| Name and class of institution. | Location. | Religious denomination. | Instructors. | Students. |
| INSTITUTIONS FOR SECONDARY INSTRUCTION. —Continued. | ||||
| Howard Normal Institute | Cuthbert, Ga. | Cong. | 3 | 66 |
| La Grange Seminary | La Grange, Ga. | M. E. | 4 | 140 |
| Lewis High School | Macon, Ga. | Cong. | 2 | 110 |
| Beach Institute | Savannah, Ga. | Cong. | 6 | 338 |
| St. Augustine's School | Savannah, Ga. | P. E. | . | . |
| Day School for Colored Children | New Orleans, La. | R. C. | . | 80 |
| St. Augustine's School | New Orleans, La. | R. C. | 3 | 60 |
| St. Mary's School for Colored Girls | New Orleans, La. | R. C. | . | 60 |
| St. Francis's Academy | Baltimore, Md. | R. C. | . | 50 |
| Meridian Academy | Meridian, Md. | M. E. | . | . |
| Natchez Seminary | Natchez, Miss. | Bapt. | 4 | 45 |
| Scotia Seminary | Concord, N. C. | Cong. | 8 | 152 |
| St. Augustine's School | New Berne, N. C. | P. E. | . | . |
| Estey Seminary | Raleigh, N. C. | Bapt. | . | . |
| Washington School | Raleigh, N. C. | Cong. | 3 | 149 |
| St. Barnabas School | Wilmington, N. C. | P. E. | . | a100 |
| Williston Academy and Normal School | Wilmington, N. C. | Cong. | a6 | a126 |
| Albany Enterprise Academy | Albany, Ohio | Non-sect. | 4 | 64 |
| Polytechnic and Industrial Institute | Bluffton, S. C. | Non-sect. | 8 | 265 |
| High School for Colored Pupils | Charleston, S. C. | P. E. | . | . |
| Wallingford Academy | Charleston, S. C. | Presb. | 6 | 261 |
| Brainerd Institute | Chester, S. C. | Presb. | 5 | 300 |
| Benedict Institute | Columbia, S. C. | Bapt. | 4 | 142 |
| Brewer Normal School | Greenwood, S. C. | Cong. | a1 | a58 |
| West Tennessee Preparatory School | Mason, Tenn. | Meth. | 2 | 76 |
| Canfield School | Memphis, Tenn. | P. E. | . | . |
| West Texas Conference Seminary | Austin, Tex. | M. E. | . | . |
| Wiley University | Marshall, Tex. | M. E. | a3 | a123 |
| Thyne Institute | Chase City, Va. | U. Presb. | 3 | 213 |
| Richmond Institute | Richmond, Va. | Bapt. | 3 | 92 |
| St. Philip's Church School | Richmond, Va. | P. E. | 2 | 100 |
| St. Mary's School | Washington, D. C. | P. E. | . | . |
| Total | 120 | 5,297 | ||
| UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES. | ||||
| Atlanta University | Atlanta, Ga. | Cong. | ab13 | a71 |
| Berea College | Berea. Ky. | Cong. | b12 | b180 |
| Leland University | New Orleans, La. | Bapt. | a6 | ac91 |
| New Orleans University | New Orleans, La. | M. E. | 5 | 92 |
| Straight University | New Orleans, La. | Cong. | b11 | d260 |
| Shaw University | Holly Springs,Miss. | M. E. | 6 | 273 |
| Alcorn University | Rodney, Miss. | Non-sect. | 10 | 180 |
| Biddle University | Charlotte, N.C. | Presb. | 9 | 151 |
| Wilberforce University | Wilberforce, Ohio | M. E. | 15 | b150 |
| Lincoln University | Lincoln University, Pa. | Presb. | a9 | a74 |
| Claflin University and College of Agriculture | Orangeburg. S. C. | M. E. | 10 | 165 |
| Central Tennessee College | Nashville, Tenn. | M. E. | 13 | 139 |
| Fisk University | Nashville, Tenn. | Cong. | 13 | 74 |
| Agricultural and Mechanical College | Hempstead, Tex. | . | . | . |
| Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute | Hampton, Va. | Cong. | (e) | (e) |
| Howard University f | Washington, D. C. | Non-sect. | 5 | f 33 |
| Total | 137 | 1,933 | ||
a In 1878.
b For all departments.
c These are preparatory.
d Normal students are here reckoned as preparatory.
e Reported with normal schools.
f This institution is open to both races, and the figures given are known to include some whites.
