about. NJ r. r.
jersey CITY, y r. November 3.