Estimated distribution of $250,000,000 under title II, proposed Elementary and Secondary School Construction Act of 1965: Fiscal year 1967—H.R. 9948 12 percent ($5,000,000) reserved for the outlying areas, the remainder distributed with $200,000 to each State and the District of Columbia, 50 percent of the balance on the basis of 5-17 population (July 1, 1963), and 50 percent on the basis of the total population (July 1, 1963). 56-712-66--2 Estimated distribution of funds under title I of proposed Elementary and Secondary School Construction Act of 1965: Fiscal year 1966-H.R. 9948 Estimated State amounts $58, 372, 787 31, 248, 424 3, 631, 645 7,906, 225 949, 969 1,599, 336 24, 560, 286 9, 789, 895 112,094, 566 74,793, 919 5,752, 709 41, 681, 245 21, 948, 276 8, 166, 814 54, 906, 916 3,950, 095 47, 320, 102 7, 319, 069 50, 390, 992 91, 046, 965 3, 103, 866 1, 764, 903 39, 150, 298 10,773, 788 24, 385, 752 Alaska___. Arizona_ Arkansas. California--. 78, 662, 496 Colorado-‒‒‒ Connecticut_. Delaware_. 1, 892, 610 17, 701, 478 4,839, 457 Wyoming--- 1, 463, 660 14, 836, 960 District of Columbia-- 5, 375, 286 Massachusetts. 16, 539, 639 Tennessee.. Michigan_-_ Minnesota__ 24, 532, 926 NOTE.-Distribution on the basis of 50 percent of the "average per pupil expenditure in that State or in all of the States, whichever is the larger" multiplied by the estimated 5-17 population under the provisions of title I, Public Law 89-10. Data on average per pupil expenditure estimated. Mr. PERKINS. We have as our first witnesses this morning a group from the U.S. Office of Education, Dr. George J. Collins, Director of Elementary and Secondary Studies Branch, Division of Statistical Analysis, Dr. Ken Simon, member, Staff of the National Center for Educational Statistics, and Dr. Al Alford, Deputy Director, Office of Legislation. Will you gentlemen come forward? We are most anxious to hear and to obtain your views this morning, and I take it that you have a prepared statement. Am I correct? Mr. COLLINS. Yes, sir. Mr. SIMON. Dr. Collins has a prepared statement, sir. Mr. PERKINS. All right, Dr. Collins, you introduce the gentlemen with you from the Office of Education, and proceed in any way you wish. STATEMENT OF DR. GEORGE J. COLLINS, DIRECTOR, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDIES BRANCH, DIVISION OF STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, OFFICE OF EDUCATION; ACCOMPANIED BY DR. KEN SIMON, MEMBER, STAFF OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS, AND DR. A. L. ALFORD, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF LEGISLATION Mr. COLLINS. All right, Dr. Ken Simon, and Dr. Al Alford. First, Mr. Chairman, I would like to give you an overview of one of the studies we recently conducted in the Office of Education in the 1964-65 school year. The main objective of this testimony is to make a factual presentation on the condition of public schools in the Nation. During the 1964-65 school year a sample survey was conducted by State departments of education and the Office of Education. Mr. PERKINS. Let me ask you: Do you intend to make the Overview study a part of your statement and include it in the record? Mr. COLLINS. Yes, sir. Mr. COLLINS. This survey was based on 17,000 scientifically selected schools, representing 86,000 school plants currently in use in the Nation. The data in the survey describe the conditions of public school facilities. For example, 28.8 million pupils, or about 3 of every 4 pupils, are attending school in buildings reporting less than 2 of the 9 deficiences surveyed. The types of building deficiencies surveyed were: 1. Structural defects. 2. Heating not 68 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit. 3. Fire alarm not audible nor distinctly different. 4. Stairways not fire resistive. 5. Stairways not enclosed. 6. Exits do not meet State and local standards. 7. No sprinkler or fire detection system. 8. No electrical service. 9. Lighting below 30 foot-candles. About 5.5 million pupils, or 1 out of every 8, are assigned to schools where the site and all the buildings are considered free of health sanitation, fire safety, and structural deficiencies. The four site deficiencies included: 1. No water piped to buildings. 2. Insufficient number and distribution of sanitary facilities. 3. Outdoor privies. 