ERA OF PEACE, PART 20

EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS.

                    EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS.
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                    GENERAL SUMMARY                       1881.       1882.
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School population...................................... 348,300     357,920
Enrollment in public schools........................... 247,819     269,945
Average daily attendance............................... 139,853     162,017
Number organized districts.............................   6,325       6,436
Number different teachers employed.....................   8,241       8,250
Average salary of teachers.............................  $31.19      $28.19
Average length of school year in weeks.................   22.03       22.81
Amount of school bonds issued..........................$338,742 $378,766.40
Total bonded debt......................................    ...   $1,706,480
Number of districts sustaining school three months.....   5,714       6,003
Number districts not sustaining school three months....     608         411
Estimated value of buildings and grounds...............    ...   $4,897,368
Number school buildings................................    ...        5,555
Number school rooms....................................    ...        6,789
Number of applicants for teachers' certificates........  9,162        8,845
Number certificates granted............................  7,434        7,201
Number of inexperienced teachers certificated..........  1,246        1,546
Number of employed teachers holding State certificates.     50           79
No. of employed teachers that attended the Normal Inst.  4,192        3,953
Expenditures for common schools.....................$1,996,335   $2,194,174
Enrollment in normal institutes.....................     6,303        6,218
Disbursements for normal institutes.................   $21,127      $20,636
Apportionment of the State school fund.............$268,832.26  $271,542.24
Number of County superintendents' visits...........      3,392        6,893
Superintendents; conferences with district boards..       ...         6,835
Examinations of District Clerks' records...........       ...         2,454
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           No. of      No. organ-   No. of school  No. of chil-  
YEARS.     Counties    ized school  districts      dren of       
           Reporting   districts.   Reporting.     schoolage.    
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1861....        12          217           114          4,901      
1862....        28          534           304         13,976     
1863....        33          705           506         24,574     
1864....        33          823           640         37,979     
1865....        35          847           721         45,441      
1866....        37          986           871         54,725     
1867....        42        1,172         1,056         62,833     
1868....        43        1,372         1,232         76,150     
1869....        43        1,707         1,621         92,517     
1870....        47        2,068         1,950        119,244     
1871....        53        2,647         2,438        142,358     
1872....        60        3,419         3,170        165,982     
1873....        64        4,004         3,847        184,957     
1874....        68        4,395         4,181        199,010      
1875....        71        4,560         4,280        199,986      
1876....        70        4,658         4,442        212,977      
1877....        71        4,865         4,536        232,874      
1878....        71        5,136         5,002        266,575      
1879....        77        5,622         5,471        312,231      
1880....        84        6,134         5,927        340,647      
1881....        85        6,325         6,133        348,300      
1882....        84        6,436         6,217        357,920      
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              No. of      Average     Av. Time of   No. of  
 YEARS.       children    daily at-   sch. taught,  teachers   
              enrolled.   tendance.   months.       employed.    
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1861.......      2,310        ...            ...        ...
1862.......      8,595        ...            3.2        319  
1863.......     15,103       5,549           3.8        564  
1864.......     22,667       8,744           3.5        732  
1865.......     26,409      14,210           3.4        899
1866.......     31,528        ...            4.3      1,086 
1867.......     39,449      20,573           4.4      1,205 
1868.......     45,140      27,238           5        1,601 
1869.......     58,681      31,124           5        2,014 
1870.......     63,218      39,401           5.2      2,240 
1871.......     89,777      52,891           5.8      3,078 
1872.......    106,663      61,538           5.4      3,795
1873.......    121,690      71,062           5.31     4,975   
1874.......    135,598      77,386           5.5      5,043
1875.......    142,606      85,580           5.1      5,383 
1876.......    147,224      89,896           5.2      5,576
1877.......    158,075      94,009           5.3      6,063
1878.......    177,806     106,932           5.6      6,359
1879.......    208,434     123,715           6.1      6,922
1880.......    231,434     137,667           6        7,780
1881.......    247,819     139,853           5.5      8,241
1882.......    269,978     162,017           5.7      8,250
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          Average salary per mo.     Amount      Amount ex-  
YEARS.                               paid        pended on fuel, 
          Male.          Female.     teachers    repairs, etc.    
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1861....     ...             ...         ....           ....
1862....     ...             ...      $14,009 67      $1,747 23
1863....     ...             ...       24,845 27        ....
1864....   $27 00          $16 10      16,361 67      10,625 61
1865....    46 74           34 41      86,898 92        ....
1866....    41 27           28 90     115,924 11        ....
