COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF EDUCATION AT THE SOUTH.
Table showing comparative population and enrolment of the White and Colored races in the public schools of the recent slave States, with total annual expenditure for the same in 1879.
| White. | Colored. | ||||||
| States. | School population. | Enrolment. | Percentage of school population enrolled. | School population. | Enrolment. | Percentage of school population enrolled. | Total expenditure for both races.a |
| Alabama | 214,098 | 106,950 | 50 | 162,551 | 67,635 | 42 | $377,033 |
| Arkansas | b174,253 | b39,063 | 22 | b62,348 | b13,980 | 22 | 205,449 |
| Delaware | 31,849 | 23,830 | 75 | 3,800 | 2,842 | 75 | 223,638 |
| Florida | c40,606 | bc18,169 | 45 | c42,001 | bc18,795 | 45 | c134,880 |
| Georgia | c236,319 | 147,192 | 62 | c197,125 | 79,435 | 40 | 465,748 |
| Kentucky | d476,870 | e208,500 | 48 | d62,973 | e19,107 | 30 | e1,130,000 |
| Louisiana | c141,130 | 44,052 | 31 | c133,276 | 34,476 | 26 | 529,065 |
| Maryland | f 213,669 | 138,029 | 65 | f 63,591 | 27,457 | 43 | 1,551,558 |
| Mississippi | 156,434 | 105,957 | 68 | 205,936 | 111,796 | 54 | 641,548 |
| Missouri | 663,135 | 428,992 | 65 | 39,018 | 20,790 | 53 | 3,069,464 |
| North Carolina | 271,348 | 153,534 | 57 | 154,841 | 85,215 | 55 | 337,541 |
| South Carolina | e83,813 | 58,368 | 70 | e144,315 | 64,095 | 44 | 319,320 |
| Tennessee | 388,355 | 208,858 | 54 | 126,288 | 55,829 | 44 | 710,652 |
| Texas | b160,482 | c111,048 | 69 | b47,842 | c35,896 | 75 | 837,913 |
| Virginia | 280,849 | 72,306 | 26 | 202,852 | 35,768 | 18 | 570,389 |
| West Virginia | 198,844 | 132,751 | 67 | 7,279 | 3,775 | 52 | 709,071 |
| District of Columbia c | 26,426 | 16,085 | 61 | c12,374 | 9,045 | 73 | 368,343 |
| Total | 3,758,480 | 2,013,684 | . . . | 1,668,410 | 685,942 | . . . | 12,181,602 |
a In Delaware and Kentucky the school tax collected from Colored citizens is the only State appropriation for the support of Colored schools; in Maryland there is a biennial appropriation by the Legislature; in the District of Columbia one third of the school moneys is set apart for Colored public schools; and in the other States mentioned above the school moneys are divided in proportion to the school population without regard to race.
b Estimated by the Bureau.
c In 1878.
d For whites the school age is 6-20; for Colored, 6-16.
e In 1877.
f Census of 1870.
Statistics of institutions for the instruction of the Colored race for 1879.
