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 Kent RegC	Thanet 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	103	5,857	3,223	2,634
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	24	3,879	2,172	1,707
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	79	1,978	1,051	927
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	2	174	101	73
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	3	187	141	46
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	16	3,024	1,647	1,377
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3	494	283	211
CLASS I: Dockyard School	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	2	174	101	73
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	3	187	141	46
CLASS III: Church of England - National	9	1,862	1,021	841
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	2	454	260	194
CLASS III: Independents - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Baptists - British	1	95	45	50
CLASS III: Wesleyans Methodists	1	64	37	27
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	1	22	14	8
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	2	527	270	257
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools (exclusive of those supported by religious bodies)	2	282	167	115
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	1	212	116	96
CLASS IV: Nautical School	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	29	3,430	1,609	1,821
Church of England	9	1,106	518	588
Independents	2	392	177	215
Baptists	5	714	333	381
Wesleyan Methodists	10	864	430	434
Bible Christians	0	0	0	0
Lady Huntingdon's Connexion	1	219	78	141
Mixed and Undefined Congregations	2	135	73	62

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