Burt Community School - Bears / Roundup Yearbook (Burt, IA)

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TOTAL ANNUAL ENROLLMENT - BURT PUBLIC SCHOOLS - 1908 to 1935,Incl. A chart showing the tocal annual enrollment of the Burt Public Schools for the twenty-eight years from 19 8 to and including 1935 is presented below. This chart is of much interest at the present time, because of the trends toward larger and larger enrollments. During the decade from 1910 to 1920 the enrollment increased at a remarkable rate. Then followed nearly a decade of decreasing enrollments until in 1927 the trend again shifted toward larger enrollments and this latter trend has been much in evid nee since that time. Whereas the early large enrollment was due to crowded elementary school grades, now the large enrollments are found in both elementary school and in the high school. Beginning in 1927 and continuing since the enrollments have increased rapidly. In this year of 1934-‘35 the total enrollment will undoubted ly exceed 255. Considering the size of thd elementary school grades it is very unlikely that there will be much'decrease in the total enrollments for several years to come. The tuition pupil enrollment has also continued to increase and probably will continue for many years, TOTAL ANNUAL ENROLLMENT . BURT PUBLIC SCHOOLS 12 -

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NUIiBER OF TUITION PUPILS , BURT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1910-1935 The number of tuition pupils has increased from 12 in 1910 to a total of 53 in 1935 cr an increase of 433 $ in twenty-five years. The average number of non-resident pupils during this period has been 32.7. The tuition rate tor high school pupils was $12 per month until two years ago when the legislature reduced the amount collectible to $ 9 per month. The sum collected fj.cm tuition has very materially aided in maintaining the school. j.he non-resident cuition pupils in 'cue elementary school grades has averaged about 13 pupils during he period, but with sharp fluctuations from year to year. The t uition charges for srrade pupils is $4 per month. 13