| Report Date | April 1870 |
|---|---|
| Location | Laurel, Sussex CO., Delaware |
| School Name and Classification | No. 11 Laurel |
| Length of Session | April 1 - 29 |
| Reporting Administrator | Mary Black (B) |
| School Ownership | School trustees |
| Sponsorship | Freedmen ($8.60), an educational society (unnamed) |
| Enrollment and Average Attendance | 44 total, 30 avg attendance |
| Previous Report's Enrollment | 54 |
| Number of White Pupils | – |
| Number of Students Freed Before Civil War | 30 |
| Courses and Enrollment | Alphabet-2 Advanced Reading-9 Geography-15 Arithmetic-17 Higher Branches-0 Writing-0 Needle Work-0* |
| Students with Basic Literacy | 22 |
| Additional Schools | Sabbath school with 9 teachers and 40 enrolled |
| Public Sentiment | x |
| Noted Closures | x |
| Teacher's Remarks | x |
| Transcriber's Notes | The quantity 30 was written under students taking needlework but there is an indication that it was meant for the following row, which denotes students free before the war |
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