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14,481
-882
Average number belonging
12,423
12,131
-292
Average number attending.
11,666
11,435
-231
Per cent. of daily attendance.
93.9
94.3
+0.4
High school graduates.
265
267
+2
Grammar school graduates.
741
743
+2
5 .- ATTENDANCE IN DECEMBER.
1909.
1910.
Change.
Whole number attending.
14,813
13,862
-951
In private schools
1,906
1,803
-103
In public schools
12,907
12,059
-848
In high schools ..
1,769
1,726
43
In elementary schools
10,931
10,084
-847
In kindergarten
207
200
-7
In industrial school
33
+33
In atypical school.
0
16
+16
In first grade.
1,595
826
-769
In second grade.
1,404
1,358
.46
In third grade.
1,346
1,354
+8
In fourth grade.
1,307
1,269
-38
In fifth grade.
1,249
1,258
+9
In sixth grade. .
1,199
1,165
-34
In seventh grade.
1,122
1,067
-55
In eighth grade
950
953
+3
In ninth grade.
759
834
+75
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
6 .- COST OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE.
1909.
1910.
Change.
Salaries of teachers
$293,209.85
$292,398.47
$-811.38
Salaries of officers
5,629.17
6,021.77
+392.60
Cost of books and supplies ..
21,818.93
26,292.14
+4,473.21
Cost of light. .
4,070.71
6,108.92
+2,038.21
Cost of janitors' services.
26,071.97
25,802.51
-269.46
Cost of fuel.
14,798.06
14,003.46
-794.60
Telephones
550.52
595.36
+44.84
Total cost of day and even- ing schools
366,149.21
371,222.63
+5,073.42
Per capita cost ..
29.47
28.67
-0.80
Cost of high school instruc- tion
69,084.54
71,597.03
+2,512.49
Per capita cost.
41.82
42.62
+.80
7 .- MISCELLANEOUS.
1909.
1910.
Change.
Paid for new school
buildings
$828.00
0
-$828.00
Repairs and permanent improvements
21,195.13
21,864.11
1
4-668.98
Total school expendi- tures
388,172.34
393,086.74
+4,914.40
Valuation of city. .
63,659,201.00
66,376,338.70
+2,717,137.70
Number of dollars
spent to maintain
schools out of
every $1,000
of
valuation
5.75
5.59
-0.16
Number of dollars
spent for all school
purposes out of
every $1,000 of
valuation
.
6.10
5.92
-0.18
Cost of the Schools. The total amount spent for the main- tenance of the schools of Somerville in 1910 is $371,222.63. This does not include the sums spent on schoolhouse repairs and for new buildings. It does cover the amount paid for the care of school buildings, for janitors' services, fuel, light, and school telephones. This expenditure is wholly in charge of the city government.
The amount paid for janitors is .. $25,802.51
The cost of fuel is. 14,003.46
The cost of light is. 6,108.92
The cost of the school telephones is. 595.36
A total of.
$46,510.25
The cost per capita. 3.59
Cost of repairs. $21,864.11
The second important expenditure is wholly under the con- trol of the Board, and is covered by what is known as the "School Contingent" appropriation. The following is the itemized account ;- i
1
182
ANNUAL REPORTS.
$6,021.77
Books
$7,963.32
Stationery
6,212.60
Laboratory and manual training sup-
plies
2,726.57
Bookkeeping blanks
311.43
Writing books
438.75
Maps, charts, etc.
165.07
Drawing
715.27
Typewriters and supplies.
376.90
Printing
1,451.69
Telephones
204.57
Postage
221.75
Travel
189.02
Expressage
121.68
Bookbinding
1,074.11
Board of truants
618.28
Census
203.24
Kindergarten supplies
196.61
Book covers
80.80
Graduation exercises
499.03
Repairing and tuning pianos.
17.50
Tuition for pupils in Boston Trade School for Girls
609.82
Tuition for pupil in Medford school.
15.00
Industrial school
1,141.58
Atypical school
8.39
Exhibit manual arts.
74.04
Miscellaneous
655.12
Total for school supplies, etc
26,292.14
Total outlay on school contingent account. $32,313.91
Appropriation
27,000.00
Deficiency
$5,313.91
Received for damage to school property, tuition of
state wards, non-residents, etc ..
