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only, had an income of 137,055,415 dollars from productive funds, from fees, and from United States Government, State, and Municipal appropriations.

The following table is for 1917-18.<r1> Summary of Statistic* for Schools, Teachers, and Pupils:—

Teachers Number Male Female Total Male Pupils and Students Female Total State common schools 277,734 105,194 545,515 650,709 10,349,466 10,504,050 20,858,516 Public high schools 13,951 29,731 55,250 84,988 851,954 1,081,867 1,933,821 (included above) Private high schools and academies Public normal schools 2,058 5,411 8,78% 14,199 72.238 251 2,799 4.815 7,614 18,460 110,045 86,507 158,745 128,505 Private normalschools 55 367 571 984 2,827 6,742 9,569 Universities & college a 574 18,358 4.960 23,818 164,075 93,436 259,511 Preparatory depart- ments of universities and colleges. 358 1,804 1,223 3,027 28,157 16,503 44,660 Schools of theology 8,574 780 9,354 Schools of law. 10,998 822 11, 20 Schools of medicine 13,159 643 13,602 Schools of dentistry 9,955 228 10,183 8,185 129 8,314 Schools of pharmacy 3,597 456 4,053 Schools of veterinary medicine 22 369 5,240 1,250 0 1,250 Business schools 890 2,310 2,930 1,137 96,449 193,130 289,579 Reform schools 135 482 655 1,811 49,660 14,102 63.762 Schools for the deaf a 155 400 1,411 728 7,696 6,746 14,442 Schools for the blinds 62 201 527 2,867 2,519 5,386 Schools for the feeble- minded 4 1,690 206 135 1,545 30,757 24,327 55,084

1 Statistics are now issued biennially. 2 Includes 69 schools maintained as public day schools. 3 Includes 10 schools maintained as public day schools. 4 Includes 131 schools maintained as public day schools.


School and college enrolment in 1917-1918:-

Grades Number of pupils
Public Private Total
Elementary (kindergarten, primary & grammar) 18,919,695 1,503,656 20,423,351
Secondary (high schools and academies) 1,983,821 158,745 2,092,566
Secondary (preparatory departments of higher institutions) 10,100 34,560 44,660
Universities and colleges 112,046 178,060 290,106
Professional schools 9,571 38,888 248,653
Normal schools 128,505 9,569 138,074
City evening schools 585,413 585,413
Commercial and Business schools 289,579 289,579
Reform schools 63,762 63,762
Schools for the deaf 13,798 644 14,442
Schools for the blind 5,386 5,386
Schools for the feeble-minded 54,101 983 55,084
Government Indian schools1 26,325 3,5432 31,868
Schools in Alaska supported by the Government3 3,635 3,635
Other public schools in Alaska4 3,341 3,341
Private kindergartens (individually reported) 46,612 46,612

1 The Government also pays tuition for 29,021 Indian children who are in the regular public schools.

2 These children are in private and mission schools.

3 Number of schools 64, maintained by city or town taxation and for white children only.

4 69 schools reporting. Schools for natives only.