HC Deb 13 June 1906 vol 158 cc942-4
MR. SPICER (Hackney, Central)

To ask the President of the Board of Education what was the total cost of elementary education in the years 1873, 1879, 1884, and 1900, and the number of children in average attendance for each of the above-mentioned years; and how much was received towards the cost during the same years from grants, rates, fees, endowments, and voluntary subscriptions, respectively.

(Answered by Mr. Birrell.)
Table showing Abstract of Income for maintenance of Public Elementary Day and Evening Schools inspected for Annual Grants.
Year. Government Grants. Rates. Voluntary Subscriptions. Endowment. Fees and Books. Other Sources. Total Income. Total Expenditure Day and Evening. Average Attendance.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
1873 Day and Evening 772,072 *61,209 539,502 73,405 688,296 31,562 2,166,046 2,206,640 1,528,453
Day Schools only 749,293 Not known separately Evening as distinct Schools. from — 2,143,267 — 1,482,480
1879 Day and Evening 1,828,703 636,792 754,134 136,079 1,372,365 48,841 4,776,914 4,773,825 2,647,525
Day Schools only 1,804,165 Not known separately Evening as distinct Schools. from — 4,752,376 — 2,594,995
1884 Day and Evening 2,515,776 915,474 734,128 157,124 1,734,115 64,922 6,121,539 6,131,887 3,297,558
Day Schools only 2,503,481 Not known separately Evening as distinct Schools. from — 6,109,244 — 3,273,124
1900 Day and Evening 8,002,981 2,959,717 812,104 156,012 262,135 ‡144,037 12,336,986 12,453,006 4,872,465
Day Schools only †7,827,837 2,809,666 801,202 154,519 237,962 104,145 11,935,331 12,045,046 4,666,130
* Includes £4,157 paid by School Boards under Section 25, Act of 1870.
† This total is made up as follows: Annual Grant, £4,820,674 ; Fee Grant, £2,327,416 ; Aid Grant, £669,772 ; Science and Art Grants, £9,975.
‡This total includes £35,930 County Council Grants to Evening Schools.