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Book Title: Historical And Descriptive Sketch Of Sonoma County, California

PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

   The first State superintendent of public schools, John G. Marvin, reported to
the legislature of 1852 the statistics he had been able to gather in the year
1851. Following is his report of Sonoma county in full: Number of children, 250.
There are five schools in this county: one at Sonoma, one at Santa Rosa, one at
Analy, one at Bodega, and another at San Miguel Ranch (Mark West). The three
former are English, the latter is Spanish. They are supported by contributions
and tuition money.

   In 1854 Dr. B. B. Bonham, first county superintendent of schools, reports
1,253 children between the ages of 4 and 18; 23 schools; 31 teachers, and 8
school districts.

   In 1859 the total number of children is reported at 5,138; number of
teachers, 70; number of schools, 43. There are now in the county 138 schools and
a school-population of 7,383. Of this population, 3,689 are boys, and 3,611 are
girls. The schools are comprised within their grades; first, second and
third—there being 50 of the first; 58 of the second, and 30 of the third. The
total enrolment of pupils at the school is 6,217.

   Between eighty-five and ninety thousand dollars are annually received from
State and county taxes for school purposes. Of this amount between seventy-five
and eighty thousand dollars are annually expended in the payment of teachers.
About $3,000 is annually invested in school libraries. The average monthly wages
paid male teachers is $83.00; paid female teachers, $64.00.

   Ninety-one of the schools are maintained more than six, and less than eight
months; 47 are maintained eight months and over. The most of the school-houses
are substantial, comfortable structures, well supplied with school furniture,
apparatus and libraries. The value of the school-houses and lots is estimated at
$150,000; school libraries, $12,000; apparatus, $4,000. The most important
schools are those of Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Healdsburg, Sonoma and Cloverdale.
The cities of Santa Rosa and Petaluma, in addition to a most efficient grammar
school, have each an excellent high school.

Number of children between five and seventeen, white             7,300
  "    "      "      "      "    "      "      negro.               10
  "    "      "      "      "    "      "      Indian               73
  "    "  white children under five                              3,076
  "    "  children who have attended public school
            during the school year                               5,407
Number attending private schools                                   413
Number who have not attended any school                          1,563
Whole number of school districts                                    95
  "     "     " schools                                            138
  "   amount paid teachers during the year                  $75,320.00
  "     "      "  for rents, repairs and contingents          8,400.00
  "     "      "   "  libraries                               2,185.35
  "     "      "  apparatus                                     408.06
Amount paid for buildings and school furniture                7,137.18
Total receipts from State and county fund                    84,676.90
  "      "       "  district taxes                            5,269.24
  "      "     during the year, including balance on hand
            at beginning of the year                        115,490.20
Total disbursements                                          93,452.00

Salary of superintendent, inclusive of traveling expenses, $1,600 per annum.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

HISTORICAL
AND
DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH
OF
SONOMA COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA,
BY
ROBERT A. THOMPSON,
EDITOR OF "THE SONOMA DEMOCRAT."
PHILADELPHIA:
L. H. EVERTS & CO. 
1877.


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