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EDUCATION-PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Control of public education
vested primarily in local adminis
consisting of approximately 998
and 5,581 common school distric
support of the schools was o
responsibility of the local units
measure, though the state has, b
from the public domain and ot
tributed to public school suppo
time of the republic. In recent
state has greatly increased its
support of public schools, and n
siderably more than half of the
cation in the common school an
independent districts.
Local support of public schools
from an ad valorem tax on gene
All of the older counties receive
the public domain for school pur
some instances appreciable loca
derived from the county perr
that have been built up. For th
Aug. 31. 1939, these combined cc
nent funds amounted to $12,188,
$694,753 to local available school
Part of the state support also
an ad valorem tax which may b
maximum rate of 35c on $100
Formerly this was the princip
state support, but in recent years
receipts have come from the gas
which lc (out of a total state
gallon) is diverted to the schoo
the gross receipts tax levied ag
ber of classes of corporate er
coming principally from oil prod
tions of the receipts from cigaret
insurance company tax, chain s
miscellaneous occupation taxes,
verted to the school fund, a
provision requiring that a mini
fourth of all occupational taxes
for support of the schools. Th
poll tax of $1 for school support
beginning on pp. 350 for amour
school fund from these sources.)
In addition, receipts of abo
annually come from the state'
school fund of about $72,000,000
and lands. This permanent fu
built up out of the public dom
which was retained by the state
of Annexation and subsequer
largely to school purposes. (S
reference to "Lands, Public.")
Annual Apportionmen
An annual apportionment to p
is made by the state on basis o
census of scholastics (ages 6-1
capita apportionment for the
1939-40, was $22 for 1.549,443
totaling $34,087,746. (See table,
addition to this apportionment fi
available school fund, derived
mentioned above, there is a bi
priation by Legislature out of
revenue fund for equalization o
opportunity in school districts th
state (originally called rural aid
is distributed among the sch
having under-average tax reso
amount of this equalization fun
for each of the two years inin Texas is ended Aug. 31. 1910. was $6.825. 27. In the
strative units, last fiscal year, $3,735.357 of this fund was
independent spent to supplement school salaries, $2,160.-
ts. Financial 373 for operation of school buses. $782.177 for
riginally the high school tuition for children transferred
in very large from districts having no high school, and the
by allocations remainder for administrative and miscellane-
herwise, con- ous purposes. In addition to the equalization
)rt from the fund, the state participates to the extent of
nt years, the a little more than one third in a fund for
share of the special training of physically handicapped
ow pays con- children.
cost of edu- Public School Expenditures.
d the smaller Total disbursements for public school pur-
poses during the school year endctli Auig. 31,
o is primarily 1939, were reported by the Slate Department
ial property. of Education as from the following funds:
d portions of state and county available funds, $37,085183;
rposes and in local maintenance, $15, 160,9167; equalization
1anent funds aid, $5,512,3-16; interest and sinking fund,
o year ended $11,531,071); building fund, $12,319.8241; total.
e year ended $111,609,701. A compilation of local school
county pel-ma- budgets submitted to the department for the
funielding same school year shoed total expenditures
Scomes from of $92,865,75 divided as follows: General
e leTied at a control and administration, $4,658,581; salaries
o li ed ato a of teachers and other instructional service,
al source of $53547,737; operation of school plants, $1.853.-
much larger 240; maintenance of school plants. $2.215,468;
such larger bus operation and other auxiliary functions,
line tax, of $5,441,285; insurance, rent and other fixed
levy of 4ro charges, $1,230,988; total operating expenses
aIst a num- $71,977.299. In atldilion, there was an ex-
sterprise but penditure of $10,631,51 for newv buildings,
auction. Por- grounds, and other new capital equipment
te stamp tax, and $10,256,855 for debt service, bringing the
tore tax and total expenditures for the vear to $9!2,865,745.
are also di- Value of Property-Number of Buildings.
constitutional Total value of Texas public school property
mum of one during the 193!)-t0 school year was $288,869,-
be expended 539. of which $219,992.592 was in buildings.
re is also a (See table, p. 323.) Total number of school
t. (See table buildings of all kinds in use in Texas during
ts paid into the school year 1939 410 was 11.509, of which
all but 338 were owned. PI'incipl claissifica-
ut $2,700,000 tions were: Elementary school buildings,
s permanent 6.646; senior high school buildings. 656;
securities junior high school buildings. 102; combina-
nd has bee lion elementary and high school buildings,
ain of Texas 3,022; junior college buildings, 14; audi-
in the Treaty toriums, 38!)9; gymnasiums, 516; home eco-
ntly applied nomics buildings. 303; work shops, 321:
ee index for miscellaneous, 385. Of the total of 11.509
buildings, 8,597 were for white and 2,552 were
for colored children.
t, Texas Public School Administration.
ublic schools Administralion of the affairs of the local
if the annual independent and common school districts is
7). The per in a board of trustees, lccletd by popular
school year, vote. At the head of the State Department
scholastics, of Education is the State Superintendent of
p. 323.) In Public Instruction, elected by popular vote.
om the state The State Board of Education (See index for
fiom sources members) is a nine-member body, appointed
ennial appro- by the Governor to six-year, overlapping
the general terms.
f educational Under direction of the state department
roughout the are the various divisions having charge of
). This fund finance, equalization, vocational education,
nool districts examination of teachers, textbook purchases.
urces. Total school census, information and statistics and
d distributed other functions. Also there are twvenl-four
he biennium deputy superintendents, or supervisors. each
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