TABLE 15.--Per capita expenditurc of money for school purposes, mainly for 1888-89.

2.59

.................

.98

1.67 .73 .77 1.77 2.19

.42 .11 .08 .501 . 35

.96 2.74 3. 34.

.80

...............................

.............................

.09 .36 .04 .01 .01

1.76 0.44 .41 .49 1.32

. 40

................................

.93 .58

North Atlantic Division
South Atlantic Division.
South Central Division
North Central Division
Western Division a
North Atlantic Division:

Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont c....
Massachusetts..
Rhode Island..
Connecticut
New York ....
New Jersey C .................

Pennsylvania
South Atlantic Division:

Delaware o
Maryland.......
District of Columbia
Virginia .....
West Virginia
North Carolina c..... ..
South Carolina C
Georgia j ............

Florida.
South Central Division:

Kentucky..
Tennessee c .......................................................
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisianaj
Texas.......

Arkansas...
North Central Division:

Ohio .........
Indiana.......
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin..
Minnesota......
Iowa...................................................
Missouri.................................................

*** Dakota c..... Nebraska.....

Kansas .....
Western Division:

Montana C...
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico bj..
Arizona C..........................
l'tah....
Nevada c
Idalio..........
Washington.....
Oregon

California
Alaska..........

.10
.01
.06

67

. 39

:51

.88

.......................

.05 .06 .09 .001

02 .09

.03 .04 .18

......................

.76 .46 1.21 .76

.............

.50% 1.61 .88

.03

a Excluding Alaska and Wyoming. b Approximately. cIn 1887-88, dīncludes fuel and janitors' wages. e Expended for “maintaining the schools.” s Incluiled in the preceding columon. gIncludes deht paid. K Some expenditure for sites and buildings is included in expenses "for other purposes." i Includes some expenditure for sites and buildings. į In 1882, k Includes some miscellaneous expenditure. Includes balance unexpended.

TABLE 16.—Per capila expenditure of money for school purposes, continued; also amount

expended in mills per dollar of assesscd valuation.

c.9

................

..........................

5.6

3.3 2.4

......

........

.18

North Atlantic Division a..

4.14 13. 98 3.55 21.67 .8 2,8 .7 4.1 South Atlantic Division a..

1.11 5.83

.86 7. SO .6 3.2 South Central Division

5.57 .58 6.93 .5

3.6 .4 4.4 North Central Division

3. 28 12.51

3.57 19.37 1.3 5.1 1.4 7.9 Western Division A ........

7.21

19. 66 3.12 29.99 1.2 3.4 .5 5.2 North Atlantic Division : Maine .....

1.66 08. 29 02.75 12.70 New Hampshire...... 2. 66 11.53 2.81 17.00

5

1.9 .5 2.9 Vermontc

1.28 ! 10.49 2. 35 14. 12 .4 3. 1 .7 4.1 Massachusetts

3.01 ! d20.60 4.12 27.72 4 12.8 .6 3.8 Rhode Island..

6.58 16. 97 3.29 26.84 Connecticut 2.93 16.09 5.07 24.09

3.8

5.6 New York ........................... 6.53 15.65 2.99 25.17 1.2 2.8

4.5 New Jersey C...................

4.36 e18. 68 (f) 23.04 1.0, et. 2 (1) 5.2 Pennsylvania..... 2.99 9.70 94.62 g17.31 .8

2.6 91.2 94.6 South Atlantic Division: Delaware c...

h. 73 9.54 11.33 11.60 Maryland .............

1.92 14.41 2. 3:3 18. 67 j. 4 32.3 j.5 j3.7 District of Columbia .12.03 17.02 5.15 34. 20 cl.9 63,55

c6.3 Virginia ...

.97 6.59 .73 8, 29

6
3.7
.4

4.7 West Virginia.

1.92 6.77 2.21 10.90 c1.3 c5.0 cl.3 07,6 North Carolina C........ .32 2.74 .30 63.36 .3 2.8

.3 13.4 South Carolina C...............

.20 3.01
.09 3,30

3.0 .1

3.3 Georgiak. ......... 1.62 3.24 .13 3.99 1.4

2.0 .1 2.5 Florida

7.68 South Central Division: Kentucky ..... 1.15 7.71 .81 9.67

3.4 1

4.3 Tennessee C..........

.28
3. 20 . 26 3.75 .3

.3 3.9 Alabama....

.52 3.35

.49
4.36

.3 3,1 Mississippi

.61 4.99

5.78 .7 6,1 .3 7.1 Louisianak 0.5 5.47 .49 6.01

2.4 .2 2,6 Texas..... 1.41 7.67 1.16 10, 24

3.0 .5 4.8 Arkansas .71 5.87 .26 6.84

5.0 .2 5.8 North Central Division: Ohio ......... 2.26 12.74 4.02 19.02

3.9 1.2 5.8 Indiana....... 2. 12 11.65 .37 14.14

4,9 .2 6.0 Illinois

4.64 13. 81 3.55 22.00 2.9 8.7 2.2 13.9 Michigan

2.51 11.41
3.77 17.69

3.1
1.0

4,8 Wisconsin

3.48 12.92 3. 16 19.56

1.1

4.2 1.0 6.3 Minnesota

6.61 19. 21 9.81 35. 66 1.2 3.4 1.8 6.4 Iowa........ 2.98 13.77 4.52 21.27 1.7 8,0 2.6

12.3 Missouri 8.54 2.59 12.08 .5 4.3 1.3

6.1 Dakota C...............................

5.55 18.58 9.53 33.66 1.8 6.1 3.1 11,1 Nebraska............................ 7.40 11.85 2.16 21.11 6,5

10.4 1.9 18.7 Kansas.

