Smyrna times., 1922-10-25
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
SUBMITS ITS ANNUAL REPORT
BALANCE REVERTED TO THE
TREASURY SHOWS S76,176.s7
Smyrna and All Other Special Dis
tricts Paid Their Allotment
Amounting to $1,338, 1914


The State Board of Education has
just completed its financial statement
for the fiscal year ending June 30,and
has found an uneXpended balance
available for schools directly under
the control of the State Board of Edu
cation of $67,481.28, which will be ap-
piled to the fundavailable for the year
beginning July l. At the beginning
of the fiscal year, July /, 1921, the
funds available tOtaled $2,256,513.98.
This included the legislative appropri-
alton of $2,500,000; the Smith-Hughes
fund of $26,376.51; the Federal fund
of $20,036.47 land special created funds
of $10,101.
To the special districts was apprO-
priated direct, $725,2S6; $605,433.49
was allotted by the State Board of
Education, and S7,429.65 was paid
from the high school equipment fund,
making the total $1,3S8, ,149.14, and
leaving an available balance, for
schools directly under the control of
the State Board of Education, at the
beginning of the year, of S918,364.O4.
Of the sum allotted for the payment
of old debts, $5,8955.81 was expended,
leaving a balance of $4.19. Of fund
of S15,500 to pay the interest on old
debts, $4,081 40 was expended, leaving
balance of S11,418.60. For fixed
charges $4,000 was allotted and S2,-
617.94 was expended, leaving 81, 1882
&c available.
Teachers salaries for the fiscal yeal
amounted to S489, ,127.98, while super
visors' salaries amounted to S11,749
For all instructional services and Incl.
dentals, including expenses, extra
high school costs, textbooks and sup
plies, a fund of S579, 9,487.35 was allot
ted. Of this $57S,813.59 was expend
ed, leaving a balance of S673.76.
A balance of $3,446.25 was left from
the fund of $155, ,918.66 for operation
under which came janitors' and engi
neers' supplies, water, fuel, light anC
power, repair, upkeep and mainte
nance, etc. The sum of S152,472.4
was expended for these purposes.
For general control, which include'
the state board salaries and expense
the state superintendent and his as
sistant's salaries, travelling expenses
census, ETC., 45,081.14 was expende
| from an allotment of Sal, ,882.36, leav
ing a balance of S2,8O1.22.
I For miscellaneous purposes none
\ was expended as follows: High schoC
H equipment, $633.73; teachers summe
II school, $15,223; contingent fund, S63;
\ .73.
II The entire allotments for all il
II cidental expenses of the year We
n S908, ,263.84, and of this sum $841, ,8t
III was expended, leaving a balance {
III 66,39385. This balance with a re-
III enue of $1,O87.43 from special funC
III made the balance on hand for the b
HI ginning of the present year SGT ,481.2
III Appropriations totalling 81 $685. ID
III IA were allotted to the special di
HI tricts, as follows. ClaymOnt, S22,37
III Is; dupont, $37,084.24; Newark, Sac
IN 1871; New Castle, S33, 1920; Smy
III ma, S43,093.25; Dover, S44,590.5
III Caesar Rodney, s39,687.18; Harrin
II ton, S34, 4,8O2.9S; Milford, 1,726.7
HI Georgetown, $25,218.O8; Lewes, 50!
Hi 921.34; Seaford, $32,576.37; Laur
HI $37 ,1O3.54; Wilmington, 1851, ,1O3.6
III University of Delaware, $4,000.
III Unexpended balances of the Sta
Ill Boards allotment for the special d
r
Hi $9,957.5O; Claymont, $980.49; Newal
Hi S764.18; DUPONT, $7.67; New Cast
I'LL 1885; Smyrna, $43.95; Dover, $563.e
Hi Caesar Rodney, S1;O4792; HarringtC
Hi $1,O6O.O4; Milford, $22.O1; Georg
I'LL town, $S3s.2O; Lewes, S3O2.16; Laur
lln COG IA. Confn,d C1dA 0h