Progress and Achievements of the Colored People: Containing the Story of the Wonderful Advancement of the Colored Americans—the Most Marvelous in the History of Nations—Their Past Accomplishments, Together With Their Present-day Opportunities and a Glimpse Into the Future for Further Developments—the Dawn of a Triumphant Era. A Handbook for Self-improvement Which Leads to Greater Success
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STATE │ AMOUNT OF TEACHERS’ │ AVERAGE PER CHILD
│ SALARIES │
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│ WHITE │ COLORED │ WHITE │ COLORED
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Alabama │ $2,523,550│ $372,177│ $9.41│ $1.78
Arkansas │ 2,587,462│ 455,938│ 12.95│ 4.59
Delaware │ 357,071│ 47,415│ 12.61│ 7.68
Florida │ 1,022,745│ 167,381│ 11.50│ 2.64
Georgia │ 2,884,580│ 483,622│ 9.58│ 1.76
Kentucky │ 3,389,354│ 401,208│ 8.13│ 8.53
Louisiana │ 2,807,103│ 211,376│ 13.73│ 1.31
Maryland │ 2,567,021│ 282,519│ 13.79│ 6.88
Mississippi │ 1,284,910│ 340,459│ 10.60│ 2.26
North Carolina │ 1,715,994│ 340,856│ 5.27│ 2.02
Oklahoma │ 3,232,706│ 283,385│ 14.21│ 9.96
South Carolina │ 1,454,098│ 305,080│ 10.00│ 1.44
Tennessee │ 1,938,487│ 298,772│ 8.27│ 4.83
Texas │ 4,892,836│ 904,335│ 10.08│ 5.74
Virginia │ 2,767,365│ 421,381│ 9.64│ 2.74
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These figures explain the efforts of the colored people to enlist the
sympathy and support of the North and their willingness to contribute
out of their poverty to the establishment of schools.
_Public High Schools._—There are only 65 public high schools for negroes
in the Southern States. Of these, 47 maintain four-year courses and 18
have three-year courses. In addition, there are about 200 public schools
which enroll a few pupils above the elementary grades. Practically all
the four-year high schools are in the large cities of the border States.
Over half are in Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia; 16 are in
Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia. South Carolina and Florida have only 2
each; North Carolina and Louisiana have no public high schools for
negroes. North Carolina, however, provides three well-managed State
normal schools offering secondary work. The city high schools of
Washington, D. C., and St. Louis, Mo., are unusual in extent of plant,
ranging in value from $200,000 to $450,000.
The following table presents the more important facts for the Public
High Schools:
PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS AND NORMAL SCHOOLS.