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The following is a comparative summary of normal schools, instructors, and pupils reported to the Bureau for the years 1875 to 1885, inclusive (1883 omitted):

1875. 1876. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1884. 1885.

137 151 152 156 207 220 225 233
1,031 1,065 1,189 1,227 1, 422 1,466 1,573 1,700 1,937
29, 105 33, 921 37,082 39, 669 40,029 43,077 48,705 51, 132 60,063

255

263

2,076

55, 135

Other incidentals.