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1870 School Systems by State, Report of the Commssioner of Education Dataset

State Key 1	State Name	Date of Report	Area in square miles	Value of Taxable Property	Population	School population between the ages of	School population Number	No. of children in the schools	Average attendance	Number of school children of school age never registered	Average absence of those enrolled	Average total absence	No. of school districts or schools	Average duration of schools in month and days	No. of pupils in private elementary schools	No. of male teachers in public schools	No. of female teachers in public schools	Total number of teachers in public schools	Average monthly salaries for male teachers	Average monthly salaries for female teachers	Income from taxation	Income from interest on permanent fund	Income from revenue from other funds	Income from proceeds of sales of lands	Income from other sources	Total income	Current expenses teacher wages	Current expenses fuel &c	Total current expenses	Incidental expenses for sites buildings repairs	Incidental expenses for libraries and apparatus	Incidental expenses for other objects	Total incidental expenses	Amount of permanent school fund	Notes
1	Alabama	1869	50,722	0	1,002,000	5-21	336,000	100,000	0	0	0	0	3,804		0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	524,021.08	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	502,156.19	0.00
2	Arkansas	1869	52,198		486,103	5-21	180,000	100,000	60,000	80,000	40,000	120,000	2,500	5 months		1,300	700	2,000	80.00	60.00	577,919.44			60,000.00	10,000.00	647,919.44	500,500.00	10,000.00	510,500.00	66,419.44	600.00		670,944.00	2,000,000.00	Permanent school funds consist of outstanding claims, lands, &c
3	California	1869	159,000		556,208	5-15	112,753	73,754	49,802	38,999	23,925	62,941	1,354		16,273	726	961	1,687	81.33	62.81	1,236,894.94				111,372.72	1,348,267.66	873,814.07	179,407.11	1,053,221.18	205,766.95	25,331.59		1,290,585.52
4	Connecticut	1870	4,074		537,886	4-16	125,407	105,313	64,707	20,094	40,606	60,700	1,647	8 mos. 3 days		679	2,134	2,813	58.74	29.16	906,738.87	168,965.94	12,300.34		193,547.68	1,281,552.83	705,139.25	79,590.60	784,729.85	369,187.53	5,226.64	131,782.99	1,290,927.01	2,809,770.70	Permanent school fund includes town deposit fund of $763,661.83
5	Delaware	1870	2,120		123,252	5-21								3 mos.							81,696.00	32,030.31				113,726.31				31,250.13			113,726.31
7	Georgia		58,000		1,179,886
8	Illinois	1868	55,405		2,540,216	6-21	833,130	706,780	269,766	126,350	437,014	563,364	10,590	7 mos. 3 days	36,912	8,240	10,797	19,037	42.40	32.80	5,150,679.00	486,997.00		20,849.00	1,238,354.00	6,896,879.00	3,532,643.00	550,004.00	4,082,647.00	1,599,114.00	41,221.00	707,199.00	6,430,881.00	6,348,538.32
9	Indiana	1870	55,809	655,521,479	1,668,169	6-21	619,590	462,527	281,912	157,063	180,615	337,678	8,861	3 mos. 7 days		7,104	4,722	11,826	37.00	28.40	1,278,458.02	468,200.35		8,553.90	141,275.47	1,916,487.74	1,262,684.54						1,474,000.00	8,420,454.90
10	Iowa	1870	55,045		1,177,515	5-21	418,168	296,138	178,329	122,030	117,809	239,839	6,788	6 mos. 6 days	4,200	4,479	7,515	11,994	36.96	27.16	2,670,975.59	406,007.14			35,987.21	3,112,969.94	1,438,964.04	150,648.56	1,689,612.00	1,206,353.09	22,518.08		2,918,483.77	4,274,581.93
11	Kansas	1869	81,000		353,182	5-21	92,517	58,681	31,124	33,836	27,557	61,393	1,707	5 months		896	263	1,159	37.07	28.98	428,983.98	117,153.65	19,259.93			565,397.56	292,719.94	79,345.74	372,065.68	218,829.25	5,816.35		596,711.28	750,000.00
