The largest school building in the United States for colored students.
The institution is owned and supported by the State. It has
twenty-five teachers and 600 students. The property is valued at
approximately $250,000.
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The principal facts concerning these schools, by States, are as follows:
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│ │ │ │ VALUE OF
STATE │ ATTENDANCE │ TEACHERS │ INCOME │ PROPERTY
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Total │ 4,875│ 400│ $544,520│ $2,576,142
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Alabama │ 264│ 27│ 29,209│ 182,500
Arkansas │ 170│ 12│ 24,003│ 141,456
Delaware │ 71│ 8│ 13,159│ 42,150
Florida │ 345│ 34│ 34,168│ 131,421
Georgia │ 390│ 21│ 25,369│ 68,449
Kentucky │ 234│ 19│ 22,327│ 156,700
Louisiana │ 160│ 23│ 31,384│ 95,250
Maryland │ 123│ 12│ 15,528│ 44,950
Mississippi │ 484│ 24│ 47,774│ 258,500
Missouri │ 264│ 33│ 42,162│ 226,375
North Carolina │ 150│ 26│ 32,518│ 129,700
Oklahoma │ 408│ 28│ 46,400│ 153,827
South Carolina │ 726│ 33│ 44,216│ 397,300
Tennessee │ 300│ 25│ 39,819│ 193,915
Texas │ 552│ 46│ 49,985│ 237,200
West Virginia │ 234│ 29│ 46,499│ 216,449
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_State Schools_:—In addition to the land-grant schools there are eleven
State schools. Four of these institutions are in Northern States. The
following table gives the important facts concerning this group.
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│ │ │ │ VALUE OF
STATE │ ATTENDANCE │ TEACHERS │ INCOME │ PROPERTY
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Total │ 2,638│ 188│ $246,834│ $1,394,547
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Alabama │ 714│ 31│ 21,500│ 70,000
Kansas │ 82│ 14│ 15,830│ 131,395
„ │ 106│ 26│ 38,148│ 195,300
Maryland │ 50│ 8│ 8,053│ 33,500
New Jersey │ 93│ 18│ 27,755│ 99,159
North Carolina │ 249│ 8│ 6,074│ 45,000
„ │ 227│ 7│ 5,544│ 38,700
„ │ 165│ 10│ 5,258│ 51,700
Ohio │ 231│ 29│ 77,000│ 436,893
Virginia │ 573│ 25│ 27,898│ 233,900
West Virginia │ 148│ 12│ 13,774│ 59,000
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_Federal Schools_:—The one institution classed as Federal is Howard
University at Washington, D. C. It is the only institution supported by
direct annual appropriations from Congress. It is generally considered
the best institution for colored people in college and professional
training. It has an attendance of 1,401 pupils, 106 teachers, an annual
income of $172,257 and property valued at $1,756,920.