Indiana Schools and Education Records

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Ball State University, Muncie

Butler University, Indianapolis

Canterbury College, Danville

Central Normal College, Danville

DePauw University, Greencastle

Earlham College, Richmond

Franklin College, Franklin

Goshen College, Goshen

Hanover College, Hanover

Huntington College, Huntington

Indiana State University, Terre Haute

Indiana University, Bloomington

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Manchester College, North Manchester

Notre Dame University

Purdue University, West Lafayette

Taylor University, Upland

University of Indianapolis

Valparaiso University

Wabash College, Crawfordsville

Wishard Hospital

Deaf School

School Enumeration

Beginning in 1843, Indiana had an enumeration of children aged 5 to 21. Until 1853, the district was the Congressional Township and the enumeration was filed, ultimately, with the State Treasurer, who by statute was the State Superintendent of Schools. These enumerations are at the Indiana State Archives. From 1853 to 1932, the district was the Civil Township and initially children aged 7 to 17 were listed. Later this was expanded to children aged 6 to 21. Beginning in 1901, the enumeration listed each child’s name, month and year of birth. Surviving original enumerations can be found in courthouses, local historical societies, and the Indiana State Archives. The FamilySearch Library has microfilmed some of them. An example of school enumerations is:


Bartholomew County (Indiana). Superintendent of Schools. Enumeration for School Purposes, 1885-1924''.Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987. (On 11 FS Library films beginning with 1514224 items2–4)




School records are listed in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

INDIANA, [COUNTY]- SCHOOLS