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Record Group Number: 000495
Series/Collection Number: .S 298
Creator: Florida. Dept. of Public Instruction.
Title, Dates: Census of youth of school age, 1896-1929.
Amount: 8.00 v.
1.00 cubic ft.
2.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
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Organization/Arrangement: Alphabetical by county.
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Summary:     The series contains school census maintained by the Dept. of Public Instruction documenting the enrollment of children from ages 6 to 21 in the county school systems.  It gives the statistics on school-age youth in several Florida school districts from 1896 to 1929 as submitted by the County Superintendents of Public Instructions.  The series is incomplete, with only some years and counties being represented.  Information includes school district, student's name, age, sex, level of reading skill, and whether the child is illiterate or disabled.  The counties included are Baker, Dade, Duval, Escambia, Palm Beach, Pasco, St. Lucie and Volusia.
Finding Aids: Volume listing available.
Additional Physical Form: Microfilm.
Scans of microfilm produced by FamilySearch available at the Archives.
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Subject Access Fields: School census Florida
County school systems Florida
Census records. aat
Escambia County (Fla.)
Polk County (Fla.)
Palm Beach County (Fla.)
Duval County (Fla.)
Dade County (Fla.)
Baker County (Fla.)
Pasco County (Fla.)
Saint Lucie County (Fla.)
Volusia County (Fla.)
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