The following table presents the important facts for these schools by States:
| BAPTIST LOCAL CONVENTIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| States | Number of Schools | Counted Attendance | Teachers | Income for Current Expenses | Value of Property |
| Total | 110 | 11,250 | 474 | $181,914 | $821,295 |
| Alabama | 14 | 1,613 | 51 | 14,087 | 53,300 |
| Arkansas | 7 | 606 | 27 | 10,926 | 40,350 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 71 | 11 | 8,981 | 42,500 |
| Florida | 3 | 382 | 12 | 5,096 | 35,000 |
| Georgia | 12 | 951 | 47 | 14,224 | 52,400 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1,500 | 8,200 |
| Louisiana | 16 | 2,228 | 62 | 21,551 | 75,300 |
| Maryland | 2 | 76 | 5 | ||
| Mississippi | 12 | 1,837 | 58 | 19,751 | 81,590 |
| North Carolina | 15 | 809 | 39 | 15,640 | 60,300 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 1,202 | 52 | 15,192 | 96,000 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 77 | 5 | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Texas | 7 | 788 | 56 | 28,140 | 167,725 |
| Virginia | 9 | 642 | 47 | 25,826 | 103,630 |
The various associations of Negro Baptists own and maintain 110 schools, of which 31 are rated as “larger or more important” by the Bureau of Education. Some of the 31 schools are classified as “more important” on the basis of quality of work rather than on size of plant.
The total annual income for current expenses is $181,914, of which $99,040, is for the 31 larger schools, and $82,874 for the 79 smaller schools. The value of property is $821,295, of which $539,545 is in the smaller schools. According to these figures, the average income of the larger schools is only about $3,200, and the average income of the smaller schools is about $1,000, and the average value of plant about $3,600.
WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY, WILBERFORCE, OHIO.
One of the oldest institutions for colored people. It was founded in 1847 by the Ohio Conference of the African Methodist Church, and has always been under colored management. It has in the University proper and in the Combined Normal and Industrial Department an attendance of over 400, 50 teachers, an annual income of $100,000, and property valued at almost $600,000.
The total attendance is 11,250 pupils, of whom 10,324 are elementary and 926 secondary. The number of teachers is 474, of whom 159 are male and 315 female. There are only 20 teachers of industrial courses and two teachers of agriculture. The 79 smaller schools have only four industrial teachers.
MORRIS BROWN UNIVERSITY, ATLANTA, GA.
One of the leading schools owned and supported entirely by Negroes. It was founded in 1881, by the Georgia Conference of the Afri-Methodist Episcopal Church. There are 30 teachers, over 500 students and property valued at $150,000.
