The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-30
COST OF MARYLAND PUBLIC
SCHOOLS

Approximately $6,47b,O0O was
spent during the schon-tic year
i92S-1924 to operate the schools in
the 23 counties of the State, which
were attended bN 15I,6sS pupils,
according to an announcement made
Tuesday by the State Department OF
Education.
or this amount tue counties fui-
nished $4,4vS.OO0 and the State
S2,068,OG0. approximately $780,
700 was expended in the construc-
ton of new schools, or $oUO,vOU les
than the amount expended fol Gle
similar purpose in l32z-1925, the
Statement. said.
In Baltimore city operation OF til
schools during the last Scholastic.
year cost $6,364,56C. This tsur-
includes money spent fcr teachers
training schools. repairs to school
buildings made by the Inspector o.
Buildings and expenditures for city
school pupils by the City Health
llSUdElluSuL. 4AAC CAsy SNAACcAS w.
attended by 104,764 children.
OF the total expenn,ture for pubic
schools of Baltimore, the tSate pro-
vided Sl,O6l,O0O. In addition tc
the expenditure Of almost $1,000.
600 for operating the schools of tire
city, S5.s35,661 was spent ror con
structing schools. This money came
largely from bond issues sIthO.lzeG
by voters OF the city.
The cost of operating the public
schools OF the counties and Balti-
more city was -$i3,44O,56O, and fer
the purchase Of lano and erection OF
school buildings, $5.ze5 5000 ed
.itional, according u the hg,les OF
the State Department OF t.ducation.
Money spent in the counties was
used Tor the following purposes
Teachers salaries, ~ per cent;
cleaning and heating buildings. 7h
Ter cent. books and supplies, A per
cent; transportation OF pupils. Ii
braries, and health and community
activities, per cent; supervision
little more than Z per cent; Liked
harges and tuition to adjoining
counties, Ia per cent.
ION the average" the statement
reads, "the salaries OF principals and
teachers in the schools for white
pupils in the counties increased $4a
over the, year ending June, 1928.
In the county high schools white,
the average salary per teacher dur
| ing the last scholastic year was
81, ATT; in white elementary schools.
$1,000, Ind in the colorci slemen'
tary schools, 1892.
I'm Baltimore C,'y the avcfag.
sanior-high school teacher ,al-f,
last year was S2,4U4. Inc averag,
junior high and vocational schce
teachers salary. $1,701, while til,
average salary for cololcd eiemen
tary school teachers was Sl,553.
In the counties the increase IL.
teachers salaries is due entirely to
the Improvement in the preparation
OF teachers, emitting them to higher
grade certificates.
ALTHOUGH { bonus OF SItO il
paid yearly to normal-schooi grad
yates in charge OF one aid two
teacher tural schools, many Ut the
teachers in these schools who drs
g r s
not normal-school graduates holl
lower grade certificates. For this
reason the difference III average
salaries paid teachers in these
schools and teachers IN the cor
solidated schools is considerable.
The average salaly for teachers IL.
one-teacher schools is $S74, -on.-
pared with $1,144, the averas.
salary for teachers in consolidatel
schools, and $1,000, the averag,
salary for teachers in two-teache.
! schools"