The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-12
STATE SCHOOL
CENSUS GROWS
Last Compilation Shows
73,421, Compared With
7O,87O
HIGH SCHOOLS HAD
LARGE GROWTH
Total Gross Expenses For.
Last Year We're
$4,014,447


towns of the state have been receive
in the office Of the commissioner OF edil
cation and the work Of compiling then
has been completed A few Of the mos
interesting facts are given here chief.
in comparison with the figures issued i
| the last biennial report Of the state de
partment Of education in 1920.
The last census of school children
| (l92ll shows total Of 73,42l schoo
children, compared with T0,s70 listed Il
1910, an increase Of 2.55l. The tota
enrolment in the public schools for the
| last year was 63.439, which is 1851
more than the number (6lTs5l en-,
rolled in 1920. An interesting fact in
this connection is that the increase in
the number Of boys (l,27o, il notice
ably greater than Of girls t5S4l. The
total number of boys in attendance
this last year was $3.50; OF girls 81
$50.
nlRH SCHOOLS increase Wnlle TOpuld-
ton Decreases.
The high schools of the state have
shown a healthy growth. The number
of high schools maintained during the
last year was 81, with a total enroll
ment Of 9.74s, compared with "a high
schools and 1926 students in 1920. The
total number of secondary students in
thexstate attending either high schools
or academies Increased from lg.64l to
1922. The corresponding number in
1915 was 7,9SS in rs schools. This in
crease Of practically 1000 high school
students in Vermont since 1915 is a.
most encouraging feature, especially
when It is known that IT is not the re-
suit OF natural increase in popula tion,
but has come about in the face Of de-
crease for in 1915 the school census was
1921, number 2,556 larger than in
1921.
Transportation.
The total number Of children trans
ported part or all of the past year was
$500. This was 1908 less than the year
before, and III more than in 1920. The
number Of children transported varies
from year TO year quite appreciably.
but on the Whole has not shown any
increase, but rather the opposite for
the last seven wears. In 1916, 6,l4a chill
dren were furnished conveyance; sin
lols, 6,ol7, in 1920, 5,4l9; in 1922,
$500
The great majority Of childrendrans
ported are those living ons isolated
ARMS or on groups too small 10 orr
,anize profitable rural school. The
second largest group includes those
children scattered about central viii
ages or towns such as st. Johnsbury, |
IeifersonvilIe, Bellows Falls, Spring
ield, Brattleboro, etc, where central or
inion schools have long served large
'rea. The third groupa small number
composed OF children attending
consolidated schools of some type Is
ex. Fairfax, Middletown Springs, etc.
Expenses.
The total gross expenditures for the
ear just closed were $4,0l4,447 This
oes not represent net expenses. mas
luch as some items are listed twice
y different towns. For example. $780,
IS was paid by certain towns TO other
istricts These other districts also re
ort the expenditures of this same
mount Of money.
The total figure as given, however,
hows the growth of expenses, when
impaired with the same item in previ- J
us years. In 1921 the gross expendi- +
Ires amounted to Sf.l34.2l6. In lg2O.
he amount was s3,0sa. 400 The CORE
bonding amount in 1915 was 1929
Is. Expressed in percentage, il will be {
en that the gross expenses for schools {
ave increased 20 per cent since 1915. a
Try moderate increase, when the infla
on Of war and postwar times and
is considered. The general
crease in the United States has been
ny much larger. The latest available !,
tails for the country (lal9-le20l show !,
} increase over 1918 of 10 per cent. !
I'd the later increases would certainly
AXE the present expenditures so per
mt II not 90 per cent greater than 5
1915. In most other New England n
stes. school expenses have more than :
'ubled since 1915.
The total amount raised bv local
xes for school purposes in 1922 was
.245.s59. In 1920. the amount was
,240.74o. showing an increase in the Z
st two years OF almost exactly ST. ,
0,000. The state contributed directly 1
towns for school support, s3s3,f60 in :
%, compared with sS5l,il9 in 1920
In the various items Of expense I
mpsrison Of the figures for 1922 and
r 1920 shows the following: Expenses
T all teachers for the last yea we're
.ss3.575; in 1920. sl,ss4.lol; text
oks and supplies cost in 1922. sla6.- \
8: in 1920. $751; 400: janitors services B
q Sl70.229 in 1922 and sl45.223 in 1
20; transportation and board Of pu s
: amounted 10 s25s. 03s last year and B
2s,532 in 1890; tuitions-chiefy for +
N schools-cost ssa2. 433 in 1922 and f
81 0s7 in 1920; those cities and towns Z
itch employ their own superintend L
Is paid S250l7 for that service in +
p, compared with sls.s2s in 1920. B
State Expenses. b