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Division. | Average Number of Days the Schools were Kept. | Average Monthly Salaries of Teachers. | Value of Public School Property. | Raised from State Taxes. | Raised from Local Taxes. | Raised from Other Sources, State and Local, etc. | |
Males. | Females. | ||||||
The United States. . | 145 | $49.05 | $39.77 | $601,571,307 | $38,330,589 | $170,779,586 | $29,742,141 |
North Atlantic Div. | 177.3 | 59.01 | 40.17 | 243,150,033 | 12,831,775 | 69,984,121 | 10,847,513 |
S. Atlantic Div..... | 115.8 | 30.50 | 28.60 | 25,109,903 | 5,148,670 | 7,842,256 | 1,150,494 |
S. Central Division.. | 100.6 | 44.28 | 36.88 | 29,875,383 | 6,398,383 | 6,869,991 | 1,147,567 |
N. Central Division.. | 156.5 | 50.85 | 39.60 | 250,303,396 | 8,374,009 | 74,215,693 | 14,781,748 |
Western Division. .. | 143.9 | 65.90 | 53.73 | 53,132,592 | 5,577,752 | 11,867,525 | 1,814,819 |
Statistics of City School Systems, 1901-2.
 
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