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Show NUMBER OF PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS IN THE 48 STATES 1840-50 SCHOOL YEAR o ?.oco . .x mo 5 a mo. dHWv".cKiPiii 4. WIS. i-f'V7-:?tf.P-,M 5. KANS. P1V':-0tVWVJVr'1?!- 6. MICH. f;S'.ii3S.T?e!SSE-a( 7. ILL. 6lTV.W.5'SViW2-Ki5535 6. IOWA K .. ft., Js -aB? , "fi. -9 N Y. lFifrJtSa&if!SVM IO.MISS. ln&b'3Un-Z,6-.-Z&USi&3l U.S. DAK. frvKS i.rvpSrjinlK'li 1 2. TEXAS Fwsi'H.?5:i:r'! "'. i7. X51 13. PENN. t&Fiffh&&Siiiltl , 14. CALIF. liZMWKXMSS! I IN. OAK. F.ffWtlKEwrt I6.0KLA. Jii?2nmzrzm cf u.s. aver. Eiijsv i7. sc. m&smwi i a colo. 19, OHIO. 20. mont. -sisra ' 2I.0REG. 22. INO. (feji'.-a 23. IDAHO iiHna 24 WASa : 25. N.J. WfM 28. ARK. 27. MASS. Ml 28. WYO. i-9 29. ARII. ai JO.VT., 81 31. N.HAMP. 'A 32. KY. M . S3.NEV. a " 34. GA. a 35. CONN. 3 38. N.C. n . 37. TENN. ' 3aVA. I 39. MAINE I 40. ALA. 41. N.MEX. I 42. FLA. I 43. LA. I y, 44.W.VA. I t 45, UTAH r 40. R.I, 47.MD. 48.0EU UTAH ENVY CF NATION (Edltor'i note: Thlj Is tha seventh cf a series of charts showing how Utah's education compares wtlh that cf the other 47 states. The chart were prepared bv the Utah Foundation from data released by the U. S. Office of Education. Utah Foundation reports will be lent without charae to any Interested citizen of u:.-,h upon request directed to th Utah Foundation, 400 Darling Bldg., Salt Lake City 1J Only three states in the nation have fewer school district! than Utah. The great number of school administrative units with their accompanying high costs is perhaps the major obstacle to improved educational opportunity throughout the nation. Nebraska, with a population twice that of Utah, has 6,769 school districts compared to Utah's 40. The foresight of Utah's legislators more than 35 years ago in consolidating school districts has long been the envy of education leaders throughout the nation. Without this superior organization Utah could not offer the educational opportunities which have resulted in the high educational attainment of its citizens, |
