The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-08-06
PUPILS ABSENCE
COST SCHOOLSOF
COUNTY $lO,l72
State Contribution Based
On Attendance, Materially
Reduced BY Absence

NeuuCSO Dy ABSENCE
Pupil absence cost the schools of
Union county approximately S10,-
172. Is during the past school year,
figures furnished by County Supt.
Gale w. Baldwin indicate. The fig
ure is based upon total days of alb
Sence in each school and the al
lowanCe per pupil paid each school
by the state.
A year ago the loss was nearly
$4,000 greater, due primarily to
the fact that schools were closed
because of bad weather for sever
al days during the winter of 1914
AS.
The Ohio School Foundation
allowances amount to approx
mately 80 cents per day for grade
school pupils (grades one through
eight and 60 cents for high
schools. Foundation Program pay
mentS are made on the basis of
average daily attendance, rather
than actual school enrolment, so
each days absence cuts into a
schools revenue just that much.
During the school year just end
ed, grade school absence toaled 16,-
934.50 days and lost the schools
$50S0.35. High school absence was
1904 days which cost S5092.40.
Want System Changed
Many school heads are vigorous
ly protesting the states system of
allocating Foundation Program
funds. They argue that a schools
expenses continue just as great, re-
gardlesS of how little or how much
absence there is during the year.
Teachers are employed, and
other school operating programs
are set up on actual number of
pupils enrolled before school opens.
Expenses for this go on through
out the year, irregardleSs of how
many pupils are in a classroom at
one time. Therefore, school men
claim, the states allowance should
be made on an enrolment basis,
rather than attendance
Absence last year cost individual
schools of the county the following
amounts:
Individual Schools
Allen-GradeS, 1875 DAYS alb
sence, S353.85 lost; high school,
1925 days absence, $243.5O lost.
Chuckery-Darby - Grades, 963
days absence, $28S.9O lost; high
school, 771.5 days absence, 1852. go
lost.
Claibourne-RichWood - Grades,
1895 days absence, $1256.85 lost;
high school, 1913. 5 days absence,
$90810.
Dover-Grades, 7O1 days alb
sence, $210.30 lost; high school,
693 days absence, S415.8O lost.
Jackson - Grade school only,
674.5 days absence, $2O2.35 lost.
Jerome Special-Grade school
only, 864.5 days absence, $259.35
lost.
Jerome township-Grades, $685.
days absence, $2OO.S5 lost; high
school, $50 days absence, $50
lost.
Observation-Disclosures l.
1855 days absence, $437.55 lost;
high school, 1925 days absence,
$535.5O lost.
Liberty-Grades. 76O days alb
sence, 1923 lost; high school, 500
days absence, $3O5.40 lost.
Millcreek-Grades, 802.5 days
absences, S246.15 lost; high school,
Ala days absence, $248.40 lost.
Peoria Special-Grade school
only, 1865 days absence, $685.
lost.
Taylor-Grades, 1O24.5 absence,
$3O7.35 lost; high school, $685.
days absence, S593.7O lost.
Union-Grades, 1461.5 days alb
sence, $438.45 lost; high school,
64O.5 days absence, S384.3O lost.
Washington-Grades, 882.5 ab-
sence, $264.70 lost; high school,
1895 days absence, $2O97O lost.
Grades, 1899 days alb
sence, $32970 lost; high school,
1855 days absence, S215.10 lost.