HC Deb 28 April 1926 vol 194 c2034
70. Mr. STEPHEN

asked 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.