GENERAL STATISTICS. For detailed statements under this head refer to the carefully prepared reports of the various standing committees and of the Superintendent, the following general recapitulation of the statistics of the Detroit school system, which can be found in the documents referred to in more elaborate and minute form: Population of Detroit (estimated)... 90,000 $23,615,674 00 78,718,913 00 785,248 00 Taxes for public school purposes in 1872, included in above.... 115,116 00 Taxes for building school houses in 1872, included in above..... 44,000 00 Per cent of school tax on all the city taxes for 1872.. .15 Per cent of school tax, including building fund, on all taxes for 1872.. .23 Cash valuation of all public school property, upon Jan. 1st, 1873....... $545,410 00 Entire public school expenses for the calendar year of 1872.. $115,981 55 School census of 1872, all persons between 5 and 20 years of age.... 30,230 11,993 School census of 1872, all persons between 8 and 14 years of age.... Whole number of different names enrolled on school registers during 1872..... Whole number from every 100 of the school census, enrolled on school registers during 1872.. Average number of weeks each enrolled pupil attended school in 1872... 11,764 39 27 Average number of pupils belonging to Whole number of school sittings of all Average number of teachers for the whole $7,885 7,608 9,071 177 year of 1872.. 169 Actual cost of tuition per pupil for the calendar year of 1872 $10 33 Entire cost of schools for the calendar year of 1872, to each pupil belonging.. $14 70 Average annual salary of teachers for the calendar year of 1872...... $482 00 To the above table should be added the following condensed financial statement for the calendar year: PUBLIC LIBRARY. As one of our most popular institutions, the Public Library" deserves mention. It derives its existence from our State Constitution, is under the control and management of our Board of Education, and has been in existence since the 27th of March, 1865. It is supported by "County fines and penalties." The following is a full statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Library Fund from its beginning to the end of the year 1872: RECEIPTS FOR 1872. Balance on hand December 31, 1872... Received from County Treasurer. .$12,825 42 7,039 20 Received from library fines and catalogues... 329 90 62 43 Total ......... .$20,256 95 EXPENDITURES FOR 1872. Legal services, acknowledgments, etc.. $7.50 Fuel 14 15 83 00 Notices of volumes detained, eight per ay..... 2,550 5,557 Added during 1872. 1,202 Total December 31, 187. 6,759 In March, 1871, the new library, being an addition built on to the rear of the Capitol School building for that purpose, was opened, and now enjoys ample shelf room, tasteful surroundings and all opportunities for convenient classification and easy management. During the same year, the Board of Education secured the conditional lease, for a nominal rent, of the old City Hall building for a period of 50 years, for library purposes, which was however subsequently abandoned, and the small triangular park east of Dr. Duffield's church, known as "Centre Park" was leased to said Board by the Common Council sitting as a Land Board in May 22, 1872. On this site it is proposed to erect a permanent Library building, as soon as possible, costing $125,000, of ample accommodations, beautiful design and in keeping with the progress and improvement now visible in all portions of our city. Librarian..... Prof. Henry Cheney. J. W. Prosser. |