How many people actually graduated or even made it to 8th grade in Kansas in 1895? My guess is that if you the same percentage of kids would graduate today as did back in the 19th century (if you taught the same subjects). Or vice versa, how would 19th century kids do if they had to take todays calculus, chemistry and physics classes?
“How many people actually graduated or even made it to 8th grade in Kansas in 1895? “
That probably depended upon if you had to work the farm or if you lived in town. Many ‘kids’ in grade school in those days were in their teens or beyond.