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[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]] Report OF SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, BUREAU R., F. & A.L.,STATE OF ALABAMA, for the month of November 1869 No. of Day Schools 23 No. of Night Schools 4 No. of Schools sustained by freedmen 2 No. of School buildings owned by Freedmen No. of School sustained in part by freedmen No. Schools buildings furnished by Bureau 17 No. White teachers 47 No. Colored teachers 10 Whole number of teachers 57 No. Male pupils enrolled 901 No. Female pupils enrolled 1209 Total number of pupils 2110 No. pupils enrolled last report 1083 No. left school this month No. new scholars this month 1027 Average attendance 1663 No. pupils paying tuition 364 No. white pupils 1 No. always present 732 No. always punctual 578 No. over 16 years of age 162 No. in alphabet 351 No. spell and read easy lessons 847 No. advanced readers 901 No. in Geography 865 No. in Arithmetic 978 No. in higher branches 75 No. in Writing 750 No. in Needle Work No. free before the war 14 No. Sabbath Schools 13 No. Teachers in Sabbath Schools 76 No. pupils in Sabbath Schools 1393 Day and night schools not reported above 100 No. pupils (estimated) in such schools 5000 No. teachers white 75 colored 50 No. Sabbath Schools not reported above No. pupils (estimated) in such schools No. teacher white colored Industrial Schools 1 No. pupils in all 50 Amount of tuition paid by the freedmen during the month $268 70 Amount of expenses for the above schools by the Bureau for the month $251 25 Total expenses per month for the support of the above schools by all parties $519 95 No. places now destitute where schools might be organized No. pupils (estimated) who would attend such schools Edwin Beecher Supt. of Education.
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