TABLE 15.- Average expenditure per pupil for all purposes, based on arerage attendance

Average sums received by teachers and supervisors in cities and outside of cities in 1896-97.

North Atlantic Division..
South Atlantic Division.
South Central Division
North Central Division.
Western Division....
North Atlantic Division:

Maine
New Hampshire.
Vermont...
Massachusetts.
Rhode Island
Connecticut..
New York
New Jersey

Pennsylvania..
South Atlantic Division:

Delaware
Maryland.
District of Columbia.
Virginia ...
West Virginia.
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia..

Florida.
South Central Division:

Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama..
Mississippi
Louisiana.
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma

Indian Territory
North Central Division:

Ohio.. Indiana. Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa.. Missouri North Dakota. South Dakota. Nebraska

Kansas Western Division :

Montana.. Wyoming Colorado. New Mexico Arizona.. Utah Nevada.. Idaho.. Washington Oregon California

TABLE 16.—Estimated arerage monthly salaries of teachers and supervisors in cities of

8,000 population and orer, and outside of such cities, and average salaries of male and female teachers in the United States in 1896–97.

North Atlurtic Division:

Maine
New Hampshire.
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island.
Connecticut.
New York.
New Jersey

Pennsylvania
South Atlantic Division:

Delaware.
Maryland
District of Columbia.
Virginia....
West Virginia
North Carolina.
South Carolina.
Georgia

Florida..
South Central Division:

Kentucky..
Tennessoe
Alabama
Mississippi.
Louisiana
Texas.
Arkansas
Oklahoma

Indian Territory.
North Central Division:

Ohio...
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota..
Iowa.
Missouri
North Dakota.
South Dakota
Nebraska..

Kansas.
Western Division:

Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico.
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Idaho
Washington.
Oregon
California.

61.79 59. 36 55. 71 43. 07 57. 12 66.77 67. 15 52. 23

36. 79
28. 88
20.59
26. 21
32. 64
54.74
45. 30
22. 50

4. 10 32. 59 23. 47 26. 77 39.99 55.51 45. 33 22. 96

TABLE 17.-Statistics relating to religious exercises in the public schools of 531 cilies of

8,000 population and orer in 1896.

TABLE

18.-Statistics relating to religious exercises in the public schools of 277 cities of

over 4,000 but less than 8,000 population in 1896.

North Atlantic Division:

Maine
New Hampshire.
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island.
Connecticut
New York.
New Jersey

Pennsylvania
South Atlantic Division:

Delaware.
Maryland..
District of Columbia
Virginia..
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina.
Georgia

Florida.
South Central Division:

Kentucky
Tennessee.
Alabama
Mississippi.
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma

Indian Territory
North Central Division:

Obio..
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan.
Wisconsin.
Minnesota.
Lowa.
Missouri
North Dakota
Sonth Dakota
Nebraska.

Kansas.
Western Division:

Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico.
Arizona
Utah
Nevada.
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
California

5
1
1

3
0
1

2
1
0

0
0
0

3 0 1

0
0
0

0
0
0

3
0
1

2 0 0

0

0

10
1

1

0

0

0

3

TABLE 19.-Combined statistics relating to religious exercises in the public schools of 808

cities of more than 4,000 population in 1896. (Tables 17 and 18 combined.)