The following table presents the facts for the A. M. E. schools: AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. ────────────────────┬────────┬───────────┬─────────┬─────────┬───────── │ │ │ │ Income │ │ Number │ │ │ for │ │ of │ Counted │ │ Current │Value of States │Schools │Attendance │Teachers │Expenses │Property ────────────────────┼────────┼───────────┼─────────┼─────────┼───────── Total │ 17│ 3,212│ 187│ $129,778│ $800,609 ════════════════════╪════════╪═══════════╪═════════╪═════════╪═════════ Alabama │ 1│ 265│ 13│ 6,500│ 35,600 Arkansas │ 1│ 219│ 14│ 8,416│ 29,622 Florida │ 2│ 343│ 17│ 18,901│ 44,500 Georgia │ 3│ 710│ 41│ 17,448│ 180,300 Kentucky │ 1│ 33│ 3│ 1,500│ 7,000 Louisiana │ 1│ 142│ 6│ 1,500│ 10,150 Mississippi │ 2│ 282│ 15│ 8,450│ 47,000 North Carolina │ 1│ 176│ 12│ 9,046│ 61,500 South Carolina │ 2│ 462│ 21│ 16,902│ 82,500 Tennessee │ 1│ 101│ 11│ 4,737│ 48,400 Texas │ 1│ 286│ 15│ 8,064│ 97,000 Northern States │ 1│ 193│ 19│ 28,314│ 157,037 ────────────────────┴────────┴───────────┴─────────┴─────────┴───────── The various conferences of the African Methodist Episcopal Church own and maintain 17 schools, of which 13 are rated in this report as “larger or more important,” by the Bureau of Education. The total income for current expenses is $128,778, and the total value of property is $800,609. On the basis of income four of the larger schools have incomes under $5,000, six between $5,000 and $15,000, and three between $15,000 and $30,000. According to property, three schools have a valuation under $25,000, five between $25,000 and $50,000, three between $50,000 and $100,000, and two between $150,000 and $250,000. The total attendance is 3,212 pupils, of whom 2,096 are elementary, 1,028 secondary, and 88 collegiate. Three institutions offer college courses. The number of teachers is 187, or whom 98 are men and 89 women. As an indication of the progress of the colored people, the extent of these educational facilities and the character of the organization are exceedingly satisfactory.