Educational Statistics of Mahaska County in 1877
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Number of districts in township:
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8
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Number of independent districts:
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75
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Number of sub-districts:
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63
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Number of upgraded schools:
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133
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Number of graded schools:
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11
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Average number of months taught in 1877:
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7.80
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Number of male teachers employed:
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111
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Number of female teachers employed:
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191
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Average compensation of males per month:
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$35.97
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Average compensation of females per month:
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$30.67
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Number of pupils between ages of 5 and 21:
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9,792
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Number of pupils enrolled in public schools:
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7,589
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Average attendance:
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4,468
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Average cost of tuition per month:
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$1.26
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Number of school houses:
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139
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Value of same:
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$200,405.00
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Number of professional certificates issued:
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none
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Number of 1st grade certificates issued males:
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40
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No. of 1st grade certificates issued females:
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46
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Number of 2d grade certificates issued males:
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95
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No. of 2d grade certificates issued females:
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100
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Number of applicants examined:
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451
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Number of certificates issued:
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281
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Average age of applicants, males:
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25
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Average age of applicants, females:
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22
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Number of schools visited by superintendent:
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100
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Compensation of superintendent, 1877:
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$939.00
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Private schools in county:
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4
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Pupils attending:
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245
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Paid for school houses and sites:
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$19,534.78
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Paid for library and apparatus:
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$145.31
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Paid on bonds and interest:
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$6,902.31
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On hand:
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$5,847.61
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Paid for rent, fuel, repairs, etc.
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$19,402.23
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On hand:
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$4,097.33
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Paid teachers:
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$43,910.37
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On hand:
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$19,037.65
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Total expenditures in the 3 funds for 1877:
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$89,895.00
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Total amounts on hand in the 3 funds for 1877:
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$28,982.59
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Of the permanent school fund belonging to the State of Iowa, $35,000 is in the hands
of the auditor of Mahaska County, whose duty it is to keep it loaned out on good
security and report interest to the State Auditor.
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