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highest percentage in the state. Only nine other counties paid for as large a proportion of total school costs with local money.
By comparison, Warren’s budget was 55 per cent local, Orange's 53 per cent, Madison's 51 per cent, Fauquier's 67 per cent and Culpeper’s 53 per cent.
Out of 95 Virginia counties, 16 had a lower percentage than Rappahannock in instructional personnel holding advanced degrees during 1977-78. Twelve out of 62 teachers in Rappahannock—19.4 per cent—had master's degrees or better.
Surrounding counties had higher percentages of teachers with advanced degrees: 27.9 per cent in Culpeper, 24.9 per cent in Fauquier, 30 per cent in Madison, 34 per cent in Orange and 25.3 per cent in Warren.
In 1977-78, the average teacher’s salary in Rappahannock was $10,427 while the state average was $12,651. Of the 95 counties in Virginia, 25 paid a lower average salary that year. Among surrounding counties, Fauquier paid an average of (Continued on Page 4)
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