4. No hot water at most handwashing lavatories. In contrast, approximately 1.6 million pupils in 57,400 instructional rooms located in 8,300 buildings which have four or more of the nine building deficiencies surveyed. In the Nation, 1.4 million pupils are housed in school buildings which are both combustible in fire rating, and also more than 45 years old. Of these pupils, 448,000 are assigned to school plants which are reported to have both site and building deficiencies. About 133,000 pupils are attending school where no water is piped into the school buildings. About 3 of every 10 pupils, or 12.1 million, are affected by crowding of school facilities-with 30 or more pupils in a school plant. In the opinion of local school officials, 104,000 rooms are needed to eliminate overcrowding in the Nation. In addition to the rooms needed because of overcrowding schools. are using 31,000 makeshift or improvised rooms and 31,600 rooms in nonpermanent buildings which together accommodate approximately 1.7 million pupils. Conditions of public schools reported in this survey were for the fall of 1964. By the fall of 1965, population growth and migration of pupils and improvements in the educational programs as a result of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act will produce additional schoolhousing needs not reflected in this report. I think the chairman's opening statement has very adequately emphasized this particular fact. On the other hand, some of these conditions reported in this survey will be remedied before the fall of 1965 by annual summer maintenance programs in public schools, but only a very small portion of them, sad to say. Attached is a summary of 20 specific highlights from this survey showing the number of pupils affected in the 50 States and the District of Columbia, and also for the 4 outlying areas. The outlying areas are Puerto Rico, Guam, Panama Canal Zone, and American Samoa. This attachment, sir, shows the number of pupils; for example, point 1. Mr. PERKINS. Without objection this will all be inserted in the record. (The document referred to follows:) Condition of public school plants, 1964-65-Specific highlights million pupils attend schools where lighting is rated as partly satisfactory by local school officials. pupils attend schools where lighting is rated unsatisfactory pupils are currently housed in school plants with combustible school buildings, constructed before 1920 and have reported structural, fire, and site deficiencies.. percent of the pupil population does not have access to hot water at most handwashing lavatories.. 5. 6. pupils are in buildings that have no electric service.. million pupils attend schools which are unable to maintain temperatures in instructional rooms between 68° and 74° F., about onehalf of these are in elemenatry school buildings. 10,000 30.3 64,000 7. million pupils are in buildings in which the fire alarm is not audible throughout the building.. 8. million pupils attend school in buildings with no fire alarm systems (excludes one-room schools) 9. million pupils are in buildings with extensive structural de terioration 10. million pupils are in buildings with combustible stairways and 11. stairwells. 12. 13. 15. percent of the pupils are housed in buildings without fire detection or sprinkler systems in high fire hazard areas. pupils are on school sites where water supply does not meet local or State health requirements. 14. For privies.. 12.645 185,000 4,600 18. 4, 195 5, 540 4,310 school plants need industrial, vocational, or technical shops.......... additional classrooms would be needed to eliminate overcrowd- buildings have 4 or more defects... Mr. PERKINS. Go ahead. Mr. COLLINS. 9.3 million in the 50 States and District of Columbia, and 9.67 million including outlying areas are attending schools where lighting is rated as partially satisfactory by local school officials, that is below 30-foot candles. Also 831,000, or 920,000 including the outlying areas, are in schools where lighting is rated unsatisfactory. Do you think it is necessary, sir, to continue to read these? Mr. PERKINS. I don't think so. As you say, it is important data, but it will be in the record. Mr. COLLINS. Yes, sir. I would like to continue to page 4, and go on to explain in detail two important concepts used by the Office of Education in this survey. The first is the number of rooms needed to eliminate crowding. In this concept the Office of Education presents calculations based on (1) local judgment and (2) three different pupil room ratios. As a base for determining the rooms needed to eliminate crowding, the median number of pupils for the Nation was selected as a common measure and the pivotal point for the calculations. |