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Iowa consolidated schools cut bonded debt this year
Iowa consolidated schools numbering 396 reduce bonded indebtedness by more than 626000, lowering total debt to 35719910. Only 10 districts carry no debt while 125 have refunded bonds. Average farm land value is 71.30 per acre with about 5.5 mills levy and roughly 1 per acre tax. 61028 pupils in consolidated schools with 37220 country and 21004 town residents transported at 1698606 total cost. Transportation reforms may cut costs. teacher salaries up slightly to sustain efficiency. No new districts formed in five years. economy urged by Miss Agnes Samuelson and inspector Griffin.
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Bes Moines
Agnes Samuelson
Miss Samuelson
Sinngle
R. A. Griffin