12	Kentucky	1870	37,680		1,323,264	6-20	376,868	160,446	112,630	216,422	47,816	264,238	4,269	5 months												308,725.79							276,554.86	1,400,270.01
13	Louisiana	1870	46,431	250,000,000	716,394	6-21	254,533	50,000	40,000	204,533	10,000	214,533	483	4 mos. 11 days		150	475	625	112.00	76.00	460,000.00		40,000.00	71,610.00	104,950.00	1,026,560.00			659,293.65	31,950.00		33,000.00	724,243.65		Income from tax is poll tax, proceeds from land is interest,
14	Maine	1870	32,000	219,666,504	630,423	4-21	228,167	126,946	100,815	90,335	26,131	116,466	4,004	4 mos. 20 days		1,981	4,020	6,007	32.27	14.00	740,221.00	17,043.51	27,809.00			785,073.51	385,629.76	121,631.00	507,260.76	180,520.00		277,831.00	1,091,258.00	289,991.58	Fuel expense for fuel repairs and insurance, other incidental expenses for teachers' board
15	Maryland	1869	9,356	492,653,472	775,000	5-20	182,205	99,315		82,800				10 months				1,905	43.00	43.00	1,010,166.41	62,489.10			144,997.46	1,217,652.97	819,592.20		819,592.20	240,530.40		157,530.37	1,217,652.97
16	Massachusetts	1869	7,800	1,503,816,504	1,457,385	5-15	271,052	247,080	203,468	29,143	39,884	69,027	4,963	5 mos. 6 days		1,053	7,048	8,106	77.44	30.92	3,125,053.09	158,161.17	5,312.47		18,997.90	3,307,524.63			2,923,708.70	1,768,719.38		81,631.36	4,419,200.62	2,210,864.09
17	Michigan	1869	56,243		1,184,158	5-20	374,774	269,587	242,629	104,787	26,958	131,745	5,052	6 mos. 3 days		2,354	7,895	10,249	47.71	24.35	1,751,955.08	165,960.51			841,181.35	2,750,096.94	1,177,847.86	100,000.00	1,277,847.86	776,074.00	25,000.00	322,596.00	2,401,518.46	2,590,214.91	Expenses for fuel and libraries/apparatus are estimated
18	Minnesota	1870	83,500	185,000,000	460,000	5-21	144,414	102,086	45,497	42,328	56,589	98,917	2,521			1,155	2,620	3,775	33.91	22.45	456,409.71	176,806.35			126,046.90	759,262.96	360,697.50			242,039.03		91,569.16	823,571.82	2,471,199.31
19	Mississippi		47,156		834,190	5-21																					56,008.58
20	Missouri	1870	67,380		1,703,000	5-21	584,026	249,729		334,297			7,000	4 mos. 6 days		4,615	2,531	7,146	38.60	29.81						1,803,403.00	864,672.00			279,661.52	58,075.43		1,548,257.00	2,525,252.52	Expenses include furniture and apparatus
21	Nebraska	1870	76,000	50,523,390	116,888	5-21	32,619	43,893		18,726			782	3 months	1,473	261	200	521	34.32	33.66	81,780.54	79,586.31		235,602.00		199,692.60	56,068.58		56,008.53	62,668.68		16,814.75	86,483.43
22	Nevada	1870	112,000		44,686	6-18	3,778	2,028	1,382	1,170	646	1,816	45	8 mos. 2 days	300	19	36	55	118.75	92.16	60,299.21	14,233.13		6,676.00	16,438.48	97,646.82	48,324.55	7,243.67	55,568.22	16,774.62	87.47		72,430.11	29,203.80
23	New Hampshire	1869	9,280		318,300	4-21	75,505	52,190	45,755	5,743	24,007	24,007	2,528	3 mos. 15 days		624	3,137	3,781	36.59	21.62	287,806.67		15,707.70		19,664.88	323,179.25				66,014.83				336,745.45
24	New Jersey	1870	8,320	533,261,961	900,000	5-18	258,227	161,683	78,612	96,544	83,071	179,615	1,438	8 mos. 14 days	32,447	915	1,905	2,820	53.62	30.66	1,514,129.13	35,000.00	28,722.88		71,866.02	1,649,718.03	933,285.52	71,130.00	1,004,415.52	1,004,415.52		168,695.68	1,649,718.03	556,483.50
25	New York	1870	47,156	1,860,120,770	4,370,846	5-21	1,463,299	998,664	468,421	464,635	530,243	994,878	11,750	8 mos. 4 days	125,931	6,230	22,080	28,310			9,122,253.86	170,000.00	165,000.00	30,478.12	546,232.49	10,033,964.47	6,156,550.59	1,046,034.84	7,202,585.43	2,455,453.01	228,381.33	116,544.16	10,002,963.93	2,880,017.01	Average salary of all teachers is $63.36
