Final Comparison of Results. 
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irregularities of enrollment are observable in the entire history 
of the public schools, such as might be caused by the opening 
or closing of private schools, and the transferring of pupils from 
public to parochial schools before confirmation, and from paro¬ 
chial to public schools at other ages. The inference, therefore, 
is that the pupils transferred are divided in about the same pro¬ 
portion amongst the grades in other schools, thus making no 
variations in our tables. 
The St. Louis Statistics .-—The evidence is still more conclusive 
that the proportions enrolled in these two cities are the normal 
proportions, not only in other cities of the United States, but 
even in rural districts and in other civilized countries. This 
was shown in the case of St. Louis by Dr. Harris in connection 
with his discussion of this subject. 1 His per cents are 33.3 
for first grade, 18.6 for second grade and 19.9 for third, and 
so on and do not vary more than two per cent, in any grade 
from the Chicago norm, excepting in the third. 
ENROLLMENT OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES. 
Primary 
Education. 
Secondary 
Education. 
Chicago, 1893-94-. 
Per cent. 
97.4 
Per cent. 
2.6 
St. Louis, 1871-72. 
97.4 
2.6 
United States, 1890-91 (public and private). 
97.4 
2.6 
United States, 1889-90 (public and private). 
97.5 
2.5 
United States, 1888-89 (public and private). 
98.1 
1.9 
United States, 1888-89 (public).... 
96.1 
3.9 
United States, North Atlantic Division, 1890-91 
(public)..... .... 
96.7 
3.3 
United States, South Atlantic Division, 1890-91 
(public)... 
98.2 
1.8 
United States, South Central Division, 1890-91 
(public)....... 
98.4 
1.6 
United States, North Central Division, 1890-91 
(public). 
97.3 
2.7 
United States, Western Division, 1890-91(public). 
97.0 
3.0 
Canada, 1890-91. 
93.8 
6.2 
Great Britain and Ireland, 1890-91. 
96.2 
3.8 
Prussia, 1890-91. 
94.3 
5.7 
France, 1890-91.. 
97.2 
2.8 
Netherlands, 1890-91 .. 
98.0 
2.0 
Norway, 1890-91. 
93.6 
6.4 
Mexico, 1890-91. 
96.0 
4.0 
1 St. Louis Report for 1871-72, p. 25. 
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