Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 196, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1912 — INTERESTING STATISTICS OF JASPER COUNTY SCHOOLS. [ARTICLE]

INTERESTING STATISTICS OF JASPER COUNTY SCHOOLS.

Figures Show Big Increase In Average Wage of Teachers in the Rural Districts. Ernest Lamson, superintendent of the Jasper county schools, has just completed and filed with the state superintendent the annual statistical report of the county affecting the enrollment and attendance of those of school age in the county and other' matters of interest. The enrollment last year in the county was 3,204, while the attendance was only 2,437. This shows an increase over the preceding year, both in enrollment and attendance. 4n. 1910 the enrollment was 3,118, while the attendance was 2,279. Last year there were 1,622 females and 1,582 males enrolled. The average wages paid to high school teachers in the County per day, including principais and superintendents, was $4.42. The average wages paid the grade teachers per day in cities, towns or was $3.65. The wages of the district school teachers averaged $2.65. A comparison here will be interesting and show the gradual increase in the average wages of district school teachers in the past 15 years: 1897 2.08 1902 2.19 1904 2.25 1907 2.38 1908 2.49 1909 2.59 1910 : 2.60 1911 2.55 1912 ,%... 2.65 The ten-year period between 1897 and 1907 shows a daily increase of just 30 cents. Of the 126 teachers employed in the county, 96 were fema’les and 30 were males. The aggregate amount paid in salaries to all the teachers for thg year was $57,844.20. There are /i 0 school houses in the county, seven-of which are brick and the others are frame. In 1911 there was a balance on hand in the tuition fund of the county of $40,904.54; the 1912 report shows that the balance is now $44,919.31. Exclusive of Rensselaer, Remington and Wheatfield, the fund shows an increase from $31,929.03 to $35,291.61. The special school fund in the townships increased from $11,428.23 to $13,968.84. The amount expended for the country schools was $35,694.06. The report as made by Mr. Lamson was very neat and shows that the schools of the county have progressed under his management.