Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-09
Education in the South.

Education i'm the South.
The Bureau of Education is about
to publish table giving some in
teresting comparative stattisics re-
specting education in the South,
showing the school population and
enrolment of white and colored
children, with the annual expendi-
lures on school account by States in
$780,
From this table it appears that in
Alabama the white school population
is 217 1890, of whom LOT, ,4S8, or 40
per cent, are enrolled; the colored
school population being 170,413, of
whom 72,007, or AZ per cent, are
enrolled. The total annual expedi-
ture for both races is S375,465.
In Arkansas the white school pop
ulotion aggregate 181, 1,729; So, ,299,
or 20 per cent. only, are enrolled.
The colored school population ag-
gregates 52,332; 1913, or only 33
per cent, are enrolled. The total
annual expenditure is $238,056.
Delaware has an enrolment of
25,053 out of white school popu>
lation of 1905, or so per cent, and
an enrolment of 2,770 out of a
colored school population of 1854,
or 70 per cent. She spends
$207,2S year on her schools.
Florida has enrolled 1851 out of
white school population of 46,410,
or IL per cent; and 20,444 out OF
colored school population of 42,099,
or 40 per cent. Her annual ex~
penditure on this account is S114, ,695.
Out of white school population
of 236.319, Georgia has enrolled
$780, ,134, or 64 per cent; and out of
a colored school population of 197,-
125 has enrolled 5000, or As per
cent. She spends S471,029 a year
on her schools.
Kentucky has @ white school
population of Ats, ,597. Her white
enrolment is 241, ,679, or so per cent.
Her colored school population is
66, 564 colored enrolment 81, ,902,
or 36 per cent; $S03, 400 is the
amount of her annual expenditure
on this account.
Louisiana has white school pops
ulation of 139,661, and an enrolls
ment of 44,052, or 80 per cent; and
colored school population of 1884,
184, with an enrolment of 34,476,
or only 26 per cent. She spends
only $3.50, 320 per annum for this
purpose.
Maryland, with a white school
population of 213,669, has an en-
rollment of 134,210, or So per cent:
and with colored school population
of 63,591, has an enrolment of
28,221, or A per cent Maryland
devotes $1,544, ,367 per annum to
education.
Mississippi has 175,251 white
eligibles, and 112,994, or ga per
cent, enrolled; and 251, ,43S colored
eliglbles, with 123,71O, or 40 per
cent. enrolled. Her annual expen-
diture is $830,704.
Missouri, with a. white school
population of 681, 1896, has 454, ,218
enrolled, or 67 per cent. Out of
colored school population of 41,489,
she has 22,158 enrolled, or So per
cent, She spends S3,152,178a year
ON education.
North Carolina has white school
population of 291, ITO, and an ems
rollment of 136, ,481, or At per cent.
She has colored school population
of 167, ,554, with an enrolment of
89,125, or So per cent. Her annual
expenditure is 1852, ,882.
South Carolina has white school
population of 83,813, with an enroll
ment of 61,219, or 73 per cent; and
colored school population of 144,-
315, with an enrolment of 1858, or
so per cent. She spends 1924, ,629
year for this purpose.
Tennessee is set down as having
403,353 white eligibles, 229, ,290, or
81 per cent, being on the rolls; and
as having 41,509 colored eligibles,
60,851, or 43 per cent, being on the
rolls. Her schools cost her $724,>
862 per annum.
Texas makes the best showing:
13S, ,912 of her white school popula-
ton of 171,426, or 81 per cent, are
enrolled; 47,874, or n per cent. of
the 62,015 colored school population,
are enrolled. She spends $753,346
a year on education
Virginia has a white school popu-
lation of 314 ,827, with an enrolment
of 1861 or 4S per cent; and a
colored school population of 240,-
$50, with an enrolment of 6S,600, or
% per cent She expends 1916, 109
on her schools.
West Virginia has white school
population of 202, 1854, and an en-
rollment of 138,779 or 68 per cent.
She has colored school population
of 7,749, and an enrolment of 4,07L
or SO per cent. Her annual expendi-
ture in this regard is $716,864.
The District of Columbia, which is
accounted as part of the South,
has a white school population OF
1912, and an enrolment of 1884,
or 81 per cent; and a colored school
population of Ii, 3,946, with an enroll
ment of 9,505, or 68 per cent The
total expenditure for education in
the District is S4sS, ,567 per annum.