TABLE 7.-The average daily attendance at various periods, and its relation in 1903-4 to the enrollment

TABLE 8.—(1) Average length of school term at various periods; (2) aggregate number of days schooling given to all pupils; (3) the same compared with the school population and the enrollment (columns 8 and 9).

a Certain States report their school term in months; these months have been reduced to days by multiplying by 20 in each case.

b In 1899-1900.

c In 1902-3.

d Approximately.

e In 1901-2.

f Returns imperfect.

g In 1893-94.

h In 1900-1901.

i In 1897-98.

TABLE 9.-Number and sex of teachers—Percentage of male teachers.

TABLE 10.-Teachers' wages-Number of schoolhouses-Value of school property-Private

*The reports of private schools are more or less incomplete, and the number of pupils as given may be taken to represent the minimum number of private pupils in the States furnishing this item. In forming the totals the States not reporting are estimated. a Including buildings rented., Average for those States reporting salaries. High-school teachers' wages not included. d In 1902-3. • Number of schools. In 1899-1900. @ In 1889-90. hApproximately. i In 1900-1901. In 1897-98. * Total cost of sites and buildings. Estimated. m In 1893-94. " In 1891-92. In 1892-93. p In 1901-2. q In 1896-97. In 1898-99. Does not include 381 independent districts. Excluding the wages of teachers holding State certificates. Statistics incomplete. Returns imperfect. Public-school" property only. Includes some college students. y Outside of cities. In 1894-95. aa Does not include cities of the first and second class. bb Includes only pupils of school census age (5-17.).

Year.

TABLE 11.-(1) Length of school term. (2) The aggregate number of days' schooling given compared with the school population.