The average current expense cost in 1924 of educating a pupil in
the schools of the twenty-three counties was $47. Graded schools hav-
ing three or more teachers with better trained teachers, more equipment,
and expenditures for transportation cost less per pupil than rural
schools having one or two teachers chiefly because the classes were
larger. Transportation was provided at public expense for 6,500 pupils
at a cost of $188,500.

Two-thirds of the white high schools, nearly a third of the white
elementary and three-fifths of colored schools in the counties reported
that they had parent-teacher associations organized in 1924.

The index number for judging educational efficiency based on five
items which evaluate attendance and five which indicate public interest
as proved by financial support of schools, continues to show improve-
ment for Maryland. For 1924 it registers 77.8 points in the entire
State and 61.0 in the twenty-three counties, including both white and
colored schools, in 1918 the index number for Maryland was 43.2
points. The goal is 100.

1924 EDUCATIONAL INDEX NUMBER FOR MARYLAND.

All Schools • White Schools Colored Schools

1924 1924 1924
County Index County Index County Index

Number Number Number
Baltimore .............. 77.8* Baltimore .............. 80.1* Allegany -...-.......... 83.8
Allegany ................ 74.7* Allegany ................ 74.5* Baltimore .............. 50.4*
Montgomery .......... 65.1* Montgomery .......... 73.6* Frederick .............. 45.0*
Frederick .............. 63.6* Talbot ...................... 73.5* Carroll .................... 41.9*
Talbot ...................... 62.6* Queen Anne's........ 69.8* Wicomico .............. 43.2"

Can-oil .................... 62.3* Prince George's.... 66.2* Caroline .................. 42.1*
Harford .................. 61.7* Anne Arundel........ 66.1* Harford .................. 40.7*
Washington .......... 81..1* Kent ........................ 65.6* Anne Arundel........ 39.8*
Queen Anne's..........00.5* Frederick .............. 65.6* Somerset ................ 39.1*
Prince George's......80.1* Harford .................. 63.8* Cecil .......................... 39.0*

Cecil ........................ 59.9* Wicomico ................ 63.6* Prince George's.... 37.6*
Wicomico .............. 59.0* Worcester .............. 63.5* Talbot ...................... 37.5*
Anne Arundel........ 58.0* Carroll .................... 63.1*. Dorchester ............ 36.0*
Caroline .................. 57.1* Howard ................- 62.7* Washington .......... 35.7*
Howard .................. 56.9* Caroline .................. B2.2* Kent ........................ 33.9*

Kent ........................ 56.5* Cecil ........................ 62.0* Queen Anne's........ 33.9*
Worcester .............. 55.7* Washington .......... 61.9* Worcester .............. 32.1*
Garrett .................... 55.4* Dorchester ............ 60.3* Montgomery .......... 30.3
Dorchester ............ 53.1" Calvert .................... 60.1* Charles .................... 30.2*
Somerset ................ 52.5* Somerset ................. 59.8* Howard .................. 29.0*

Calvert .................. 48.9* Garett .................... 55.4* Calvert .................... 26.7*
Charles .................... 44.4- Charles .................... 63.2« St. Mary's................ 25,1*
St. Mary's................ 43.2* St. Mary's...............: 48.1*

County Average.... 61.0 County Average... 65.5 County Average.... 38.K
Baltimore City......l02.1 Baltimore City-....102.3 Baltimore City.....101.4
State Average........ 77.8 State Average........ 80.6 State Average....... 82.8

* For individual counties, in order to eliminate wide fluctuations from year to
year, the average of capital outlay expenditures for the past four years was used
instead of expenditures in 1924 only. For the last three items at the bottom of
the columns, 1924 expenditures for capital outlay were used in computing the
index numbers.

Board of Education Baltimore City.

The public school system of Baltimore is separate and distinct
. from the school system of the State, is controlled by a board of nine