§ Table showing the number of council and voluntary schools and average attendance for the years ending 31st July, 1903, and 31st July, 1908, respectively:—
| Year ending. | Council Schools. | Voluntary Schools. | Total. | |||||
| Number. | Average Attendance. | Number. | Average Attendance. | Number. | Average Attendance. | |||
| 31st July, 1903 | … | … | 288 | 185,951 | 1,505 | 488,289 | 1,793 | 674,240 |
| 31st July, 1908 | … | … | 447 | 245,640 | 1,383 | 444,916 | 1,830 | 690,556 |
§ The total capital indebtedness of the local education authority for Lancashire upon the appointed day was £160,357, and on 31st March, 1907, was £224,014. The returns as to the liabilities on 31st March, 1908, are not yet available.
§ The rates levied by the local education authority for Lancashire under Part in. of the Education Act, 1902, were as follows. The Returns for 1907-8 are not yet available.