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[ED. FORM, No. 4.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT,
For the Month of January 1867.

A School under the distinct control of one Teacher, or a teacher with one assistant, is to be reported as one School.
To be forwarded as soon as possible after the 1st of each month.

Number of Day-Schools 2 
Number of Night-Schools 1 
Location, and Name of School Edgefield Freedmens Mission School
When opened  
Societies &c., Patrons A.M. Association
Number of Schools sustained by freedmen 0 
Number of Schools sustained in part by freedmen 0 
Number of teachers transported by Bureau 0 
Number of School buildings owned by freedmen 0
Number of School buildings furnished by Bureau 2 
Whole number of teachers 3 White 5 Colored 0 Without night school
Whole number of pupils enrolled 158 Male 58 Female 110 
Number of pupils enrolled last report 173 That was all for 2 months from the beginning & 168 for last month + 159 after what had left. 
Number left school this month 35 
Number of new scholars this month [[strikethrough]] 25 [[/strikethrough]]  
Average attendance 96
Number of pupils paying tuition 0 
Number of White pupils 0 
Number always present 53 
Number always punctual 23 
Number over 16 years of age 25 
Number in Alphabet 30 
Number who spell and read easy lessons 90 
Number of advanced readers 48 
Number in geography 23  
Number in arithmetic 44 
Number in higher branches 0 
Number in writing 40 
Number on needlework 20 
Number free before the war 3  
Number of Sabbath Schools 1
Number of pupils in Sabbath Schools 100

To these questions give exact, or approximate answers. 
1. How many of above Schools are graded? 2 How many grades? 2 
2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? 1 Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools? 30 
3. How many Teachers in the above Day or Night Schools? 1 White, Colored, 1
4. How many Sabbath-Schools, within your knowledge, and not reported above? 1 Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools? 40
5. How many teachers in the above Sabbath Schools? White,   Colored,  
6. How many Industrial Schools? 0 Whole number of pupils in all? 0 State the kind of work done, 0 
7. Whole amount of tuition paid by the Freedmen during the month, 0
8. Whole amount of cost of transportation furnished by the Bureau for the month, 0
9. Grand total of expense per month for support of above schools by all parties $158
10. Whole number of High or Normal Schools, 0 How many pupils in all?  8
11. Remarks - 1st I do not know as any have left, come off & on Poverty & labor take them some of the time.
Irregularity of some, is from distance; from one ½ to 2½ miles 
Grading the school is evidently favorable though of only 3 weeks trial
The above report includes both schools & for this month.

D.J. Robinson, Supt.

This report is incomplete unless each blank is filled by a number, or cypher.

Transcription Notes:
Some questions transcribed incorrectly: Ex. "Location, and Name of School," not "Location, or the Name of School" Ex. "Number of teachers transported by Bureau," not "Number of teachers transported by freedmen" Doublecheck for "cut and paste" errors on all pages.