859.59
Net deficiency $4,454.32
The third, and by far the largest, element of the cost of schools is the sum spent for the salaries of teachers. The fol- lowing shows the monthly payments :-
January
$30,144.50
February
29,981.75
March
29,277.64
April
28,683.69
May
28,588.56
June
28,647.00
September
28,226.76
October
29,862.00
November
29,682.38
December
29,304.19
1
Total
$292,398.47
Amount of appropriation
300,000.00
Balance
$7,601.53
Credit
13.12
Net balance $7,614.65
1
Officers' salaries
_ SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. 183
The estimate of the School Board for teachers' salaries amounted to $299,165. The expenditure was $6,766.53 less.
The total outlay for all school purposes in 1910 was as fol- lows :-
Care of schoolhouses
$46,510.25
Administration
6,021.77
School supplies
26,292.14
Teachers' salaries
292,398.47
Total for school maintenance.
.$371,222.63
Paid for repairs
21,864.11
Total for all school purposes. $393,086.74
Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :-
1905.
1906. $0.070
1907. $0.070
1908. $0.070
1909. $0.071
1910. $0.070
Heat and light ..
0.061
0.052
0.057
0.051
0.052
0.054
Administration
.. 0.013
0.016
0.016
0.015
0.015
0.017
School supplies.
. 0.064
0.070
0.072
0.072
0.061
0.071
Teachers' salaries ... 0.792
0.792
0.785
0.792
0.801
0.788
Total
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
Per Capita Cost. The proper method of comparison of the cost of schools year by year is to consider the sum spent for each pupil in the average membership. In this computation we exclude the cost of evening schools, the sum being so large as possibly to mislead. The following shows
THE PER CAPITA COST OF DAY SCHOOLS FOR 1909 AND 1910.
High Schools.
Grammar and Primary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1909.
1910.
In- crease.
1909.
1910.
In- crease.
1909.
1910.
In- crease.
Instruction
$41 82
$42 62
$0 80
$20 63
$20 93
$0 30
$23 44
$24 02
0 58
Supplies .
4 59
4 84
0 25
1 26 3 38
1 65 3 41
0 39
1 70
2 11
0 41
Care .
4 36
5 12
0 76
0 03
3 51
3 64
0 13
Total
$50 77
$52 58
$1 81
$25 27
$25 99
$0 72
$28 65
$29
$1 12
Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :-
1907.
1908.
1909.
1910.
Cost of instruction.
$22.93
$24.21
$24.06
$23.05
Cost of supplies
2.04
2.17
1.76
2.03
Cost of care.
3.65
3.65
3.66
3.59
Total
$28.62
$30.03
$29.48
$28.67
Janitors' salaries
.$0.070
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid
.
184
ANNUAL REPORTS.
$0.80 more for the instruction of each pupil in the high school than in 1909, and twenty-five cents more per pupil for supplies.
The grammar and primary schools have cost thirty cents more per pupil for instruction, and thirty-nine cents for sup- plies.
Teachers' Salaries. The salaries paid to teachers in Janu- ary, 1911, are as follows :-
1 man
$3,000
I woman
$850
1 man.
2,900
1 woman ..
825
2 men.
2,000
5 women, 1 man.
800
1 man.
1,950
18 women.
775
10 men, 2 women.
1,900
1 woman.
750
1 man.
1,750
6 women.
725
7 men
1,700
193 women, 1 man.
700
1 man.
1,600
2 women.
650
2 men
1,500
14 women.
600
5 men.
1,400
3 women
500
3 men, 3 women.
1,200
2 women.
450
3 men, 14 women.
1,000
5 women.
425
1 woman.
950
2 women.
350
21 women.
900
1 woman.
200
The following gives the results of the eye and ear test :- EYES.
1909.
1910.
Change.
Tested
11,417
11,136
-281
Defective
2,200
1,733
-467
Per cent. defective.
19.2
15.6
-3.6
Notices sent to parents.
1,375
1,179
Professionally treated
.
185
128
EARS.
1909.
1910.
Change.
Tested
11,890
11,441
-449
Defective
371
332
-39
Per cent. defective.
3.1
2.9
+1.8
Notices sent to parents
284
219
Professionally treated
35
27
The Latin School. The membership of this school has risen from 569 to 595 within the year, an increase of twenty-six. This number is divided among the classes as follows :-
1910.
1909.
Change.
Post Graduate
0
7
-7
Senior
123
100
+23
Junior
93
133
-40
Sophomore
186
127
+59
Freshman
193
203
-10
525
2 men.
1,300
4 women.
.
With the head master, there are eighteen teachers in the school, seven of whom are men. Including the principal, who teaches two-thirds of the time, the average class unit is thirty- three.
