PUBLIC SCHOOLS

STUYVESANT, COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK

By Capt. Franklin Ellis81

1878

    The town has take considerable interest in its public schools, and has, with few exceptions, provided good buildings for their accommodation.  The condition of the schools in 1878 is shown by the following table.

District Children of School Age Average Attendance Receipts from County
No. 1 40 13.6 $109.30
No. 2 137 24.5 201.82
No. 3 173 54.8 343.18
No. 4 222 82.8 441.68
No. 5 76 18.2 144.68
No. 6 54 11.4 114.87
No. 7 10 1.4 10.22
No. 8 62 16.1 130.23
      $1496.08

    No. 7 is a fractional district, but a small portion being in Stuyvesant.  Eight teachers are employed, and the amount of money annually appropriated by the districts is a little more than the receipts from the county fund.

 

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