Schools
Common. The following statistics are taken from the report of the United States Commissioner of Education for 1908:
| Expenditure for public schools | $343,602,738 |
| Permanent school funds | $177,488,515 |
| Pupils enrolled | 16,820,386 |
| Male teachers | 105,773 |
| Average monthly salary of same | $56.10 |
| Female teachers | 369,465 |
| Average salary of same | $43.67 |
| Number of schoolhouses | 256,789 |
| Average length of term in days | 147.2 |
| Number of reform schools | 96 |
| Number of inmates | 31,468 |
See also references under EDUCATION.
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