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│Number │ │ │Income for│
│ of │ Counted │ │ Current │ Value of
States │Schools│Attendance│ Teachers │ Expenses │ Property
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│ │ │Total│White│Negr.│ │
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Total │ 15│ 2,870│ 166│ 44│ 122│ $88,512│ $455,600
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Alabama │ 6│ 1,022│ 58│ │ 58│ 20,648│ 753,650
North │ │ │ │ │ │ │
Carolina │ 1│ 375│ 18│ │ 18│ 8,500│ 50,400
Tennessee │ 5│ 635│ 50│ 24│ 26│ 33,820│ 196,950
Virginia │ 3│ 838│ 40│ 20│ 20│ 25,544│ 134,600
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The total annual income for current expenses is $88,512, and the value
of property is $455,600. The attendance is 2,870, of whom 2,470 are
elementary, 370 secondary, and 30 collegiate. All the schools have
elementary pupils, and seven schools maintain secondary classes. Only
Knoxville College offers instruction of college grade. The total number
of teachers is 166, of whom 44 are white and 122, or 73 per cent., are
colored; 46 are men, and 120, or 72 per cent., women; and 108, or 65 per
cent., are teachers of academic subjects.
The proportion of colored teachers is large; but, in view of the
location and type of these schools, it is probable that the present
division is necessary. Any increase in the proportion of colored
teachers should be seriously questioned. It is suggested that the
experience of other church boards should be consulted on this problem.
The percentage of women teachers is above the average. The emphasis on
industrial courses is somewhat more marked than in other church schools.
The provision for instruction in gardening and agriculture is by no
means sufficient, however, for the rural masses of the communities in
which those schools are located.
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