EXPENDITURES. 1879. 1881. For rentand repairs of school-houses.$ 185,148.52 $ 190,720.16 $ 202,742.59 For fuel ...... 237,322.35 229,016.91 290,847.11 Paid secretaries and treasurers 103,084.87 102,815.60 105,060.65 For records, dictionaries, etc. 28,010.82 33,384.67 26,805.51 For insurance and janitors.. 98,635.43 106,910.93 For supplies, brooms, chalk, etc.... 51,458.29 56,293.60 For other purposes 401,285.60 227,627.65 220,192.16 On hand.... 537,384.20 520,311.43 471,739.10 Total expenditures. $1,492,236.36 $1,453,970.14 $1,480,591.65 Teachers' Fund. RECEIPTS. On hand at last report.. . $1,591,029.50 $1,758,004.37 $1,867,489.19 From district tax.... 2,347,143.18 2,279,110.99 2,243,365.51 From semi-annual apportionments . 706,450.51 705,790.54 687,810.38 From other sources. 115,522.46 98,966.66 81,244.47 VISITATION OF SCHOOLS. Number....... 493 13,698 474 12,724 522 15,098 : Total average attend ance. Average cost of tuition per month. Females. 5. Number enrolled in 3 public schools. Males. is 9=: Upgraded. Males. Females . $. 1817 4161 20,9221 2,439 1848 693 101 23 15,43 8.20 40,646 7,077 1849 1,005 554 50,082 17,350 1850 1,262 914 64,336 24.804 1851 1,358 77,154 33,040 1852 1,560 85,060 33,033 100,083 42,442 24,559 1854 2,353 1,520 39 961 772 19.61 9.39 111,093 44,115 2,850 1,279 1,243 14.47 8.23 173,868 59,014 1857 3,265 1,572 1,424 24.381 12.95 195,285 79,670 1,118 1,682 25.33 9.42 233,927 36,574 1859 993 2,901 2,364 27.68 17.10 210,531 142,849 79,411 3,219 3,155 23.76 15.28 244,938 167,819 77,113 1861 11,073 4,803 3,763 3,562 24.24 16.20 262,570 183,318 101,893 1862 11,105 5,057 5,895 3,618 4.187 21.76 14.24 269,522 201.805 100.041 1863 11,129 5,172 6,237 41 2 2,937 5,563 22.00 15.68 381,733 199,750 111 185 1864 +1,141 5,340 | 6,623 5 512,815 6,140 25.12 17.60 294.912 210,569 117,378 1865 #1,171 5,572 5,732 5 5 2,353 6,467 31.64 22.80 324,338 217,593 119,593 1866 11,195 5,926 5,900 5 4 2,673 6,670 33.60 23.76 348,498 211.827 136,174 1867 11,321 6,1686,229 563.676 6,667 35.88 24.64 372,969 257,281 148,620 1868 11,412 6,410 6,439 212 6 8 4,123 6,846 35.42 25.72 393,630 279,007 160,773 1869 11,462 6,773 6,788 221 612 4,479 7,515 | 36.96 27.16 418,168 296,138 178,329 1870 1,176 334 6,986 6,919 213 6 44,909 7,806 35.60 26.80 431.134 320,803 202,246 1871 1,260 344 7,716 7,823 289 6 10 5,483 8,587 36.00/ 27.80 460,629 341,938 211,562 1872 1,317 400 8,438 8,156 403 6 10 5,901 9,320 36.00 28.66 475,499 340,789 214,905 1873 1,266 1,2707,814 8,397 419 610 6,091 10,193 36.28 27.88 491,344 347,572 204,204 1874 1,195 2,026 7,316 8,797 375 614 6,273 10,729 35.95 27.67 506,385 367,095 215,656 1875 1,134 2,536 7,0629,203 407 6/16 16,500 11,645 36.68 28.34 633,571 381,012 225,415 1876 1,099 2,933 7,017 9,454 405 616 6,830 12,222 37.27 28.09 553,920 398,825 229,315 1877 1,086 3,138 7,015 9.948 476 7 5 7,348 12,518 34.88 28.69 567,819 421,163 251,372 1878 1,1190 3,13717,266 10,218 483 7 67,561 13,023|| 33.98 27.84 575,474 428,362 256,913 1879 1,1401 3,1397,543 10,457 494 7| 77,573 13,579 31.71 26.40 577,353 431.317 264,702 1880 1,162 3,192 7,668 10,590 498 7 87,254 14,344 31.16 26.28 586,556 426,057 259,836 1881 1,161) 3,17817,808|10,741 503 71 816,546 15,230 32.50 27.25 -594,730 431,513,254,088 * No report. 