Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 14, 1930, p. 1. NOTE: The item below was abbreviated from the original as noted by the ellipsis. SCHOOL CITY RANKS AMONG BEST, SURVEY BY WISEHART SHOWS Financial, Tax and Cost Status of Local School System Made Public Bloomington ranks high among the fourth-class school cities of the state, according to a survey compiled and made public this week by Roy Wisehart, state superintendent of public instruction, in cooperation with city superintendents. Ratio of adult to children here was listed as 1:45. Enumeration in schools April 29 last year was 4, 501. There were 2,153 in elementary schools; rr2 in junior high school; 1,080 in hith school; and 133 in parochial school. Total expenses for the schools amounts to $466,713.73. Current operating expenses for 1928-29 were $313,205.49. Reported cost per pupil was $57.85 for elementary grades; $107.76 for junior high school; and $119.57 for high school.