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Division. | Estimated Total Population in 1902. | Pupils Enrolled in the Elementary and Secondary Common Schools. | Per Cent, of the Population Enrolled | Average Daily Attendance. | |||
Male. | Female. | Total. | |||||
The United States..... | 78,544 816 | 15,925,887 | 20.28 | 10,999,273 | 122,392 | 317,204 | 439,596 |
North Atlantic Division . | 21,802,750 | 3,733,683 | 17.12 | 2,741,360 | 18,069 | 90,003 | 108,072 |
South Atlantic Division.. | 10,696,435 | 2,279,290 | 21.31 | 1,445,797 | 19,567 | 31,818 | 51,385 |
South Central Division. . | 14,715,700 | 3,156,590 | 21.45 | 2,097,819 | 30,652 | 34,848 | 65,500 |
North Central Division. . | 26,912,400 | 5,866,396 | 21.80 | 4,101,022 | 48,152 | 139,691 | 187,843 |
4,417,531 | 889,928 | 20.15 | 613,275 | 5,952 | 20,844 | 26,796 |
 
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