This bulletin contains statistical data of the schools and classes for the blind from the years 1917-1918. The data is organized into the following contents: (1) Number of schools reporting; (2) Dual schools; (3) Control; (4) Instructors; (5) Number of pupils; (6) Graduates; (7) Enrollment by grades; (8) Enrollment by courses of study; (9) Value of property; (10) Volumes in libraries; (11) How the States provide for the education of the blind; (12) Receipts; (13) Total expenditures; and (14) Statistical tables. (Contains 6 tables and 7 figures.) [This bulletin was prepared by the Statistical Division of the Bureau of Education under the supervision of H. R. Bonner. Best copy available has been provided.]