26	North Carolina	1870	45,000	123,361,396	1,041,000	6-21	342,168	49,302	31,812	292,866	35,490	310,356	1,398	3 months		1,030	385	1,415	20.50	18.50	297,431.80					165,290.50							165,290.50	968,232.43	Teachers pay their own board, which averages $12 per month
27	Ohio		39,964	1,157,180,455	2,675,468	5-21	1,028,877	740,382	434,865	288,495	305,517	590,012	11,714	7 mos. 15 days		9,171	12,455	21,626	55.63	33.25	7,535,569.82	227,747.47			730,032.60	8,493,349.89	3,671,904.75	918,183.23	4,590,087.98	2,024,728.61			6,614,816.59	1,878,533.30	Income from taxation includes $1,761901.56 in hand, value listed for school fund is balance on hand Sept. 1, 1869
28	Oregon		95,274		90,776	4-20
29	Pennsylvania	1870	46,000		3,475,000	6-21	975,753	828,892	555,941	146,801	272,951	347,951	14,211	6 mos. 1 day	85,000	7,438	10,174	17,612	40.45	31.38						7,676,286.20	3,745,415.81	1,165,226.05	4,910,641.86	2,765,644.34			7,676,286.20
30	Rhode Island	1869	1,306	138,196,489	217,356	No person excluded from school, truant group 6-16	56,934	29,477	23,857	27,457	5,620	33,077	650	8 months		173	500	673			214,743.88				73,878.57	302,806.85			267,176.48	85,845.22			353,021.68	412,685.00
31	South Carolina	1870	24,500		720,000	5-18	168,819	15,918		152,901			381			255	273	528
32	Tennessee	1869	45,600		1,258,326	6-20	410,000	185,845		224,155				1 month												753,705.74							753,795.74		For the two years that the free school law was in operation.
33	Texas	1870	237,321	300,000,000	850,000	6-18
34	Vermont	1869	9,056		330,585	4-18	76,759	74,140	55,744	2,619	18,396	21,015	2,197					4,296								498,004.87	348,563.88	51,442.39	400,006.27	98,058.60			498,064.87
35	Virginia		41,352		1,200,607	5-21
36	West Virginia	1869	20,000		447,943	6-21		59,028	36,684		22,344		2,308			1,680	603	2,283	34.00	30.50						281,057.93				246,470.96			329,152.73	216,761.06
37	Wisconsin	1869	53,924		1,052,266	4-20	398,747	264,033		134,714		100,000	4,735	151 days	15,389			8,795	43.63	28.34	1,636,875.15	189,371.89			219,777.00	2,382,326.52	1,193,985.44	37,440.78	1,231,426.22	456,503.77	11,410.81	288,135.42	1,987,436.22	2,237,414.37
State Key 1	State Name	Date of Report	Area in square miles	Value of Taxable Property	Population	School population between the ages of	School population Number	No. of children in the schools	Average attendance	Number of school children of school age never registered	Average absence of those enrolled	Average total absence	No. of school districts or schools	Average duration of schools in month and days	No. of pupils in private elementary schools	No. of male teachers in public schools	No. of female teachers in public schools	Total number of teachers in public schools	Average monthly salaries for male teachers	Average monthly salaries for female teachers	Income from taxation	Income from interest on permanent fund	Income from revenue from other funds	Income from proceeds of sales of lands	Income from other sources	Total income	Current expenses teacher wages	Current expenses fuel &c	Total current expenses	Incidental expenses for sites buildings repairs	Incidental expenses for libraries and apparatus	Incidental expenses for other objects	Total incidental expenses	Amount of permanent school fund	Notes

Source: United States Department of Interior, Report of the Commissioner of Education (Government Printing Office, 1870), 504 – 505.

1870 School Systems by State, Report of the Commssioner of Education Dataset

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