Class, 1931

From 1911 through the 1930s, a number of pieces of school legislation was passed which included provisions dealing with compulsory attendance, teacher training and wages, and length of the school year. Teacher salaries were generally low during this period. The average yearly salary for all teachers in the state was $1,390 in the mid-1920s. In 1930, the average yearly cost of educating each student in Indiana County was $55.82.