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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of April, 1869. 

☞ To contain one entire calendar month, and to be forwarded as soon as possible after the close of the month.
☞ A School under the distinct control of one Teacher, or a Teacher with one Assistant, is to be reported as one School.

[Answers placed here.]
Name of your School? Colored School No 1 Petersburg      
Location (town, county, or district)? Virginia   
Is it a Day or Night School? Day  
Of what grade? 
When did your present session commence? 4 Octo. 1868   
When to close? 3rd week in July 1869 
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?   
What Society? 
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*   
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* yes   
Name of Board or Com.? Bd Education - Petersburg Va.   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen?   
Amount paid this month? 
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? yes   
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term?  
Who owns the School-building? Hamlin - Col'd
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No   
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 5   
White? Yes
Colored? 0 
Total enrolment for the month?† 364   
Male? 143  
Female? 221 
Number enrolled last report? 330   

{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.} 360 334/30

Number left school this month? 
Number new Scholars this month? 30 
What is the average attendance? 288.05
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? None 
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? -
Number always punctual? -
Number over 16 years of age? - 
Number in Alphabet? [[crossed out]]80[[/crossed out]] 2 
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 87
Number in advanced readers? 275
Number in Geography? 198
Number in Arithmetic? 275
Number in higher branches? 51 
Number in Writing? 198
Number in Needle-work? 
Number free before the war? 
Have you a Sabbath-School?   
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
Have you an Industrial School?   
How many Teachers?   
How many Pupils? 
State the kind of work done? 

☞ To the following questions give exact or approximate answers, prefixing to the latter the word "about."
1. Do you know of any Schools for Refugees or Freedmen not reported to the State Superintendent?   
How many? 
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?   
No. of Teachers, 
White, 
Colored, 
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent?   
How many? 
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?   
No. of Teachers, 
White, 
Colored, 
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) 
Teacher.

* Or School Committee, either District, Town, City, County, or State?
† A pupil is not to be REPORTED as enrolled until after five days' attendance.