American Indian children attend public, Federal, private, and mission schools. In fiscal year 1973 there were 187,613 Indians (aged 5 to 18 years) enrolled in these schools in the U.S. Of these 68.5 percent attended public schools; 25.6 percent attended Federal schools; and 5.9 percent attended mission and other schools. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) operated 195 schools and 19 dormitories for public school children. The BIA has direct responsibility for the 55,051 children enrolled in Federal schools and housed in Federal dormitories, and partial financial responsibility for approximately 2/3 of those in public schools. These statistics on Indian education are published annually by the BIA and are available in the fall following the close of the school term they cover. Congressional appropriations to the BIA are limited to the education of children of 1/4 or more Indian blood and native children in Alaska (Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts). It was noted that children over 18 are not included in the enumeration of school-aged populations. The 18 tables cover such things as enrollment, attendance, boarding schools, day schools, hospital schools, dormitories, school construction, summer programs, higher education, Johnson O'Malley funds, contract schools, and adult education. (KM)