1.10 1.06 1.10 1.02 1.10 1.12 1.36 1.52 1.37 1.32 1.34 1.32 1.52 1.48 1.35 2.31 2.32 2.29 1.62 1.60 1.49 1.56 1.62 522 68,762 287 36,814 30,955 3,450 71,219 106,290 17,028 | 1850 +504 49 SCHOOL SYSTEM OF IOWA FROM 1847 TO 1881 INCLUSIVE. PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND. YEAR. 53.993 % 1847 51,809 2,185 1818 +349 35 3 387 38,506 180 24,648 18,278 1,812 44.738 68,919 6,138 1849 +170 48 4 4 47,502 25,779 3,475 76,756 177,740 23,546 | 1851 245 74 14 471 804 99,708 703 54,613 18,822 4,425 77,890 20,600 1852 297 91 12 459 859 144,979 943 72,095 31,800 3,730 107,625 36,186 1853 7897 98 9 1005 170,564 576 87,817 30,224 3,924 121,955 907,582 50,155 | 1854 68,796 | 1855 +1139 156 38 1333 265,799 102,718 | 1856 936 1681 47 535 1686 571,061 623 199,142 147.167 19,206 364,515 2,030,544 111,839 1857 1330 175 48 629 2182 971,004 249 22 148,571 98,719 51,181 298,474 103,966 1858 1481 230 65 844 2620 1,049,747 627 16 383,549 166,802 67,241 617,632 2,303,675 145.135 1859 1982 274 76 876 3208 1,206,810 2325 31 445,469 159,291 52,179 655,938 142,151 1860 2199 301 86 893 3479 1,288,837 2995 13 518,591 134,903 40,953 691,447 2,382,729 140,427 1861 2415 315 99 847 3676 1,290,288 3888 44 515,939 130,805 49,027 704,771 155,217 | 1862 2830 332 111 837 4110 1,391,788 3857 6! 570,115 160,253 58,289 788,657 2,355,523 123,766 | 1863 2965 345 198 766 4274 1,739,131 4840 63 135,329 1864 3271 370 198 796 4635 2,183,7386389 60 856,725 297,153 111,489 1,265,667 2,353,647 138,840 1865 3766 382 163 698 50092,836,757 10334 69 1,006,623 572,593 158,739 1,737,955 165,344 1866 4200 436 106 612 5454 3,450,978 9303 67 1,161,653 692,034 185,910 2,039,597 2,557,107 177,791 | 1867 4709 464 223 605 6000 4,397,944 8776 65 1,330,823 917,604 415,484 2,663,911| 201,403 1868 5192 527 229 459 6407 5,374,512 8932 74 1,438,964 941,884 466,186 3,146,131 2,932,626 204,604 1869 5748 550 234 356 6888 6,191,633 11399 78 1,636,951 1,038,401 378,065 3,043, 120 238,3561870 6469 600 247 282 7598|6,868,910 11482 78 1,900,893 935,617 432,680 3,269,190 3,191,483 226,111 1871 7122 626 257 248 82537,495,926 11633 55 2,130,017 1,212,722 722,897 4,065,666 249,077 1872 7782 635 259 180 8856 8,164,325 12944 84 2,218,676 1,184,083 796,695 4,229,454 3,294,743 275,789 1873 8158 649,268 153 9228 8,232,935 10719 92 2,447,430 1,174,745 832,646 4,413,482 304,836 1874 8490650259 892,626 4,605,749 3,363 961 318,997 | 1875 8885 65126127121 928 8,617,956 13120 97 2,598,440 1,114,681 108 990819,375,833 17122 98 2,784,099 1,165,057 1,005,618 4,957,774 283,021 1876 9279 671 257 89|10296 9,044,973 17329 99 2,953,645 1,106,788|1,136,995 5,197,428 3,462,000 276,96 1877 9596|650 241 76 10566 9,161,701 20587 99 3,011.230 1,101 956 990,213 5,103,399 284,013 1878 9783 686 250 72 10791 9,066,145 22581 99 2,927,308 1,149,718 979,452 5,051,478 3,484,411 276,218 1879 10043 678 249 67 11037|9,243,243 22609 99 2,901,948 1,231,598 787,703 4,921,249 282,903 1880 10210701 237) 73112219,533,493 26751.98 3,0-10,716|1,263,663 825,441 5,129,8203,547,124 234,622 1881 |