1867....    39 44           26 41     170,046 39      42,824 42
1868....    39 56           29 08     203,878 54      47,319 87
1869....    37 07           29 98     292,719094      79,343 76
1870....    39 60           31 10     318,596 31      98,644 33 
1871....    41 54           31 75     449,273 05      44,690 58
1872....    40 20           31 50     596,611 94      58,886 08
1873....    38 43           30 64     716,056 08      51,504 06
1874....    37 24           28 69     723,578 63      51,263 70
1875....    33 98           27 25     689,906 64     113,208 41
1876....    33 66           27 03     743,578 08     206,519 84
1877....    32 12           25 85     909,656 65     221,699 35
1878....    33 68           27 10     980,435 07     220,791 56
1879....    31 65           25 30   1,012,699 16     274,260 50
1880....    32 47           25 98   1,088,504 39     306,278 06
1881....    38 88           23 49   1,192,784 94     292,969 75
1882....    31 42           24 95   1,296,255 68     331,945 54
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              Disburse-       Amount       No.          Value of 
 YEARS.       ment of St.     raised by    school       school 
              sch. fund.      direct tax.  houses.      property.    
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1861.......      ....            ....        ...           .... 
1862.......      ....         $10,381 81     ...        $10,432 50
1863.......   $12,918 14       12,300 59     ...         32,972 60
1864.......    24,193 01       58,343 29     ...         76,500 71
1865.......    28,814 11      107,293 47     ...        122,822 64 
1866.......    31,054 24      192,620 17     ...        318,897 31
1867.......    49,961 36      273,058 18     703        573,690 08
1868.......    55,989 90      342,421 70     953        813,062 75 
1869.......   116,235 80      428,983 98   1,213      1,031,892 00 
1870.......   139,957 37      518,332 85   1,501      1,520,041 40
1871.......   182,377 20      534,261 69   1,820      2,024,594 33 
1872.......   217,810 80      822,644 94   2,437      2,845,262 58
1873.......   231,917 28      931,958 69   3,134      3,408,956 00  
1874.......   261,952 62      895,095 35   3,543      3,989,085 67
1875.......   264,683 30      685,162 27   3,715      4,096,527 00
1876.......   289,978 70      716,833 75   3,881      4,600,259 00
1877.......   311,320 18      815,742 23   4,157      4,277,094 00
1878.......   314,379 90      947,079 24   4,520      4,527,227 00  
1879.......   362,506 50      918,835 24   4,932      4,407,136 00 
1880.......   302,864 07    1,120,197 72   5,315      4,633,044 00
1881.......   268,832 26    1,233,634 70     ...           ....
1882.......   271,542 24    1,442,038 86   5,328      4,381,749 00
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                Total am't
 YEARS.         received by   
                Treasurers.  
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1861.......         .... 
1862.......  $    14,530 26
1863.......       26,722 13
1864.......      112,373 85
1865.......      134,847 71 
1866.......      253,926 56
1867.......      273,057 18
1868.......      342,271 92
1869.......      429,215 58
1870.......      799,318 51
1871.......    1,074,946 09 
1872.......    1,701,950 44 
1873.......    1,657,318 27
1874.......    1,638,977 99
1875.......    1,478,998 64 
1876.......    1,378,283 08
1877.......    1,597,391 35
1878.......    1,803,303 33
1879.......    1,878,563 02
1880.......    2,160,506 73
1881.......    2,310,001 09
1882.......    2,547,764 04
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SCHOOL CENSUS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS FOR 1882, BY COUNTIES.

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                  Number of Scholars         Number Enroled in
                  Between 5 and 21           Public Schools.
COUNTIES.            Years Old.
