The public schools of Portland with an enrollment of 35,385, are housed in forty-eight buildings, valued at more than $2,000,000. With the exception of three high schools, these buildings are constructed of wood. This does not mean that they are cheap buildings; their cost is upward of $4,000 per school room, which is more than need be paid for the cheaper class of brick buildings.
The following table shows the total registration during the past decade:
1900
12,280
1901
12,674
1902
13,299
1903
14,241
1904
14,909
1905
15,877
1906
17,031
1907
20,389
1908
22,213
1909
23,709
1910
35,385
PUBLIC SCHOOL STATISTICS.
From Supt. Rigler's report we take the following statistics for the year 1910:
Board of School Directors, District No. i, Portland, 1910—Mrs. L. W. Sitton, chairman; R. L. Sabin, J. V. Beach, I. N. Fleischner and H. C. Campbell. Superintendent of schools, Frank Rigler; assistant superintendent, D. A. Grout; clerk of school district, R. H. Thomas. Total income for district for year of 1909, $1,557,027.
Expenditures for 1909 Buildings
$439,018
Expenditures for 1909 Grounds
55,217
Expenditures for 1909 Equipment
20,635
Expenditures for 1909 Maintenance
230,326
Expenditures for 1909 Salaries
690,758
Expenditures for 1909 Repairs
48,623
Cash on hand and unpaid audited bills
106,355
School population November, 1909 (females between 4 and 20 years)
17,917
School population November, 1909 (males between 4 and 20 years)
17,463
Whole number of pupils registered—girls
12,917
Whole number of pupils registered—boys
12,781
Whole number of pupils registered, night schools — girls
138
Whole number of pupils registered, night schools — boys
