Kossuth School Statistics @ Turn of Century.......
The Upper Des Moines, Algona, Iowa, Wednesday, January 10, 1900
KOSSUTH SCHOOL STATISTICS.
Some Items From State Superintendent Barrett’s Report—
Nearly $70,000 Paid to Teachers.
Kossuth has 28 school townships, eight independent districts, 202 sub-districts, 204 ungraded schools, 42 rooms in graded schools, and eight months is the average length of the school year. |
There are 70 male and 325 female teachers in the county. The men get $34.98 a month, the women $31.58. |
There are 3,766 males of school age, 3,454 females. The enrollment in school is 5,107. The total average attendance is 3,669. |
There are 211 school houses worth $144,895 with $8,882 of apparatus, 2,108 books and 1,566 trees on the grounds. |
The county pays $85,531.46 to teachers. |
There are 53 first grade teachers certificates, 197 second grade, two special certificates, seven state certificates. |
The average age of male teachers is 28 years, of female it is 21. |
~Statistics transcription done by L. Ziemann, Kossuth CC.
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