REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF EDUCATION,
Washington, D. (., December 1, 1904. Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith the Annual Report of this Office for the year ending June 30, 1903.
The enrollment in schools and colleges, public and private, during the year 1902–3 was 17,539,478, the same being an increase of 79,478 pupils over the previous year. Of this number there were enrolled in public institutions supported by taxation and funds belonging to States and municipalities 16,127,739 pupils as against 16,041,016, the number reported for the previous year. Besides the enrollment in schools and colleges, as given above, there were pupils enrolled in special institutions more or less educational in their character, and more or less of a practical business character, as follows:
Enrollment in special schools in the United States in 1902–3.
City evening schools
Business schools.
Reform schools.
Schools for deaf
Schools for blind
Schools for feeble-minded.
Government Indian schools.
Indian schools (Five Civilized Tribes)...
Schools in Alaska supported by Government
Schools in Alaska supported by incorporated municipalities
Orphan asylums and other benevolent institutions (estimated)
Private kindergartens..
Miscellaneous (including schools of music, oratory, elocution, cookery,
and various special arts) (estimated)
34, 422
11, 409
1, 363
12, 714
28, 411
13, 935
2, 233
1,750
229, 213 137, 979 34, 422 11, 932
4, 363 13, 270 28, 111 13, 935 2, 233 1,750 15, 000 105, 932
Total for I'nited States..
Adding the enrollment of these special schools (648,440) to the total of schools giving general education, we have a grand total of 18,187,918.