STATE SCHOOL SYSTEMS. STATISTICAL TABLES FOR 1885-S6. TABLE 1.-School year, population, and school population. Alabama Arkapsas California Colorado Connecticut. Delaware........ Florida.. Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa .......... Kansas ...... Kentucky Louisiana Maine..... Maryland Massachusetts Michigan.. Minnesota. Mississippi. Missouri).. Nebraska Nevada. New Hampshire.. New Jersey New York.. North Carolina.... Obio.... Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island. South Carolina Tennessee. Texas. Vermont Virginia. West Virginia. Wisconsin Alaska.. Arizona Dakota.. District of Columbia Idaho Montana New Mexico Utah Washington.. Wyoming Total....... 1885-86 Oct. 1 1885-86 July 1 1885–86 July 1 1885-86 Sept. 1 1885-86 Sept. 1 1883-84 1885-86 Oct. 1 1886 Jan. 1 1885-86 July 1 1885-86 Sept. 1 1883-84 Mar. 1885–86 Aug. 1 1882-83 1886 Jan. 1 1885-86 Apr. 1 1885–86 Aug. 1 1885–86 Sept. 1885-86 Sept. 7 1885-86 Aug. 1 1885-86 Oct. 1 1885-86 July 1 1885-86 July 1885-86 Sopt. 1 1885-86 Apr. 1 1884-85 July 1 1885-86 Ang. 1885-86 Dec. 1885-86 Sept. 1 1885-86 | Mar. 1885-86 June 1 1885-86 May 1 1885-86 Sept. 1 1885-86 July 1 1885–86 Sept. 1 1885–86 Apr. 1 1885-86 Aug. 1885-86 July 1883-86 July 1885-86 July 1 1885-86 July 1 1885-86 July 1 1885–86 July 1 1885-86 Sept. 1885–86 Sept. 1 1880 1885-86 July 1885-86 July 1 1880 1, 467, 384 935, 058 1,001, 293 243, 910 670, 807 158, 768 338, 406 1, 694, 809 3, 280, 20+ 2,001, 008 1,766, 239 1, 284, 809 1, 801, 831 1, 008, 951 617, 319 1,009, 798 1, 942, 141 1, 912, 181 1, 117, 798 1, 237, 453 2, 433, 747 740, 615 50, 388 362, 292 1, 278, 033 5, 330, 491 1, 525, 341 3, 348, 589 234, 582 4,722, 954 304, 284 1,085, 789 1,723, 996 2, 0:27, 895 333, 155 1,669, 783 692, 726 1, 563, 423 35,000 76, 892 415, 610 203, 459 55, 095 93, 029 131, 985 179, 238 104, 732 31, 391 326, 775 212, 046 158, 727 30, 185 104, C08 28.066 75, 095 376, 265 644, 970 415, 625 346, 436 259, 066 390, 268 218, 603 103, 697 192, 847 285, 778 337, 390 203, 145 282, 999 512, 485 146, 601 7, 090 50. 814 225, 960 878, 322 328, 989 638, 922 43, 156 891, 065 46, 186 211, 601 383, 638 446, 482 54, 474 357, 322 153, 266 305, 563 5, 060 9, 631 68, 004 35, 288 8, 279 10, 607 25, 778 38, 579 18, 587 3, 702 Per cent. 7-21 450, 968 | I....7.27 6-21 358, 006 I....5. 76 5-17 259, 973 I....3.54 6-21 657, 955 I....8. 47 4-16 152, 166 | 1....0.72 6-21 c10, 569 I. ...5.55 6-21 123, 526 6-18 d508, 722 6-21 | b1,077, 302 I.... 2. 90 6-21 740, 919 I....2.50 5-21 623, 151 I. ...3.04 5-21 497, 785 | 1....7. 96 6-20 581, 322 | I.... 1. G6 6-18 311, 425 4-21 212, 782 D...0.51 6-21 341, 497 5-15 318, 903 I.... 1.48 5-20 b595, 752 5-21 387, 402I....7.80 5-21 450,000 I....1.32 6-20 812, 425 I....0.88 5-21 252, 006 I....8.04 6-18 9, 320 D...2. 92 5-15 83, 023 6-18 366, 317 I....2. 88 5-21 1, 735, 073 I....0.81 6-21 0530, 127 1....2.85 6-21 1, 101, 358 I....0.53 94-20 82, 8C0 I....3.55 0-21 1,568, 525 e5-15 63, 735 I....5. 96 6-18 0-21 623, 450 | I.... 2. 