TABLE IX.-Expenditures for educational purposes and per capita costs, years ending June, 1899 to 1917-Continued.

1 From 1909-1915 the expenditures for continuation schools are included with those of elementary schools; from 1915-16 with secondary schools.

2 Until 1909 the expenditures for high schools are included with those of certain elementary schools.

TABLE IX.-Expenditures for educational purposes and per capita costs, years ending June, 1899 to 1917-Continued.

1 From 1909-1915 the expenditures for continuation schools are included with those of elementary schools; from 1915-16 with secondary schools.

Average number of teachers, 2,513, at an average salary of $49.49.
Average number of night-school teachers, 92, at an average salary of $9,62.
Repayments as provided by law are shown in the table following.

REPAYMENTS, COMMON-SCHOOL TEACHERS.

1910-11..

1911-12.

1912-13.

1913-14.

1914-15.

1915-16.

1916-17.

Fiscal year.

Total amount paid from "Salaries, common schools," is as follows:
Supervisor of schools (12 months)

All teachers (9 months).

Total.......

SALARIES, HIGH SCHOOLS.

From the total amount of $63,385 made available by appropriation and transfers, etc., the following payments were made:

$45,483.33 1,119,617.78

1, 165, 101. 11

Four janitors for 12 months (2 at $360, 2 at $240)

Six principals, for 10 months (1 at $1,800, 1 at $1,600, 2 at $1,200, 2 at $1,000)..
High-school teachers for 9 months (2 at $990, 1 at $945, 9 at $900, 5 at $855, 28 at $810, 5 at
$765, 15 at $720, 2 at $675)..

$7,693.33

52,968.25

1,200.00

1 Charity-school appropriations were taken over by this department under date of Mar. 14, 1917.

TABLE XI.-School board finances-Receipts and expenditures, 1916-17.

San Juan..

Rio Piedras.

Trujillo Alto.
Carolina..

Rio Grande.

845, 472. 77 68, 208. 55 1,211,018.45 656, 376.05 554, 742.40

1 The account of the school board of Cabo Rojo for the month of June, 1917, had not yet been received when closing this statement, and therefore this table presents only those from July, 1916, to May, 1917, both inclusive.

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TABLE XII.-School board finances-Expenditures classified, 1916-17.

$12, 699. 25 $91,089. 02

2,230.95 6,346, 31 6,334.72 10,694.38 13, 249.13

1, 863. 20 2,446.13 19, 543. 09

14, 600. 88 11, 127. 45 4,053.62 12, 233.62

1 The account of the school board of Cabo Rojo for the month of June, 1917, had not yet been received when closing this statement, an i therefore this table presents only those from July, 1916, to May, 1917, both inclusive.