4,43

12. 20 4.36 20.99 3.0 8.3 3.0 14.3 Western Division: Montana c

10. 47 25.00 1.45 36. 92 1.3 3.2 .2 4.7 Wyoming Colorado...

15.47 26.88 .00 12.35 2.9 5.0 ,0 7.8 New Mexico b I:.........

(n) 6.05 lim3.77 11.82 (h) 1.7 l innl.6 3.4 Arizona C ............

5.93 27.51 .39 33.82 Utah .......

2.90
2.11 14.42
1.1 3.6

5.5 a These summaries include all the States and g Including debt paid.

Territories except Alaska and Wyoming. Some expenditure for sites and buildings is The States not reported in columns 6, 7, 8, included in “expenses for other purposes." and 9 are estimated.

i Includes some expenditure for sites and buildb Approximately.

ings. c In 1887--88.

j In 1886–87. d Includes fuel and janitors' wages.

kIn 1888. ."

m fIncluded in the preceding column.

L.

........................

.......................

.......................

.95 1

B 19.41

e Amount, expended for maintaining the Includes some miscellaneous expenditure.

TABLE 16.-Per capita expenditure of money for school purposes, ete.-Continued.

TABLE 17.- Percentage classification of school expenditure, mainly for 1888-19; showing

the percentage of the whole expenditure devoted to each of the objects named.

............

Per ct. Per ct. Per ct.
Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. Tennessee C........

7.4
85.6

7.0 United States a 17.5 66.5 15.9 Alabama...

11.9 76.9

11.? Mississippi.

10.4 86.4

3.2 North Atlantic Division.. 19.1 64.5 16,4 Louisiana i....

.9 91.0

8.1 South Atlantic Divisional 14.2 74.7 11.0

Texas ....

13.8

174.9 11.3 South Central Division.... 11.1 80.5 8.4 Arkansas

10.3 85.8 3.9 North Central Division... 17.0

64,6 18.4 | North Central Division: Western Division a ......... 24.0 65.5 10.4 Ohio.........

11.9 67.0 21.1 Indiana.

15.0 82,4 2.6 North Atlantic Division :

Illinois

21.1 62.8 16.1 Maine......... 13.1 065.3 621.6 Michigan...

14.2 64.5 21.3 New Hampshire...... 15.7 67.8 16.5

Wisconsin ..............

17.8 66.1 16.1 Vermont c... 9. 1 74.3 16.6 Minnesota

18.5 53.9

27.6 Massachusetts 10.8 074.3 14.9 Iowa .......

14.0 64.7 21.3 Rhode Island.. 24.5 63. 2 12.3 Missouri

7.8 70.8 21.4 Connecticut........ 12.2 66.8 21.0

Dakota c....

16,5 55,2 28.3 New York ...... 25.9 62.2 11.9 Nebraska

31.6 55.3 10.1 New Jersey C.......... 18.9 e81.1

Kansas..

21.1 58.1 20.8 Pennsylvania....

17.3 56.0

26.7 Western Division: South Atlantic Division :

Montana c

28.4 67.7 3,9 Delaware C......

96.3

82.2 h11.5 Wyoming.. Maryland... 10.3 77.2 12.5 Colorado..

36.5 63.5 District of Columbia.. 35.2 49.8 15.0 New Mexico bi

(9) 51.? hk48.8 Virginia....... 11.7 79.5 8.8 Arizona C................

17.5 81.3

1.2 West Virginia.... 17.6 62.1 20.3 Utah

20.1 65.3 14.6 North Carolina C....... 9.6 81.6 8.8

Nevada C..............

7.5 80,1 12.4 South Carolina C....... 6.1 91.2 2.7 Idaho ......... Georgia i..... j15.5 81.3 3. 2

Washington

41.7 48.0 10.3 Florida.......

Oregon

17.4 69.3 13.3 South Central Division :

California...

20.3 67.3 12.4 Kentucky......... 11.9 79.7 8.4

Alaska................. a Excluding States not tabula- f Included in column 3.

i In 1888, ted below.

g Some expenditures for sites and j Includes some 'miscellaneous b Approximately.

buildings is included in oth- expenditure. c In 1887-88.

er expenses."

I: Includes balances unexpendd Includes fuel and janitor's h Includes some expenditure for ed. wages.

sites and buildings. . For maintaining the schools.

...............

TABLE 18.- Average cost of education per day for each pupil.

TABLE 19.-Permanent common school funds and total assessed valuation, mainly for

1888–89; also assessed valuation per capita of total population.

United States a ......... $129, 149, 436 North Atlantic Division a ..........

20,552, 356 South Atlantic Division i. ..... ..... 2, 411,249 South Central Division ........... 32,792,621 North Central Division.....

67, 122, 835 Western Division a ......

5, 969, 312 North Atlantic Division : Maine.........

830, 600 New Hampshire .....

(b) Vermont ......

cd878, 816 Massachusetts.

5, 110, 919 Rhode Island

273, 330 $6,339 Connecticut.........

2, 023, 751 |
a The summaries of columns 4 and 6 include

all the States and Territories except Alaska,

those not reported being estimated. Some local funds, amount not reported.

TABLE 19,--Permanent common school funds and total assessed valuation, etc.-Continued.