Vision of Ireland | 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 England Dep	Leicestershire RegC

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	736	29,231	15,906	13,325
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	294	20,456	11,945	8,511
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	442	8,775	3,961	4,814
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	11	412	240	172
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	57	3,988	2,773	1,215
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	209	14,763	8,197	6,566
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	17	1,293	735	558
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	11	412	240	172
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	9	440	440	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	48	3,548	2,333	1,215
CLASS III: Church of England	179	11,715	6,275	5,440
CLASS III: Independents	5	375	208	167
CLASS III: Baptists	3	257	149	108
CLASS III: Unitarians	2	383	323	60
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	3	198	128	70
CLASS III: Lady Huntingdon's Connexion	0	38	26	12
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	10	547	342	205
CLASS III: Undenominational	7	1,250	746	504
CLASS IV: Orphan Schools	1	11	0	11
CLASS IV: Agricultural Schools	2	131	131	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools of no specific character	14	1,151	604	547
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	439	36,198	17,703	18,495
Church of England	231	17,355	8,573	8,782
Independents	27	3,122	1,510	1,612
Baptists	66	6,924	3,289	3,635
Unitarians	3	414	160	254
Wesleyan Methodists	102	7,796	3,827	3,969
Lady Huntingdon's Connexion	1	31	17	14
Undefined Protestant Congregations	2	104	58	46
Roman Catholics	6	361	208	153
Latter Day Saints	1	91	61	30

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