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These were the only state-wide school census ever done in Texas.
The boundaries lines of the districts are unknown.
In Milam County, there were actually three (3) State School Census taken for the following years:
| Date | Males | Females | Total |
| 11 August 1854 | 186 | 147 | 333 |
| 19 July 1855 | 234 | 248 | 482 |
| 5 Sept 1856 | 256 | 254 | 510 |
BIBLOGRAPHY:
Milam County, [11 August 1854], 1854-1855 Scholastic Census, Texas Department of Education. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Milam County, [19 July 1855], 1854-1855 Scholastic Census, Texas Department of Education. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Milam County, [29 Aug 1856], 1854-1855 Scholastic Census, Texas Department of Education. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
White, Gifford, Texas Scholastics, 1854-1855, A State Census of School Children, Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1991. IMPORTANT NOTE: This book contains numerous errors and omissions in the abstracts for Milam County and only contains abstracts for one of the three school censuses.
Created on 5 Oct 2004 and last revised on 10 Nov 2004