List of industrial schools

This is a list of industrial schools, a type of school that teaches vocational training, domestic training, and manual labour. The list includes active and defunct schools.

Australia

• Newcastle Industrial School for Girls, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
• Parramatta Girls Industrial School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Canada

• Battleford Industrial School in Battleford, Northwest Territories (now Saskatchewan)
• Kuper Island Indian Industrial School in Kuper Island, British Columbia
• Qu'Appelle Industrial School in Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan
• Victoria Industrial School for Boys (now the Mimico Correctional Centre) in Mimico, Ontario

England

• East London Industrial School in London
• St George's Roman Catholic Boys Industrial School in Everton
• Meath Protestant Industrial School for Boys in Blackrock

Ireland

Main article: Industrial school (Ireland)

New Zealand

• Burnham Industrial School
• Stoke Industrial School in Stoke, Nelson

United States

Alabama

• Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children in Montgomery, Alabama
• Alabama Girls’ Industrial School (now University of Montevallo) in Montevallo, Alabama
• Anniston Normal and Industrial School in Anniston, Alabama
• Miller's Ferry Normal and Industrial School in Millers Ferry, Alabama
• Montgomery Industrial School for Girls in Montgomery, Alabama
• Kowaliga Academy and Industrial Institute (or Kowaliga School) in Kowaliga, Alabama ^[1]

Arkansas

• Arkansas Negro Boys' Industrial School in Jefferson County, Arkansas

California

• Cogswell Technical School (later known as University of Silicon Valley), San Francisco, California
• San Francisco Industrial School in San Francisco, California ^[2]
• Stimson Lafayette Industrial School, Los Angeles, 1896-1904. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Florida

• Daytona Normal and Industrial School in Daytona Beach, Florida
• Florida Industrial School for Boys in Marianna, Florida

Georgia

• Haines Normal and Industrial School in Augusta, Georgia
• Fort Valley High and Industrial School in Fort Valley, Georgia
• Secondary Industrial School in Columbus, Georgia
• Thomas Jefferson Elder High and Industrial School in Sandersville, Georgia

Illinois

• Illinois Industrial School for Girls in Park Ridge, Illinois

Iowa

• Iowa Industrial School for Girls in Mitchellville, Iowa

Kansas

• Kansas Industrial School for Girls, Beloit, Kansas

Louisiana

• Colored Industrial and Agricultural School in Grambling, Louisiana

Maine

• Maine Industrial School for Girls, Hallowell, Maine

Massachusetts

• Hebrew Industrial School for Girls in Boston, Massachusetts ^[6]
• Lancaster Industrial School for Girls, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Michigan

• Big Rapids Industrial School in Big Rapids, Michigan
• Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

Minnesota

• Morris Industrial School for Indians in Morris, Minnesota

New York

• Columbia Religious and Industrial School for Jewish Girls, New York City, New York
• Howard Orphanage and Industrial Institute (also known as Howard Colored Orphan Asylum), New York City, New York
• School of Industrial Art, New York City, New York

Ohio

• Cleveland Industrial School in Cleveland, Ohio
• Sallie McCall Industrial School in Cincinnati, Ohio ^[7]

Pennsylvania

• Avery College in Pittsburgh
• Berean Institute in Philadelphia
• Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
• Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School in Chester County, Pennsylvania
• St. Francis Industrial School in Eddington, Pennsylvania
• Thaddeus Stevens Industrial School of Lancaster in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

North Carolina

• Slater State Normal and Industrial School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• State Normal and Industrial College (now University of North Carolina at Greensboro) in Greensboro, North Carolina

South Carolina

• Denmark Industrial School in Denmark, South Carolina

South Dakota

• Northern Normal and Industrial School, Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota

Tennessee

• Mayers' Industrial School in Knoxville, Tennessee
• Turner Normal and Industrial School in Shelbyville, Tennessee

Vermont

• Vermont Industrial School in Vergennes, Vermont

Virginia

• Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School in Hampton, Virginia
• Northern Neck Industrial Academy in Ivondale, Virginia; for black students
• Virginia Industrial Home School for Colored Girls near Mechanicsville, Virginia
• Virginia Home and Industrial School for Girls in Bon Air, Virginia; reform school for white girls
• Rappahannock Industrial Academy near Dunnsville, Virginia; for black students
• State Normal and Industrial School for Women in Harrisonburg, Virginia
• Saint Paul Normal and Industrial School in Lawrenceville, Virginia
• State Normal and Industrial School for Women in Harrisonburg, Virginia

West Virginia

• Lakin Industrial School in Lakin, West Virginia

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

See also

• Industrial school (Great Britain)
• Boys Industrial School (disambiguation)
• Manual labor college
• Reform school
• Training school (United States)
• Vocational education

References

1. The American Educational Review. Vol. 30. American Educational Company. December 25, 1909. p. 248 – via Google Books.
2. Kamiya, Gary (2018-03-17). "Corrupt, inhumane reform school was SF's first form of juvenile justice". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
3. "Kindergarten News note". Kindergarten Review. 6 (4): 149. April 1896. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
4. "General News". Kindergarten Review. 6 (5): 195. May 1896. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
5. "Domestic Science on the Pacific Coast — News and Notes". Domestic Science Monthly (Oakland, CA). 1. Domestic Science Department, Oakland Club: 12. April 1900. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
6. "Lina Frank Hecht". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
7. ""We Were Sheltered": Fannie Mallory Shares Her West End Story". Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library. Retrieved 2023-03-07.