Illinois School Statistics

From the animal report of the Illinois Superintendent of Education we glean the following interesting statistics : 1875. 187fi. Total miruber of public schools.. 11.797 l!,'.)05 Average numbcr of inonths ecuools were kept ÍJ9-1Ü 6%' Snmua of rnalepupils enrolled.. 855,899 355,6D4 Nnmber of pupilB enrolled 685,(576 087,446 Nninber of male teachern 9,288 9,' 95 Nnmber oi f male teachers 12, 329 12,826 Total nurnber of teachers 21.608 ','2,121 Nuniber of graded schools 785 822 Number of nugraded schools.... 10,104 10,581 Nnmber of public high schools.. 133 110 Number of private schools 478 527 Male pupils in private schools. ... 25,320 21,655 Femalc pupila iii private schools. 25,970 24,740 eres oí echool laud sold duriüg theyear 2,922 1.399 Acres remaining uueold 9,683 13.011 Nuniber of stoiie school-houses . . 228 224 Nnmber of brick school-honscs.. .. 1.167 1,M9 Number of wood school-houeee . . 9,3í3 9,689 Nnmbtr of log school-houses.... 709 651 Number built duringthe year 330 283 ILLITKEAOÏ. MaleB between 12 and 21 unablo to read and write U,323 2,941 Fomaieij between 12and21 unablo to read and write 2,524 2.P67 MISCELI-INEOUS FIGURÏS. 1875. )870. Value of school property. . . .$17,073,752 $17,783,929 HiKhest monthly wages paid any lüale teacher 800 300 Same paid any femalc teacher 220 220 l.owest paid male teacher. . . 15 16 Lowest pald female teaoher. 10 10 Average monthly wages to male teachers :. 48 47 Average mouthly wages to j female teachere. 33 33