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Annual financial and statistical reports of normal schools


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
These reports give statistics on the number of pupils, aggregate and average daily attendance, number of graduates and their entrance into institutions of higher education, and number of teachers. Additional information includes: values of site, buildings, furniture, library, and equipment; number of other employees; average age of pupils in normal department at time of entering; number of graduates from normal department since establishment of school; and receipts and payments.
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Annual financial and statistical reports of normal schools
Quantity:

0.2 cubic feet

(1 volume)

Inclusive Dates:
1911-1924
Series Number:
A3048

Arrangement

Chronological by school year (ending July 31 or June 30), then alphabetical by school name.

Scope and Content Note

Each report in this volume gives information concerning: values of site, buildings, furniture, library, and equipment; teachers (numbers in normal, academic, intermediate, and primary departments); number of other employees; pupils (number in each department); average daily attendance in each department; average age of pupils in normal department at time of entering; number of graduates from normal department during year and since establishment of school; and receipts and payments.

Beginning in 1920, the report format changes and some reports include additional information on class size, number and length of teaching periods, entrance requirements, and practice teaching and class observation. There are also some separate reports for high school (academic) departments at the normal schools. In addition to other information, these reports give statistics on the number of pupils, aggregate and average daily attendance, number of graduates and their entrance into institutions of higher education, and number of teachers. These reports were filed under the authority granted by Section 58 of the Education Law as consolidated in 1910, allowing the Board of Regents or Commissioner of Education to require reports from any institution or school under the educational supervision of the State.

Related Material

Information on individual schools and school districts from this series along with data from Series A3046, Abstracts of School District Trustee Reports

A3049, Annual Reports of Vocational Schools

B0555, Annual Financial and Statistical Reports of Private and Parochial Schools (Academies)

and 13638, Annual Financial and Statistical Reports of School Districts, were used to compile the tables in Series 14196, Financial and statistical data tables.

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