The percentage of school attendance of negro children is lower than in the case of white children.

Very few negro children, whether because of economic pressure, lack of ability, or lack of desire for knowledge, complete even the fifth grade.

Among negroes there is little real demand for high school instruction, which is more expensive than elementary instruction.

Therefore, the proportion of the total funds spent for negro education might properly be less than their numbers would indicate.

If the proportionate amount spent today for the instruction of certain racial groups of the foreign population could be separated from the total, it would be found that less than the average is spent upon them for the same reasons.