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                  Male   Female    Total      Male    Female     Total
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Allen........    2,342    2,176    4,488     1,779     1,718     3,497
Anderson.....    2,024    1,896    3,920     2,024     1,896     3,920
Atchison.....    4,326    4,164    8,490     3,066     2,960     6,026
Barbour......      434      427      861       192       208       400
Barton.......    1,848    1,717    3,565     1,299     1,159     2,458
Bourbon......    3,995    3,871    7,866     2,921     3,088     6,009
Brown........    2,748    2,445    5,193     2,145     1,937     4,082
Butler.......    3,623    3,249    6,872     2,699     2,604     5,303
Chase........    1,102    1,038    2,140       914       865     1,779
Chautauqua...    2,451    2,213    4,664     2,123     1,788     3,911
Cherokee.....    4,217    3,937    8,154     2,374     2,139     4,513
Clay.........    2,464    2,277    4,741     1,985     1,626     3,611
Cloud........    2,849    2,885    5,734     2,276     2,213     4,489
Coffey.......    2,380    2,195    4,575     1,976     1,784     3,760
Cowley.......    3,936    3,539    7,475     3,223     2,967     6,190
Crawford.....    3,697    3,558    7,255     2,889     2,607     5,496
Davis........    1,312    1,188    2,500     1,070       962     2,032
Decatur......      455      426      881       346       349       695
Dickinson....    2,833    2,670    5,503     2,397     2,304     4,701
Doniphan.....    2,600    2,503    5,103     2,038     1,870     3,908
Douglas......    3,999    3,826    7,825     2,999     2,793     5,792
Edwards......      306      309      615       177       224       401
Elk..........    2,185    2,043    4,228     1,315     1,326     2,641
Ellis........    1,376    1,247    2,623       532       529     1,061
Ellsworth....    1,491    1,353    2,844     1,116     1,077     2,193
Ford.........      549      483    1,032       308       364       672
Franklin.....    2,432    2,326    4,758     1,853     1,879     3,732
Graham.......      572      507    1,079       268       252       520
Greenwood....    2,231    1,988    4,219     1,541     1,446     2,987
Harper.......      679      626    1,305       393       370       763
Harvey.......    2,181    1,959    4,140     1,693     1,516     3,209
Hodgeman.....      210      173      383       120        80       200
Jackson......    2,266    2,050    4,316     1,868     1,698     3,566
Jefferson....    3,188    2,951    6,139     2,561     2,296     4,857
Jewell.......    3,094    2,967    6,061     2,729     2,532     5,261
Johnson......    3,224    3,034    6,258     2,457     2,329     4,786
Kingman......      496      430      926       408       364       772
Labette......    4,436    4,225    8,661     3,656     3,406     7,062
Leavenworth..    6,135    5,884   12,019     3,636     3,569     7,205
Lincoln......    1,475    1,416    2,891     1,159     1,108     2,267
Linn.........    3,151    3,030    6,181     2,674     2,597     5,271
Lyon.........    3,188    2,838    6,026     2,720     2,139     4,859
Marion.......    2,361    2,068    4,429     1,730     1,629     3,359
Marshall.....    3,362    3,010    6,372     2,474     2,517     4,991
McPherson....    3,036    2,684    5,720     1,852     2,000     3,852
Miami........    3,242    3,194    6,436     2,129     2,094     4,223
Mitchell.....    2,334    2,240    4,574     1,924     1,810     3,734
Montgomery...    3,781    3,595    7,376     3,064     2,943     6,007
Morris.......    1,765    1,704    3,469     1,418     1,240     2,658
Nemaha.......    2,874    2,640    5,514     2,456     2,261     4,717
Neosho.......    2,904    2,675    5,579     2,366     2,262     4,628
Ness.........      546      462    1,008       311       269       580
Norton.......    1,137      985    2,122       804       276     1,480
Osage........    3,905    3,623    7,528     3,098     2,924     6,022
Osborne......    2,040    1,761    3,801     1,392     1,207     2,599
Ottawa.......    1,910    1,796    3,706     1,456     1,405     2,861
Pawnee.......      992      884    1,876       836       829     1,665
Phillips.....    1,655    1,512    3,167     1,305     1,232     2,537
Pottawatomie.    2,928    2,765    5,693     2,392     2,162     4,554
Pratt........      249      257      506       168       203       371
Rawlins......      267      243      510        94        98       192
Reno.........    2,152    2,093    4,245     1,701     1,705     3,406
Republic.....    2,565    2,389    4,954     3,272     2,138     5,410
Rice.........    1,842    1,646    3,488     1,522     1,357     2,879
Riley........    1,975    1,803    3,778     1,358     1,203     2,561
Rooks........    1,209    1,175    2,384       745       770     1,515
Rush.........      805      803    1,608       494       434       928
Russell......    1,106    1,026    2,132       626       560     1,186
Saline.......    2,395    2,413    4,808     1,839     1,724     3,563
Sedgwick.....    2,883    2,745    5,628     2,180     2,091     4,271
Shawnee......    5,595    5,901   11,496     3,674     3,624     7,298
Sheridan.....      186      174      360        85        77       162
Smith........    2,303    2,171    4,474     1,963     1,872     3,835
Stafford.....      705      604    1,309       442       390       832
Sumner.......    3,403    3,048    6,451     2,971     2,462     5,433
Trego........      402      317      719       109        79       188   
Waubaunsee...    1,806    1,612    3,418     1,357     1,166     2,523
Washington...    3,141    2,871    6,012     2,144     2,467     4,611
Wilson.......    2,777    2,618    5,395     2,361     2,133     4,494
Woodson......    1,392    1,232    2,624     1,039     1,089     2,128
Wyandotte....    4,198    4,212    8,410     2,414     2,421     4,835
Unorganized..      176      156      332      ....      ....      ....
