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local taxation, so that it constitutes about 3-3 per cent, of the total school revenue of all the States. In 1909-10 the amount expended on public schools of elementary and secondary grades was 426,250,434 dollars. In 1910 the 494 universities and colleges,- including the 352 co- educational colleges and the 142 colleges for men only, had an income of 70,667,865 dollars from productive funds, from fees, and from United States Govern- ment, State, and Municipal appropriations. The 108 colleges for women had an income of 7,205,502 dollars.
The following table is for 1909-10. School statistics for States will be found under the several States : —
State or Territory
United States
North Atlantic Div. South Atlantic Div. South Central Div. North Central Div. Western Division .
State Common Schools
Elementary (First eight grades)
16,898,791
3,930,749 2,514,484 3,728,416 5,585,440 1,139,752
481,543
117,191 59,226 82,337
187,974 34,815
High or Secondary
Universities and Colleges
915,061
286,130 58,952 85,573
396,549 87,857
to
l' VJ
41,667
12,189 2,961 3,994
18,372 4,151
602
109 119
111
216
47
Collegiate
and graduate Studeuts
184,712
1 56,387 20,590
! 18,783 1 72,009 ' 16,943 [
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17,281
5,450 2,219 1,844 6,134 1,634
Summary of Statistics for 1909-10 — Schools, Teachers, and Pupils : —
T
Teachers
1 Pupi
Is and Students
Male
Female
Total
Male
' 8,971,875
Female
Total
State common schools
265,4741
110,481
412,729
523,210
8,841,977
17,813,852
Public high schools
1
(included above) .
10,213
18,890
22,777
41,667
j 398,525
516,536
915,061
Private high schools
aud academies
1,78]
4,512
6,634
11,146
55,474
61,926
117,400
Public normal schools
196
1,105
2,080
3,185
17,096
62,450
79,546
Private normal schools
68
255
320
575
2,6.50
6,365
9,015
Universities & colleges
494
13,428
1,549
14,977
120,580
43,567
164,147
Preparatory depart-
ments of universities
and Colleges .
371
2,716
1,216
3,932
42,616
17,776
60,892
Colleges for women .
108
623
1,681
2,304
—
20,564
20,564
Preparatory depart-
ments of colleges for
women .
77
91
525
616
—
5,650
5,650
Schools of theology .
184
1,056
—
1.056
10,521
491
11,012
Schools of law .
114
928
—
928
19,362
205
19,567
Schools of medicine .
135
7,586
—
7,586
20,687
707
21,394
Schools of dentistry .
53
1,546
—
1,546
6,346
93
6,439
Schools of pharrnacv.
79
815
—
815
5,937
289
6,226
Schools of veterinary
Medicine
20
351
—
351
2,716
1
2,717
Business schools
541
1,736
1,200
2,936
72,887
61,891
134,778
Reform schools .
115
493
624
1,117
33,704
8,677
42,381
Schools for the deaf .
130
S99
1,099
1,498
6,743
5,603
'12,540
Schools for the blind
48
178
353
531
2,263
2,060
4.323
Schools for the feeble-
minded .
41
64 1
270
310
3,9.52
3,525
7,477
1 Number of buildings used as schoolhouses.