Statistical summary of institutions, instructors, and students, &c.—Continued. a 266 cities, of 7,500 inhabitants or more, reported in 1884; their aggregate population was 10,790,034. 3276 cities, of 7,500 inhabitants or more, reported in 1885; their aggregate population was 11,054,681. Legal school ages in the several States and Territories in 1884-'85, with diagram. 4. 5... 6... 7... 8... 9.. 10... 11... 12.. 13... 14... 15.. 16... 17... 18.... 19... 20...... 21. States and Territories. The following diagram shows that there are eighteen different school ages in the States and Territories; the longest, extending from four years of age to twenty-one, covers a period of seventeen years, and the shortest, from eight years of age to sixteen, a period of eight years. Diagram showing the different school ages in the States and Territories during 1881-'85. School years. Number of years in each school age. School years. 17. 16. 16. 15. 15. 14. 14. 13. 13. 13. 12. 12. 12. 11. 11. 10. 10. 8. TABLE I.-PART 1.-Summary by States (A) of school population, enrollment, attendance, Average duration of schools, in days. TABLE I.-PART 1.-Summary by States (A) of school population, &c.—Continued. TABLE I.-PART 1.-Summary by States (B) of the number of teachers employed in the public schools and their average monthly salaries for 1884-'85. Alabama. California Colorado...... Connecticut....... Delaware (b) Florida......... Georgia....... Illinois.. Indiana(b) Iowa (b).. Kansas.. Kentucky (f)............... Louisiana.................... Maine............ b For 1883-'84. c Number employed in winter. d Number employed in summer. 03,721 5,454 g3, 287 40 85 30 28 (h23 33) g34 82 931 75 127 50 a For white teachers only; for colored teachers the average monthly salary is $22.78. e For white teachers; for colored teachers the average salary is $24. f For 1883. g For white schools only. h For white teachers in counties; average salaries of white teachers in cities: males, $103.45; females, $39.94. i For colored schools. j Excluding board, which costs the districts an average of $8.20 a month for each teacher. |