Manual training, carpentry and metal work in, number of pupils receiving instruction in..... 146 Cooking, number of pupils instructed in, cost of material used in instruction in... 147 Sewing, kinds of, garments made, pupils instructed in.. 147 IV. Comparative enrollment, by grades, with 1889-'90. 150 SUPERINTENDENT COOK'S REPORT. WASHINGTON, D. C., November 1, 1891. The Board of Trustees of Public Schools of the District of Columbia: GENTLEMEN: Herewith is presented the report of the schools of the seventh and eighth divisions of the public schools of the District of Columbia, generally known as the colored schools of Washington and Georgetown, for the school year ending June 30, 1891. With this report are also submitted the reports of the supervising principals, the principals of the high and normal schools, the directors of music, drawing, and manual training, and the directresses of sewing, cooking, and physical culture. The whole number of pupils enrolled in these schools during the year was 12,132; the average number enrolled 9,702; and the average in daily attendance, 9,163. In the following tabulated statement statistics showing both the classification of the pupils embraced in the whole enrollment and the number in each class, with other information, are presented in fuller detail. The whole number of pupils enrolled was 12,132. They were enrolled as follows: The entire number of schools in these two divisions was 204. They were classified as follows: The whole number of teachers employed was 230, of whom 205 were female and 25 male. They were employed in grades as follows: Cost per pupil (estimated on the average enrollment, 9,702)....... *One under instruction of assistant teacher in normal school. $2,250.00 800.00 5,100.00 200.00 8,350.00 86 TUITION. Normal school: Principal.. One teacher Two teachers. Total..... Cost per pupil (estimated on the average enrollment, 23).. High school: Principal..... Thirteen teachers. Total...... Cost per pupil (estimated on the average enrollment, 345)... Grammar schools (8 eighth, 11 seventh, 13 sixth, 20 fifth grade schools). Cost per pupil (estimated on the average enrollment, 9,702).. Cost per pupil (estimated on the whole enrollment, 3,804) $1,500.00 800.00 1,400.00 *3, 700.00 50.00 1,800.00 11, 550.00 13, 350.00 38.69 41, 775.00 18. 14 +70,645.24 10.40 5,080.00 .52 9, 225.00 2.42 14.81 The following embrace among other statistics the average salary per teacher; the total cost of instruction, including supervision; and the amount paid to janitors: Cost of tuition per pupil (estimated on the average enrollment).. Including the cost of teaching five practice schools. $2,550.00. To be increased by the cost of teaching five practice schools, $2,550.00. $953.57 $38.69 |