A History of the Nome, Alaska Public Schools:1899 to 1958 From the Gold Rush To Statehood
A Thesis by John Poling

Table No. 16: Nome School Total Annual Budgets
and Territorial Refunds,
1948-1958
1

Current Operating Cost
Nome School Budget
Territorial Refund
% Paid by Territory
Average Daily Attendance
Per Capita Costs, ADA
1947-1948:
$58,448.19
$45,720.98
61.22
251.44
$232.44
1948-1949:
61,406.28
44,961.47
73.22
260.19
236.00
1949-1950:
78,281.92
47,169.40
60.25
295.45
264.96
1950-1951:
1951-1952:
1952-1953:
1953-1954:
1954-1955:
144,521.81
98,873.65
68.73
456.86*
316.34**
1955-1956:
170,141.00
127,096.00
75.64
513.12*
331.58**
1956-1957:
215,876.39
144,974.74
67.46
547.49*
394.30**
1957-1958:
256,635.00
175,871.25
68.53
593.43*
432.46**

1Source: RSE current reports for all years shown.

*Figures represent change to accounting by average daily membership.

**Figures represent per capita costs for average daily membership.

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