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   Total.....  184,774  173,146  357,920   139,484   130,461   269,945  
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              Average      Number of School        Estimated Value    
              Daily        Buildings and           of School 
COUNTIES.     Atten-       School Rooms, 1882.     Property,
              dance.       ===================     1882.
                           Buildg's     Rooms.
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Allen........    2,053        68           80               $47,250 
Anderson.....    1,895        75           82                50,000
Atchison.....    3,851        74          101               148,000 
Barbour......      297         7            7                 2,850  
Barton.......    1,566        60           67                39,724
Bourbon......    3,620       100          124                89,672
Brown........    2,165        78           89                78,185
Butler.......    3,296       140          161               130,400
Chase........      890        45           53                41,073
Chautauqua...    2,670        88           94                50,410
Cherokee.....    1,992        98          118                34,792
Clay.........    2,246        91          100                69,600 
Cloud........    2,684        98          110                75,000
Coffey.......    2,447        78           87                65,000
Cowley.......    3,870       124          141                79,756
Crawford.....    2,999       113          128                50,650
Davis........    1,281        43           51                45,000
Decatur......      508        17           17                 1,700
Dickinson....    2,757       114          130                95,000
Doniphan.....    2,740        72           84                90,200
Douglas......    3,819        95          114               200,800
Edwards......      284        18           21                  ....   
Elk..........    1,016        76           81                42,375
Ellis........      738        22           28                31,500
Ellsworth....    1,465        66           71                39,760
Ford.........      333        ..           ..                  ....
Franklin.....    2,232        90           95                61,200
Graham.......      185        ..           ..                  ....
Greenwood....    1,775        93           97                77,000 
Harper.......      445        ..           ..                  ....
Harvey.......    1,981        66           86                72,100
Hodgeman.....      154         5            5                   800
Jackson......    2,090        76           89                62,135 
Jefferson....    2,650        89          104                62,300 
Jewell.......    3,420       148          157                74,500
Johnson......    2,731        92          108                73,600
Kingman......      548        ..           ..                  ....
Labette......    4,045       103          123               120,000
Leavenworth..    4,519        77           84               287,000
Lincoln......    1,510        66           67                19,250
Linn.........    2,895        98          108                94,500
Lyon.........    3,184       104          124               108,890 
Marion.......    1,924        77           97                67,075
Marshall.....    2,869       110          125                  ....
McPherson....    2,473       100          106                75,000
Miami........    1,869        ..           ..                  ....
Mitchell.....    2,461        98          107                50,500
Montgomery...    3,638       103          126               101,250
Morris.......    1,535        56           60                30,000
Nemaha.......    2,615        97          116                96,704
Neosho.......    2,106        97          106                  ....
Ness.........      358        16           16                 2,990
Norton.......      965        80           84                 8,500
Osage........    3,753       112          153               116,800 
Osborne......    1,655        91           97                 3,851
Ottawa.......    1,257        77           83                40,000 
Pawnee.......    1,045        51           54                  ....
Phillips.....    1,677        75           80                14,557            
Pottawatomie.    2,517        98          106                80,735
Pratt........      220         8            8                 2,416
Rawlins......      123         5            5                  ....
Reno.........    2,264        98          118                70,000
Republic.....    2,481       103          105                54,502
Rice.........    1,764        87           95                49,782
Riley........    1,347        72           80                40,000
Rooks........    1,391        49           52                 5,500
Rush.........      521        40           41                  ....
Russell......      680        ..           ..                  ....
Saline.......    2,243        76           90                95,000 
Sedgwick.....    2,342       131          131                73,215
Shawnee......    4,305        91          133               265,000
Sheridan.....      100         1            1                    94
Smith........    2,555       120          123                25,085
Stafford.....      456        37           37                  .... 
Sumner.......    3,769       154          163                84,600
Trego........       78         8            9                 1,300
Waubaunsee...    1,331        63           67                44,550
Washington...    2,830       120          130                75,000   
Wilson.......    2,354        96          108                50,875
Woodson......    2,528        64           70                44,800
Wyandotte....    2,600        ..           ..                  ....
Unorganized..     ....        ..           ..                  ....
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   Total.....  162,017     5,328        6,468            $4,381,749
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