TABLE 16.-Private high schools and academies.-Number of schools, secondary instructors, secondary students, and elementary pupils, in 1896–97.

United States

2, 1004, 1625, 412 9, 574 53, 218 54, 415 107, 633 9271, 0842, 011 57, 120 67, 382 124, 502

TABLE 17.-Private high schools and academies.-Number of secondary students in college preparatory course, number of graduates and college preparatory students in graduating class, in 1896-97.

United States

North Atlantic Division. 6, 039 2, 110
South Atlantic Division. 2, 289 1, 355
South Central Division.. 2, 220 1, 537
North Central Division..
Western Division.

12, 4146, 664 19, 078 7, 886 3, 366 11, 2526, 130 5, 642 11, 772 3, 588 1,923 5, 511 6, 648 8, 149 4, 427 1, 114 5, 541 2, 984 2, 348 5, 332 1,943

699 2, 642 3, 043

1, 513 1, 297
353 365

TABLE 18.-Private high schools and academies.-Number of secondary students pursuing Latin and Greek in 1896–97.

TABLE 19.-Private high schools and academies.-Number of secondary students pursuing French and German in 1896-97.

TABLE 20.—Private high schools and academies-Number of secondary students pursuing certain mathematical studies in 1896-97.