Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1909 — Interesting School Statistics Being Compiled in the State. [ARTICLE]

Interesting School Statistics Being Compiled in the State.

County School Superintendent Lamson, responding to a request from State Superintendent Robert J. Aley, has compiled some schopl statistics in this county. The statistics show the average age, average salary, number who quit teaching during the past year, and the number who quit on account of age* or disability. The report shows that there are 14 beginning teachers this year, that their average age is 20 and their average daily pay $2.32. The rather peculiar things are noticed in the second and third classes. The second are those who have taught one previous year and their ages average one year more than those who have taught two previous years, being 23 against 22, and they also get more wages, averaging $2.83 against $2.51 for those who have taught two previous terms. There were 24 teachers left the profession the past year, and they had averaged teaching 3 years. Four of these quit teaching on account of disability. The following table the number, length of time, average age and average pay of the teachers of Jasper county: Years of Av. Av. experience. No. age. sal. Beginners.. 14 20 $2.32 1 year...... 21 23 2.83 2 years..’... 14 22 2.51 3 years.. 15 24 2.81 4 years 9 24 2.90 5 years 6 26 3.06 6 years 8 26 3.25 7 years 5 28 3.05 8 years..-. 3 '27 3.08 9 years 7 ■ | 28 3.27 11 years 1 30 3.42 12 years. . 3 35 4.10 13 years„ 1 32 2.90 14 years 2 40 2.87 15 years.-. 1 34 3.50 18 years 2 41 3.10 19 yeaFa.-*-.-* 1 • =3 3.15 29 years> 1 50 2.80 The city and town teachers of the county are included in the report.