The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-12
HAWAII RATES HIGH
INSCHOOL MATTERS
Territory Leader In Many Parti-
cuIars-Mainland States Have
Nothing On islands

The latest report Of p. p. Claxton,
United States commissioner of edu,a-
ton, furnishes a lot Of valuable details
when arc par ,ieuiarly interesting when
the same are compared with SIM ~ aIa-
"n toe eTTitoTy Of Hawaii. In
making these comparisons 1t should,
however, be remembered that the re-
port OF Mr.. CIaxtOn, while IL IL OF com
parRtive recent date, covers the period
not later than 1884.
Ine statement is very generally made
that teachers salaries in Hawaii are
smaller than those in any other State
the Union. and IL is probable that
this statement finds many believers,
says the March number OF the Educ;t-
tioual Review. As n matter Of fact,
the statistics complied by the depart
ment In Washington show that HawRii
comes third in the list showing the
average amount paid to the teuchers.
Thus in 1918, the average pay per teach.
er in Hawaii was S8S4.2S. The District.
Of Columbia paid the highest salary, the
annual salary there being $IOO5.56,
while the State of New York came
second with an average annual salary
Of $94O07. California paid n smaller
average annual salary than did Hawaii,
the annual salary there being $S7l.02,
and all the rest Of the states paid still
mailer salaries.
The average annual salary for the en-
ire United States during that period
was 1924 CO. Other annual salaries paid
in the five great divisions, in which
the United States Is divided by the
Washington authorities for educational
purposes, were as follows:
North Atlantic Division. .$69do5
North Central Division. 900. 53745
South Atlantic Division 32888
South Central Division. ... 3G0O6
Western Division ....... 5000
Local Salaries Wen Up
II is fortunate that salaries in Ha-
wam have advanced 80 that now the
.Verage annual salary il $9G5.l6 but,
couEse, it would be well IL we had
IdvanIed still further.
The average number Of days during
! 5hich the schools were Kept ope
throughout the year 1914 is 1887
for the entire United States. During
chat year the schools Of the Territory
we're open one hundred eighty five days.
The only States which kept their schools
open a greater number Of days more
han did Hawaii were the following:
Rhode Island ...,...........l 1886
i New York ................ 1899
The schools in California were, open
l74.i days during that year.
During 1914, the average expendi.
ture per capita Of school population was
$2l. "a for the entire United States. For
the divisions referred to above 1t was
as follows: .-
North Atlantic Division. .$2sAi
4 North Central Division. 1854
South Atlantic Division. 9.2l
South Central Division. go. sos
western division ........... 1870
California leads the rest of the State.
in the expenditure of $495s per ysai
per child, while Mississippi has q small
expenditure Of $453. II must be re
membered that these figures refer IN
this case to the school population be
tween five and eighteen, while the fg
ures for Hawaii refer only to the popu
iation actually attending school, B.
these figures are not entirely commensu
rate. In Hawaii the average expense
fo- the past school year was $32.43 pc
child. fs.
; In attendance, the schools Of Hawai-
have for the past few years been wei
n the lead Of those 10 the mainland
Thus, the attendance during the yea
l9l3.l4 was 92.l, this figure represent
ing the number attending daily 70
each one hundred enrolled. During tn
school year 1914, the average dali
attendance for the entire United State
was 74.2, while for the school division
mentioned ii was as follows:
North Atlantic Division. ..... 800
North Central Division. .... .7s.4
South Atlantic Division. 900. .67.2
South Central Division. ......, 65.l
Western Division ........... .76.9
The only State on the mainland whie
came up to 90 was Oregon, which ha
= percentage of 81 8. The average a
tendance during the past wear in II:
wRii was 95.3. That excellence Of q
'endnnee is not entirelv dine to rlimr II
conditions is shown by the fact th'
Oregon. with its nOtOriouslY wet cl
mate. bNd far better attendance thu
lid California, which State. in snite
Ia generally favorable climate. had a
average school attendance below 7R.