Alabama Schools In The Early 1900s May Shock You. They’re So Different.

Alabama schools have changed a lot since the early 1900s. For example, today's schools are large buildings with individual classrooms, whereas back in the early 1900s, most schools were comprised of only one room with students of different grade levels. Listed below are 13 photos that showcase what school life looked like in Alabama during the early 1900s.

1. This is what a one-room schoolhouse in Alabama looked like in 1935.

2. Students arriving to school in Gee's Bend - 1939.

3. A class is being held in the new school at Prairie Farms in Montgomery - 1939.

4. A history class is being conducted at Tuskegee University in 1902.

5. A first grade teacher is assisting her students at Goodman School in Coffee County - 1939.

6. A teacher is conducting school inside a Gee's Bend church in 1937.

7. This school was actually built in the mid to late 1800s, and it was the first school to be built in Pike County. This photo was taken in 1939.

8. It's noon and students are taking a break on the front lawn of Goodman School in Coffee County - 1939.

9. Here is a first grade class in Gee's Bend - 1939. This photo shows the extremes in ages of pupils.

10. This photo of an Alabama schoolhouse was taken in 1936. Check out the bell to the left.

11. The Girls Economics class at Goodman School in Coffee County - 1939.

12. This is the Playground and School House at TVA School-Village in Sheffield - 1937.

13. A nurse and doctor is examining the throat and teeth of a student at Goodman School in Coffee County - 1939.

What do you think about these photos? Are you surprised by how different Alabama schools were during the early 1900s compared to today? Share your thoughts with us below!