Vision of Britain | 1851 Census: Education

1851 Census of Great Britain, Education. England and Wales. Report and Tables, Table 2 : " Number of Day and Sunday Schools in the 624 Districts or Unions, classified according to their sources of maintenance".

List North Riding RegC	Whitby RegD/PLU

DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS.	No. of Schools. [1]	Number of Scholars belonging to the Schools
DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS.	No. of Schools. [1]	Total. [2]	Males. [3]	Females. [4]
DAY SCHOOLS	67	2,941	1,671	1,270
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	17	1,641	959	682
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	50	1,300	712	588
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	0	0	0	0
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	4	139	87	52
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	12	1,418	814	604
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1	84	58	26
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	4	139	87	52
CLASS III: Church of England - National	6	767	474	293
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	4	174	70	104
CLASS III: Primitive Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Dissenters (not otherwise defined)	1	120	60	60
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	1	357	210	147
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	1	84	58	26
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	35	2,796	1,414	1,382
Church of England	11	914	472	442
United Presbyterian Church	2	119	62	57
Independents	5	460	214	246
Wesleyan Methodists	10	630	320	310
Primitive Methodists	2	225	115	110
Wesleyan Methodist Association	2	295	153	142
Roman Catholics	3	153	78	75

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