The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-22
Local Co unties Spend
S84 Per Pupil; State
Averages $ll4 Each
Average Farmv lille
Education Is liz
Years In School

Virginia localities spent STA per
pupil in local money for school
education and to operate public
schools last year. State Depart
ment of Education study reveals
All Herald area counties spent
HISS than this amount However, the
average was considerably higher
for cities than for counties Counties
srent an average ot sa4 PEI pupil
while il costs Vfrginia's 80 cities
an average Of sl69 per pupil To edu-
cate city children
Prince Edward citizens paid the
highest per pupil in area counties
The study shows. Prince Edward
has a wealth per child. based on
1850 figures, OF Sl2.4l6. With an
average daily attendance Of 2,946
Prince Edward county spent sllo
per pupil for education.
In the town Of Farmville a study
shows the average individual has
ll2 years Of schooling.
In Farnaville 300 residents have
received one or more years Of
college training. with 400 persons
with four OF more years Of college
education, according to the latest
Federal figures.
In all, 53.3 per cent of the towns
adult population has attended col
lege. This is almost three times the
number receiving higher education
in most parts OF the nation. where
the average is 1872 per cent. IN
Virginia the average is 1871 per
cent
Buckingham SIS
buckingham citizens got the most
education for their dollars spent
compared with area counties. the
State Department Of Education
study shows. With a wealth per
child estimate Of S6,033, the county
spent SIS pei child for public school
operation The average daily atten-
dance figure was 2,628.
Hitting the state average right on
The button. Cumberland and Motto
Way counties spent -S94 per pupil.
Cumberland had an average daily
attendance OF ,4la with wealth
PEI child Of 81 42l. NottoWay had
attendance Of 1899 children. backed
by Sill .04b for each.
rlcx,.f,nf.,, ,tt.,s xs.,.,t nfAsa
average Dv spending S92 PET pupil.
The average attendance was 1881
With a wealth per child Of sS,427.
Amelia County spent sS4 in local
money per pupil with an average
attendance Of 1917. The estimated
wealth per child was set at S8,445.
Charlotte citizens also stretched
their education dollar, spending $50
per pupil with an attendance Of
30l7 The estimated wealth per
child was S9.o25.
Local Figures Only
All figures are based on local
operation expenditures only and do
not include funds received from the
state and federal governments.
Overall the report showed local
expenditures for school operation In
all Virginia counties and cities
totaled S78.5l7 .347 SIS. The total num-
bcr Of pupils in average attendance
was $50 1916
The degree Of effort put forth by
the localities, as measured by the
ratio Of locality expenditures 10
the wealth Of the localities. varied
widely from county to county and
city to city In the state.
For example. Arlington county
ranked first in wealth with SIS .969
IN property true value in 1880 be-
hind each Of the county's 2oal5
pupils. Arlington also ranked first
in local expenditure spending $40
per pupil
AT the bottom Of the scale among
the counties was Buchanan county
which had S4.7l6 worth Of property
iof each Of The a.Sla children and
I sp5ni only Saa per child