Statistics of institutions for the instruction of the Colored race for 1879.—Continued.
| Name and class of institution. | Location. | Religious denomination. | Instructors. | Students. |
| SCHOOLS OF THEOLOGY. | ||||
| Alabama Baptist Normal and Theological School | Selma, Ala. | Bapt. | 1 | . |
| Theological department of Talladega College | Talladega, Ala. | Cong. | 2 | 14 |
| Institute for the Education of Colored Ministers | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Presb. | . | . |
| Atlanta Baptist Seminary | Atlanta, Ga. | Bapt. | 3 | 113 |
| Theological department of Leland University | New Orleans, La. | Bapt. | a2 | a55 |
| Thomson biblical Institute (New Orleans University) | New Orleans, La. | M. E. | a1 | a16 |
| Theological department of Straight University | New Orleans, La. | Cong. | 1 | 21 |
| Centenary Bible Institute | Baltimore, Md. | Meth. | a6 | a20 |
| Theological department of Shaw University | Holly Springs,Miss. | Meth. | a2 | a17 |
| Natchez Seminary | Natchez, Miss. | Bapt. | 2 | 31 |
| Theological department of Biddle University | Charlotte. N. C. | Presb. | 4 | 8 |
| Bennett Seminary | Greensboro', N. C. | Meth. | 2 | 6 |
| Theological department of Shaw Univers'y | Raleigh, N. C. | Bapt. | 2 | 59 |
| Theological Seminary of Wilberforce University | Wilberforce, Ohio | M. E. | 7 | 16 |
| Theological department of Lincoln University | Lincoln University, Pa. | Presb. | a7 | a22 |
| Baker Theological Institute (Claflin University) | Orangeburg, S. C. | Meth. | 2 | 28 |
| Nashville Normal and Theological Institute | Nashville, Tenn. | Bapt. | 6 | 50 |
| Theological course in Fisk University | Nashville, Tenn. | Cong. | a2 | a12 |
| Theological department of Central Tennessee College | Nashville, Tenn. | M. E. | 4 | 45 |
| Richmond Institute | Richmond, Va. | Bapt. | 10 | 86 |
| Theological department of Howard University | Washington, D. C. | Non-sect. | 4 | 50 |
| Wayland Seminary | Washington, D. C. | Bapt. | b9 | b84 |
| Total | 79 | 762 | ||
| SCHOOLS OF LAW. | ||||
| Law department of Straight University | New Orleans, La. | . | a4 | a28 |
| Law department of Shaw University | Holly Springs. Miss. | . | a1 | a6 |
| Law department of Howard University | Washington, D. C. | . | 3 | 8 |
| Total | 8 | 42 | ||
| SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE. | ||||
| Medical department of New Orleans University | New Orleans. La | . | a5 | a8 |
| Medical department of Shaw University | Holly Springs, Miss. | . | a1 | a4 |
| Meharry medical department of Central Tennessee College | Nashville, Tenn. | . | 9 | 22 |
| Medical department of Howard Univers'y | Washington, D. C. | . | 8 | 65 |
| Total | 23 | 99 | ||
| SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB AND THE BLIND. | ||||
| Institution for the Colored Blind and Deaf-Mutes | Baltimore, Md. | . | 1 | 30 |
| North Carolina Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind (Colored department) | Raleigh, N. C. | . | ab15 | a60 |
| Total | 16 | 120 |
a In 1878.
b For all departments.
Summary of statistics of institutions for the instruction of the Colored race for 1879.
| Public schools. | Normal schools. | Institutions for secondary instruction. | ||||||
| States | School population. | Enrolment. | Schools. | Teachers. | Pupils. | Schools. | Teachers. | Pupils. |
| Alabama | 162,551 | 67,635 | 6 | 28 | 1,096 | 6 | 25 | 1,292 |
| Arkansas | 62,348 | 13,986 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 1 | . | . |
| Delaware | 3,800 | 2,842 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Florida | 42,001 | 18,795 | . | . | . | 1 | 5 | 140 |
| Georgia | 197,125 | 79,435 | 2 | . | 301 | 7 | 25 | 1,349 |
| Kentucky | 62,973 | 19,107 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Louisiana | 133,276 | 34,476 | 3 | 2 | 126 | 3 | 3 | 200 |
| Maryland | 63,591 | 27,457 | 2 | 9 | 265 | 1 | . | 50 |
| Mississippi | 205,936 | 111,796 | 2 | 10 | 142 | 2 | 4 | 45 |
| Missouri | 39,018 | 20,700 | 1 | 6 | 139 | . | . | . |
| North Carolina | 154,841 | 85,215 | 5 | 17 | 542 | 6 | 17 | 527 |
| Ohio | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 4 | 64 |
| Pennsylvania | . | . | 1 | . | 300 | . | . | . |
| South Carolina | 144,315 | 64,095 | 4 | 14 | 929 | 6 | 24 | 1,026 |
| Tennessee | 126,288 | 55,829 | 7 | 42 | 1,378 | 2 | 2 | 76 |
| Texas | 47,842 | 35,896 | 2 | 6 | 207 | 2 | 3 | 123 |
| Virginia | 202,852 | 35,768 | 2 | 36 | 560 | 3 | 8 | 405 |
| West Virginia | 7,279 | 3,775 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| District of Columbia | 12,374 | 9,045 | 3 | 7 | 114 | 1 | . | . |
| Total | 1,668,410 | 685,942 | 42 | 181 | 6,171 | 42 | 120 | 5,297 |
Summary of statistics of institutions for the instruction of the Colored race for 1879.—Continued.