§ 70. Mr. STEPHENasked the President of the Board of Education the estimated cost per child, and the estimated teacher cost per child, in elementary and secondary schools, respectively?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Lord Eustace Percy)The latest ascertained figures are as follow:
§ Elementary Schools: Cost per unit of average attendance £11 13s. 3d., which includes £8 6s. 7d. in respect of teachers' salaries.
§ Secondary Schools (grant-aided): Cost per registered pupil: Gross, £26 12s., which includes £20 15s. for teachers' salaries; net, £16 7s., which includes £12 15s. net for teachers' salaries.
§ The net figure for secondary schools is arrived at by deducting receipts from fees and endowments from the total, and an apportionment of them from salaries.