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Education Makes Rapid Progress in the United States in 1916
The United States Bureau of Education reports 23.5 million people attended some schooling in 1916, about 24 percent of the population. Public elementary and high schools expanded, with high school enrollment rising to 1.219 million and 8440 schools offering four year programs. Teachers totaled 706,000 with women increasingly dominant, and average teacher pay ranged from under $350 in the South Atlantic to nearly $700 in the North Atlantic. Public and private expenditures approached a billion dollars, with per capita spending varying by state.
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