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[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

[ED. Form, No. 4]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT,
For the month of ______186 . 

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 Nigh-Schools 0
Location, or the Name of School- Female Seminary or Union Academy
When opened Nov 5th
Societies, &c., Patrons A.M.A.
Number of Schools sustained by freedmen 1
Number of Schools sustained in part by freedmen 1
Number of teachers transported by Bureau 0
Number of School buildings owned by freedmen 2
Number of School buildings furnished by Bureau 2
Whole number of teachers 8 White 4 Colored 0
Whole number of pupils enrolled 152 Male 34 Female 116
Number of pupils enrolled last report 135
Number left school this month 2
Number of new scholars this month 15
Average attendance 135
Number of pupils paying tuition 130
Number of White pupils 00
Number always present 100
Number always punctual 100
Number over 16 years of age 5
Number in Alphabet 00
Number who spell and ready easy lessons 10
Number of advanced readers 30
Number in geography 40
Number in arithmetic 65
Number in higher branches 25
Number in writing 75
Number on needlework 00
Number free before the war 00
Number of Sabbath Schools 7
Number of pupils in Sabbath schools 1430
(To these questions give exact, or approximate answers.)
1.  How many of above Schools are graded? 1 How many grades? 3
2.How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above?11 Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools? 250
3. How many Teachers in the above Day or night Schools? 6 White, 2 Colored,4
4. How many Sabbath Schools, within your knowledge, and not reported above? 00 Number of pupils (estimated in such Schools? 00
5.  How many Teachers in the above Sabbath Schools? 50 White, 6 Colored, 44
6. How many Industrial Schools? 00 Whole number of pupils in all?  00 Sate the kind of work done, 00
7.  Whole amount of tuition paid by the Freedmen during the month, 5790
8.  Whole amount of cost of transportation furnished by the Bureau for the month, 00
9.  Grand total of expense per month for support of above schools by all parties, $345
10.  Whole number of High or Normal Schools, 00 How many pupils in all? 00
11.  Remarks 
There are several small schools now in the city and many pupils are being taught in private families. The want of proper school buildings is the great obstacle in our way. I think we might [[strikethrough]] safely[[/strikethrough]] have at least 2000 now in schools if we had accommodations.

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