§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of teachers in primary and secondary schools in the Strathclyde Region during the academic years 1964–65 and 1974–75; what was the pupil-teacher ratio in each of
JANUARY 1967 Certificated Teachers Primary Secondary Teachers PTR Teachers PTR Glasgow … … … 3,199 35.9 3,104 16.4 Argyll … … … 265 22.1 187 15.2 Ayr … … … 1,385 29.6 1,110 15.5 Bute … … … 50 24.3 50 12.9 Dunbarton … … … 901 30.6 691 17.4 Lanark … … … 2,107 36.6 1,706 19.7 Renfrew … … … 1,268 34.0 984 19.2 Total … … … 9,175 33.9 7,832 17.5 All Teachers Glasgow … … … 3,251 35.3 3,378 15.1 Argyll … … … 271 21.6 201 14.1 Ayr … … … 1,538 26.6 1,246 14.3 Bute … … … 51 24.0 52 12.4 Dunbarton … … … 934 29.5 752 16.0 Lanark … … … 2,212 34.9 2,107 16.0 Renfrew … … … 1,364 31.6 1,084 17.4 Total … … … 9,621 32.3 8,820 15.5
SEPTEMBER 1974 Registered Teachers* Primary Secondary Teachers PTR Teachers PTR Glasgow … … … 3,453 28.2 3,700 16.9 Argyll … … … 321 21.0 256 15.1 Ayr … … … 2,040 23.3 1,750 15.5 Bute … … … 63 21.6 63 14.3 Dunbarton … … … 1,683 19.7 1,293 16.0 Lanark … … … 3,144 26.7 2,810 18.9 Renfrew … … … 1,804 25.5 1,832 16.5 Total … … … 12,506 25.3 11,704 16.9 * There were no unregistered teachers employed at September 1974.