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GROWTH OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1889-1928  

Year
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(G)
(H)
(I)
1869
32
377
 
30,834
 
 
 
 
 
1870
32
797
298
32,589
12,719
20
2671
269
$ 57,788
1871
35
1,028
558
41,072
23,265
20
560
520
147,257
1872
48
1,410
787
51,123
28,786
24
773
739
201,496
1873
59
1,863
1,118
63,108
37,872
21
1,046
1,176
289,852
1874
60
2,215
1,516
72,991
47,718
32
1,252
1,483
342,806
1875
60
2,405
2,018
80,122
55,423
38
1,504
1,587
433,743
1876
60
2,513
2,195
86,191
50,996
56
1,468
1,893
449,560
1877
61
2,496
2,212
92,161
56,774
61
1,571
2,153
457,047
1878
62
2,690
2,231
104,017
62,785
47
1,609
2,121
444,500
1879
63
2,776
2,409
123,555
76,956
60
1,607
2,221
466,701
1880
64
3,132
2,701
142,348
92,549
70,
1,670
2,430
549,200
1881
64
3,271
2,930
153,125
100,776
70
1,866
2,964
627,717
1882
64
3,401
3,018
165,550
115,545
901
1,862
3,507
710,252
1883
64
3,521
3,258
185,542
126,129
114
1,788
3,802
802,213
1884
68
3,834
3,351
209,387
137,618
128
1,845
3,891
954,383
1885
71
4,266
3,881
233,060
163,348
168
2,575
6,344
1,535,795
1886
71
4,667
4,267
252,006
180,059
188
2,605
5,884
1,323,297
1887
76
5,218
4,590
279,550
194,661
206
2,529
6,346
1,474,268
1888
80
5,664
5,187
298,006
215,886
231
2,752
7,134
1,699,784
1889
87
6,609
5,748
331,828
232,344
260
2,751
7,593
1,940,948
1890
89
6,243
5,937
382,243
240,300
250
2,861
7,694
2,076,790
1891
90
6,417
5,885
333,115
247,320
305
2,409
6,392
2,116,668
1892
90
6,510
6,234
343,629
252,668
316
2,335
6,750
2,305,383
1893
90
6,630
6,499
352,175
261,152
557
2,133
7,231
2,446,335
1894
90
6,641
6,593
862,720
271,198
373
2,393
7,080
2,593,872
1895
90
6,698
6,687
351,846
274,282
391
2,548
6,943
2,435,342
1896
90
6,731
6,720
348,528
272,310
386
2,700'
7,368
2,416,602
1897
90
6,741
6,695
354,929
267,724
891
2,514
6,833
2,340,228
1898
90
6,703
6,676
366,069
273,919
415
2,433
7,175
2,359,807
1899
90
6,705
6,710
372,764
277,769
415
2,038
7,155
2,498,181
1900
90
6,708
6,733
377,791
289,250
448
2,062
7,401
2,624,712
1901
90
6,675
6,773
377,069
286,718
453
1,840
7,645
2,719,898
1902
90
6,666
6,813
875,340
290,543
465
1,862
'7,767
2,828,048
1903
90
6,669
6,748
376,868
278,651
483
1,490
7,819
3,018,107
1904
90
6,667
6,767
379,014
279,884
484
1,389
8,325
3,094,345
1905
90
6,656
6,796
376,898
279,928
484
1,310
8,870
3,211,189
1906
90
6,671
6,780
373,829
279,532
492
1,240
8,399
3,403,647
1907
90
6,783
6,874
872,648
276,464
492
1,281
8,778
3,627,476
1908
90
6,858
6,930
371,800
280,581
504
1,242
9,113
4,032,610
1909
92
6,938
7,057
373,067
281,375
536
1,322
9,357
4,357,529
1910,
92
7,071
7,157
376,477
278,956
534
1,312
9,787
4,568,423
1911
92
7,005
7,151
379,028
283,602
542
1,306
9,662
4,849,133
1912
92
7,150
7,365
381,194
285,220
550
1,470
9,469
5,096,770
1913,
92
7,154
7,455
380,610
284,766
571
1,663
10,094
5,609,317
1914
92
7,185
7,545
383,882
288,369
576
1,449
10,569
5,975,659
1915
93
7,228
7,586
387,522
290,876
672
1,686
10,749
6,217,797
1916
93
7,240
7,662
384,477
292,636
620
1,506
11,137
7,517,513
1917
93
7,250
7,699
387,394
292,362
664
1,448
11,249
6,811,762
1918
93
7,216
7,681
390,026
300,011
726
1,150
112,098
7,451,001
1919
93
7,168
7,869
391,275
302,975
808
822
12,733
8,479,547
1920
93
7,264
7,655
392,592
311,821
749
1,084
12,705
10,907,680
1921
93
7,035
7,763
400,358
314,894
972
1,205
12,953
14,060,711
1922
93
7,090
7,672
405,146
320,128
849
1,474
12,666
15,285,439
1923
93
7,062
7,698
407,720
323,746
854
1,673
12,893
14,880,512
1924
93
7,120
7,434
416,352
327,417
780
1,525
12,759
13,756,745
1925
93
7,083
7,609
412,054
326,306
878
1,582
12,766
14,060,635
1926
93
7,052
7,653
415,053
327,472
881
11,642
12,869
14,499,790
1927
93
7,227
7,692
414,975
317,221
806
11,683
12,819
14,525,082
1929
93
7,2271
7,616
418,747
326,271
951
1,499
12,704
14,815,182

(A) Number of Counties
(B) Number of Districts
(C) Number of Schoolhouses
(D) No. of Children Age 5 to 21 years
(E) No. of Children Enrolled in School
(F) Number of Graded Schools
(G) Number of Male Teachers
(H) Number of Female Teachers
(I) Total Wages Paid to Teacher

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