Biennial Survey Of Education In The United States 1936 1938 Bulletin 1940 No 2 Chapter Ii

This bulletin presents statistics of state school systems in 1937-38. For the most part statistics presented in this chapter relate to public elementary and secondary schools in 48 States, the District of Columbia, and the outlying parts of the United States. Such data were submitted by States for nonpublic schools are incorporated in separate tables for private and parochial schools. Data for Negro schools supplied by the States maintaining separate schools for white and Negro pupils served as the basis for discussions under "Negro schools." Statistics of colleges, universities, and professional schools are not included in the tabulations in this chapter. Whenever possible totals and averages for the Nation are included. (Contains 79 tables, 12 figures and 3 footnotes.) [Best copy available has been provided.].