Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
SCHOOLS SHOW
NOTABLE GROWTH
Teachers Wages Increased Ma
terially in the Last Official
Year of State


creased, the number of its pupils grew
and the wages of its teachers advanc-
ed over a million dollars in the official
school year OF which closed last sum-
mer according to summaries of the
financial and statistical reports of over
1850 districts issued by the State De-
partment of Public Instruction today.
The extent of the school system of the
commonwealth is amazing. There are
over 100000 pupils and the annual
expenditure for education amounts to
more than $61,000.0OO. The figures
are the most impressive ever issued by
DR.. Nathan c. Schaeffer, superintend-
ent of public instruction, and he says
they tell their own story.
The statements are as follows:
Public schools of Pennsylvania for
the school year ending July 3. 1916,
including Philadelphia:
Number of school districts in the
State. 2,5S2; school houses. 1875;
schools, 40,655; first grade high
schools, 331: second grade high
schools. 275; third grade high schools,
36S; county superintendents. 66; as
sistant county superintendents, 10;
district superintendents, 125; male
564: whole number of teachers, A.
727; average salary of male teachers
per month, $6S.63; female teachers
per month S50.55; average length of
school term in months, S.63; whole
number of pupils, 1,504,794; average
number of pupils in daily attendance,
1,212,157: cost of school houses, build
ings, rents, etc, $12. 1867. .491.99; teach
ers' wages, $27,290, 569,59; cost of text
books. $1,240, ,50S.19; cost of school
supplies other than text books, includ-
ing maps, globes, ETC., 1875, ,SO7.19;
salaries of secretaries of school boards,
S259, 9,943.96; fees of treasurers of
school boards, $275, ,S53.92;; total cost
of collection of taxes. $755, 5,937.24: cost
of enforcement of compulsory attend
ance law. s207,929.97; all other ex-
penses, $17,576, ,90S.2S; total expendi-
lures. SCI $40, ,951.29; regular appro-
priation to common schools for the
school year ending July 3. 1915, ST.
96.077.19; appropriation for free tut
ton of students in State Normal
school for school year ending July 8,
1916, 100000; appropriation to Phil
adelphia Normal schools $36, 900; ap-
preparation to pay tuition of nom
resident pupils. $4,000; appropriation
for township and borough high
schools, $225,000; appropriation for
county superintendent salaries,
S120,000;.
Items compared with those of the
preceding year ending July 5, 1915,
Philadelphia included
Increase in number of schools. L.
$40; male teachers, 246; female teach
ers, 1,198: male teachers, per month,
20; female teachers, per month, Al; +;
increase in length of school team, .02;
increase in number of pupils, 44,S57;
increase in teachers wages, $1,603,-
425.96.
Condition of system, not including
Philadelphia, with comparisons:
Number of districts 1881, increase
6; number of schools 35,674, increase
1,160: average daily attendance 1,02S,-
$50. increase 38,131; per cent. of at
tendance SO, same as least year; aver
age length of school term in months
8.45 increase .04; number of male
teachers S,428, increase 1862; number
of female teachers 28,6S2, increase L.
020; whole number of teachers 37,-
10. increase 1882; average salary of
male teachers per month $67.17, in
crease .2S; average salary of female
teachers per month $49.S9, increase
40; teachers wages S21.173,79 ,790S0, in
crease $1,101,S ,S53.35; cost of text
books S1,0S1. .365.32, increase $112,-
303.S6; salaries of secretaries $36l,-
443.96, increase $9,736.42; cost of en-
forcement of compulsory attendance
treasurers $270,315.2S, increase $18,-
019,a5; all other expenses $15,0202,-
090.1O, increase $1,122,940.50; total
expenditures $40, ,463, ,633.44, increase
$2,619,1S4.50; average number of mills
levied $50, increase 81.
delphia-Number of schools
4,9S1 male teachers, 1856; female
teachers, 4,SS2; average salary of male
teachers, per month, $165; female
teachers, per month, S94.30; number
of pupils in school at end of year,
20S,7S1; average attendance, 1SS,47
cost of school houses, purchasing,
renting, etc, $3,116.032.23; teachers
wages, Sc, 6,77S.79; cost of school
text books, $159,142.s7; cost of school
supplies other than text books, S170,-
57164; salary of secretary, $5,499;
cost of enforcement of compulsory at
tendance law, $50, ,359.04; all other ex-
penses, $2,556, 6,S1S.1S; total expendi-
lures. s12,207,S17.S5.
MISUNDERSTANDING of schools, g.
45S: number of male teachers. 517;
female teachers, 1885, average salary
of male teachers, per month. $3.50;
female teachers, per month, 500: num-
Der of pupils in school at end of year,
96,265; average attendance, $500;
cost of school houses, purchasing.
renting, etc, $1.44S,625.72: teachers
wages. $2,64S,465.3O; cost of school
text books, $S9,945.90; cost of school
supplies other than text books, $115,-
3S1.95; salary of secretary, $4,000;
fees of treasurer. $4,000; all other eX-
penses, $1,542. .365.01; total eXpendi-