78 8-16 h331, 474 5-20 99, 721 5-21 610, 271 6-21 242, 752 I...... 83 4-20 544, 976 56, 334, 711 10, 928, 943 a Soe "Population," p. dren in Wilmington. ; s No returns from two counties. From Table 1, it appears that the population of the United States 6-14 years of age is 10,928,943, which may be regarded as fairly representing the elementary school demand. As this is the first year for which the population between these ages has been computed the increase as compared with any previous year cannot be indicated. The population of legal school age is given for all the States and for ten Territories, either for the current year 1885–86 or some previous one. This shows an increase, as compared with the preceding year, in 24 States and 3 Territories, and decrease in 2 States and 1 Territory. Data is wanting for determining the nature of the change in the remaining States and Territories. The periods of legal school age remain the same as for the previous yoar, excepting in South Carolina, where there has been an extension of two years, and in Washington Territory, where there has been a diminution of two years. The statistics of population 6 to 14 years of age, and of total population, afford the means of estimating the extent of the school demand in each State, and its comparative relation to the adult portion of the population, upon whom the obligation of meeting the domand rests. The computations have not been carried into this particular, but a few contrasts which excite attention upon a very cursory examination of the columns are suggestive. For instance, it can hardly escape notice that the ratio of the population 6-14 years to the total population in the States of the Southern Central Division is much greater than the corresponding ratio in the States of the North Atlantic Division, the ratio of the former group ranging in fact from 21 to 23 per cent., and that of the latter froin 15 to 17 per cent. Moreover, the rate of increase in the legal school population is higher in the Southeru Central than in the North Atlantic Division. In other words, the former States have a greater and a more rapidly increasing school burden than the latter. TABLE 2.- Enrolment, attendance, duration of schools, and sittings. Per cent. Per cent. 252, 892 I...8. 15 152, 776 | I...5. 67 89. 25 I...6.85 5c172 42, 864 Connecticut 125, 539 D..0.14 79, 384 179. 74 128, 350 Delaware. 31, 263 b21, 417 I...2.02 c157. 4 Florida 60, 767 39, 024 141 I...46. Georgia. 319, 721 I...3. 27 226, 407 I... 8. 23 503, 798 153 I...1. 77,081, 056 Indiana. 506, 126 129 I...3. 144 I...2. Kansas 365, 239 | I...8. 83 219, 908 | I..13. 21 Kentucky 282, 514 178, 672 102 Louisiana. 103, 416 I...3. 90 126 145, 317 102, 513 I...3. 29 101 D..2. D..7. Massachusetts 349, 017 I...2.91 260), 088 | I... 2. 41 172 D.12. 144 I...2. 17 Minnesota 233, 721 116 Mississippi D.28. 304, 380 185, 385 Se152 D..0.5 568, 032 45,074,012 Cil, 209 Nebraska.. 180, 059 I...1. 12 g107, 915 Nerada... 7, 897 5, 309 I...2.55 132, 017 I...7.39 192 I...0.28 113, 928, 630 North Carolina 305, 598 I... 2. 49 185, 706 I...0.06 60 Obio 775, 149 I...0.06 517, 844 I...0.05 161 I.. 4. Oregon 49, 176 I...6. 65 35, 245 I... 1.36 101 I...6. Pennsylvania.. 989, 429 I...0.74 605, 312 I...1.21 143 D.12. 98 Rhode Island.. h 17, 882 D..0.22 33, 023 I... 4.03 190 I...4. South Carolina 183, 966 I...3.33 126, 696 I...3.77 70 D.10. Tennesste 383, 507 I...2. 58 1278, 276 80 I...2. Texas j 201, 021 129, 429 Verant. 71,667 I...0.01 46, 625 D..5. 16 136 I..10. 6, 351, 120 Virginia. 308, 296 I... 1. 63 172, 331 D..2.38 118 D..0.4 West Virginia 172, 257 I...0.42 103, 899 | D..5.06 a See Table 1. p. 5, for year of report. In 1884-'85. 1) Estimated * In addition to «lny pupils, 3,424 attended evrning c For grade schools. schools. d For ingrade schools. i Several large conntics failed to giro this ited. e In city schools. Returns imperfect. Iu countı y schools. 2:12. 317 |