| Name and class of institution. | Location. | Religious denomination. | Instructors. | Students. |
| NORMAL SCHOOLS. | ||||
| Rust Normal Institute | Huntsville, Ala. | Meth. | 3 | 235 |
| State Normal School for Colored Students | Huntsville, Ala. | . | 2 | 51 |
| Lincoln Normal University | Marion, Ala. | . | a5 | a225 |
| Emerson Institute | Mobile, Ala. | Cong. | 6 | 240 |
| Alabama Baptist Normal and Theological School | Selma, Ala. | Bapt. | 6 | 250 |
| Normal department of Talladega College | Talladega, Ala. | Cong. | 6 | 95 |
| State Normal School for Colored Students | Pine Bluff, Ark. | . | 4 | 72 |
| Normal department of Atlanta University | Atlanta, Ga. | Cong. | . | a176 |
| Haven Normal School | Waynesboro', Ga. | Meth. | . | 125 |
| Normal department of Berea College | Berea, Ky. | Cong. | (b) | (b) |
| Normal department of New Orleans University | New Orleans, La. | Meth. | . | . |
| Normal department of Straight University | New Orleans, La. | Cong. | (b) | 91 |
| Peabody Normal School | New Orleans, La. | . | a2 | a35 |
| Baltimore Normal School for Colored Pupils | Baltimore, Md. | . | 4 | 190 |
| Centenary Biblical Institute | Baltimore, Md. | M. E. | a5 | a75 |
| Natchez Seminary | Natchez, Miss. | Bapt. | 4 | 46 |
| Tougaloo University and Normal School | Tougaloo, Miss. | Cong. | 6 | 96 |
| Lincoln Institute | Jefferson, Mo. | . | 6 | 139 |
| State Normal School for Colored Students | Fayetteville, N. C. | . | 3 | 93 |
| Bennett Seminary | Greensboro'. N. C. | Meth. | 3 | 125 |
| Lumberton Normal School | Lumberton, N. C. | . | 2 | 51 |
| St. Augustine's Normal School | Raleigh, N. C. | P. E. | 4 | 81 |
| Shaw University | Raleigh, N. C. | Bapt. | 5 | 192 |
| Institute for Colored Youth | Philadelphia, Pa. | Friends. | . | 300 |
| Avery Normal Institute | Charleston, S. C. | Cong. | 8 | 322 |
| Normal department of Brainerd Institute | Chester, S. C. | Presb. | 3 | 50 |
| Claflin University, normal department | Orangeburg, S. C. | M. E. | 3 | 167 |
| Fairfield Normal Institute | Winnsboro', S. C. | Presb. | . | 390 |
| The Warner Institute | Jonesborough, Tenn. | . | c4 | c149 |
| Knoxville College | Knoxville, Tenn. | Presb. | 13 | 240 |
| Freedman's Normal Institute | Maryville, Tenn. | Friends. | a4 | a229 |
| Le Moyne Normal Institute | Memphis, Tenn. | Cong. | . | a200 |
| Central Tennessee College, normal department | Nashville, Tenn. | M. E. | a7 3 | 114 |
| Nashville Normal and Theological Institute | Nashville, Tenn. | Bapt. | 6 | 231 |
| Normal department of Fisk University | Nashville, Tenn. | Cong. | 5 | 215 |
| Tillotson Collegiate and Normal Institute | Austin, Tex. | . | 3 | 158 |
| State Normal School of Texas for Colored Students | Prairie View, Tex. | . | 3 | 49 |
| Hampton Normal and Agricultural Instituted | Hampton, Va. | Cong. | e28 | e320 |
| St. Stephen's Normal School | Petersburg, Va. | P. E. | 8 | 240 |
| Miner Normal School | Washington, D. C. | . | 5 | 19 |
| Normal department of Howard University | Washington, D. C. | Non-sect. | 2 | 95 |
| Normal department of Wayland Seminary | Washington, D. C. | Bapt. | ( f ) | ( f ) |
| Total | 181 | 6,171 | ||
| INSTITUTIONS FOR SECONDARY INSTRUCTION. | ||||
| Trinity School | Athens, Ala. | Cong. | 2 | 162 |
| Dadeville Seminary | Dadeville, Ala. | M. E. | . | . |
| Lowery's Industrial Academy | Hunstville, Ala. | . | . | . |
| Swayne School | Montgomery, Ala. | Cong. | 6 | 470 |
| Burrell School | Selma, Ala. | Cong. | 5 | 448 |
| Talladega College | Talladega, Ala. | Cong. | 12 | 212 |
| Walden Seminar | Little Rock, Ark. | M. E. | . | . |
| Cookman Institute | Jacksonville, Fla. | M. E. | a5 | a140 |
| Clark University | Atlanta, Ga. | M. E. | 5 | 167 |
| Storrs School | Atlanta, Ga. | Cong. | 5 | 528 |
a In 1878.
b Included in university and college reports.
c For two years.
d In addition to the aid given by the American Missionary Association, this institute is aided from the income of Virginia's agricultural college land fund.
e For all departments.
f Reported under schools of theology.
Statistics of institutions for the instruction of the Colored race for 1879.—Continued.