STATISTICAL TABLES COMPILED FROM THE RETURNS OF THE ACTING SCHOOL VISITORS, SHOWING THE CONDITION OF COMMON SCHOOLS IN CONNECTICUT, DURING THE YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 1878. PRELIMINARY NOTE. Special pains have been taken to make the following tables as correct as possible, and though perfect accuracy is not attainable, they may be considered as giving a just view of the condition of the public schools. These tables are based upon the returns which the law requires the school visitors of every town to submit each year to the Secretary of the State Board of Education. The school visitors receive their information, to a considerable extent, from the district committees, and they again from the teachers whom they employ. To facilitate the collection of these returns, and to make them as complete and correct as possible, Schools Registers are provided, at the expense of the State, for all public schools. They may be obtained from the Secretary of the State Board of Education. EXPLANATION OF THE STATISTICAL TABLES. Column No. 1.-The towns in each county arranged alphabetically, county towns being placed first. In the towns of New Haven, Norwich and Middletown there are districts which make independent reports, and these reports are given separately. No. 2. The population of each town according to the United States Census of 1870. No. 3.-The Grand List of each town, as given in the State Treasurer's Report to the General Assembly, January, 1878. No. 4.-The number of school districts in each town. No. 6. The number of departments in the public schools, counting each room of a graded school as one department. No. 7.-The average length of the schools, in days and decimals of a day. No. 8.--The number of children between four and sixteen years of age enumerated in each town in January, 1878; the basis of distributing the income of the School Fund and the State Appropriation to the several towns. Nos. 9 and 10.--The number of children registered as attending public schools in winter and summer respectively. No. 11.-The number registered over 16 years of age. No. 12.—The number of different scholars registered in the public schools during the year reported; in other words, the number of children who attended public schools some part of the year. No. 13. The number of enumerated children attending any other school than the public school. No. 14.-The number of children between four and sixteen years of age who attended no school of any kind during the year. Nos. 15 and 16.—The average attendance in winter and summer respectively. Nos. 17, 18, 19 and 20.-The number of male teachers and female teachers employed in winter and summer respectively. Nos. 21 and 22.—The average wages per month of male and female teachers, including cost of board, when that was supplied by the district. No. 23.-The number of teachers who have taught the same school two or more successive terms. No. 24. The number of teachers who were teaching for the first time. No. 25.-The amount of money received by each town from the School Fund and State Appropriation. Of the amounts in this column, two-fifths came from the School Fund income, and three-fifths from the State Treasury. No. 26. The amount of income from the Town Deposit Fund in each town. No. 27.-The amount of income from local funds. No. 28.—The amount of money appropriated for schools from town tax in each town. No. 29. The amount of money raised for school purposes by district tax. No. 30. The amount of voluntary contributions for teachers' board, fuel, or other expenses. No. 31.-The amount of money raised for school purposes from other sources than those previously named. No. 32. The total amount of money received for public schools from all sources. No. 33.—The amount expended for teachers' wages, including board. No. 34.-The amount expended for fuel and incidental expenses. No. 35.-The amount expended for repairs of school buildings. No. 36. The amount expended for other objects than those previously mentioned. No. 37.--The total amount expended for public schools. The totals in column 37 include money expended for new school houses, also the amount expended for libraries and apparatus. The columns containing these amounts are omitted from these tables for want of room, but may be found on pages 148 and 149. Tables of averages and percentages, showing the relative position and rank of the towns in various particulars, may be found upon pages 150 to 173. |