WORCESTER COUNTY. SUMMARY OF SCHOOL STATISTICS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JULY 31, 1899. Number of school houses owned by the county, 71; rented, Frame, 82... Number of rooms occupied when attendance is largest....... Number of male teachers (principals), white, 11; colored, 13; total........... Number of female teachers (principals), white, 48; colored, 9; total........ Number of male teachers (assistants), white, 1; colored, 1; total........... Number of female teachers (assistants), white, 33; colored, 3; total........ Total white, 93; colored, 26; total.. Number of fenced lots...... Number of schools having outbuildings...... Number of schools having sufficient blackboards... Number of terms schools were open-white, 3 terms, 11⁄2 months; colored, 3 terms, 1 months... Number of different pupils for the year-males-white, 1,772; colored, 869; total, 2,641; females-white, 1,675; colored, 902; total, 2,577; total......... Number of pupils in average attendance -white, 1,722; colored, 591; total...... Number of pupils over 16 years of age-white, 201; colored, 94; total....... Number of pupils in book-keeping, 4; algebra, 230; Physiology, 637; geometry, 97; philosophy, 38; Latin, 203 209 185 SCHOOL HOUSES BUILT OR ENLARGED DURING THE YEAR. Frame. $998 00 836 33 Frame. Frame. |