185
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
There have been two changes of instructors during the year, Miss Mary E. Cliff, teacher of mathematics, and Alfred W. Dickinson, fourth assistant, having resigned. In the place of the former Miss Julia T. Connor was called from the Water- town High School. Miss Connor was graduated from the Somerville Latin School in 1902, and from Radcliffe in the class of 1905.
Three new teacherships having been added to the faculty, the following persons were elected to fill the new places : Nancy B. Kimball, Vassar, 1906, French; Edith L. Hurd, Rad- cliffe, 1900, English; Seth A. Loring, Tufts, 1905, history and mathematics. .
Ninety-four pupils were graduated from the school in June, forty-seven of whom entered college or technical schools.
The standing of the school among institutions that fit for college is unsurpassed. Its graduates take high rank wherever they go, and reflect honor not only upon the school and its teachers, but upon the city as well. The number pursuing each study is shown in the following table :-
English
595
French 156
History
286
German
268
Mathematics
595
Greek 114
Physics
62
Drawing
22
Latin
570
Chemistry
35
The following table shows the extent to which pupils drop out of the school during their four-years' course :-
TABLE SHOWING LOSSES OF CLASSES IN LATIN HIGH SCHOOL EACH YEAR.
MEMBERSHIP.
Class of 1905.
Class of 1906.
Class of 1907.
Class of 1908.
Class of 1909.
Class of 1910.
Class of 1911.
Class of 1912.
Class of 1913.
Class of 1914.
December 15, 1st year
111 97
125 106
121 112
136
139 124 107 104 9
124 109 100 100 94
162 143 133 123
· 93
...
. .
Graduates
76
81
..
·
Loss per cent. 1st year
12.6
15.2 14.0
7.4 17.9
11.8 15.8
10.8 13.7
12.1 8.2
11.7 7.0
18.6 26.7
8.4
66
2nd
2.1
.
14.7
0 0
9.8
0.0
2.8
0.0
7.5
4th
6.1
12.9
9.6
7.8
6.0
...
...
...
Total
·
31.5
35.2
38.0
30.9
12.5 34.5
24.2
...
...
. ..
...
.
95
93
81
93
92 83 75
120 101 102 94
...
4th
.
...
. . .
..
203 186
193
2nd
3rd
.
...
3rd
The English School. One thousand one hundred eighty- eight pupils have been members of the school since the opening of the term in September. Fifty-seven of these have dropped out, leaving at the present time a membership of 1,131, sixty-eight less than there were a year ago at this time. They are classified as follows :-
156 127
186
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
1910.
1909.
Change.
Post Graduate
6
8
-2
Senior
182
185
-3
Junior
260
227
+33
Sophomore
307
345
-38
Freshman
376
434
-58
There are forty-three teachers, exclusive of head master and secretary, fourteen of whom are men. Three of these are employed in the manual training department. The average number of pupils to a teacher is twenty-six.
Four new teachers were added to the corps since. the opening of. school in September :-
-
S. Thomas Hall, Tufts, '03, mechanical drawing ..
Horace Taylor, Harvard, '07, laboratory assistant.
Esther Parmenter, Wellesley, '02, English.
The school lost three teachers.
The following table shows the extent to which pupils drop out of the school during their four-years' course :-
TABLE SHOWING LOSSES OF CLASSES IN ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL EACH YEAR.
MEMBERSHIP.
Class of 1905.
Class of 1906.
Class of 1907.
Class of 1908.
Class of 1909.
Class of 1910.
Class of 1911.
Class of 1912.
Class of 1913.
Class of 1914,
December 15, 1st year
261
250
252
267
350
399 301
422 309
441
434
376
2nd "
214
190
220
224
3rd
180
158
187
194
286 205 182 174
218 185 173
182
...
...
. .
. .
Loss per cent.
1st year
18.0
24.0 16 8
12.7 15.0 13.4
16.1 13.4
18.3 28.3 11.2 4.4 50.3
24.6 27.6 15.1 6.5 56.6
..
...
. ..
...
One hundred seventy-three pupils were graduated from the school in June, sixteen of whom entered college, eight, tech- nical schools, and eleven, normal schools.
The twenty-three subjects of the curriculum are pursued by pupils at the present time as follows :-
English
1,131 Freehand drawing 332
History
844 Commercial :-
Mathematics 749
Chemistry 119
Bookkeeping 108
Physics 73
Stenography 221
Biology
41
Arithmetic 204
Physiology
222
Geography
45
Latin
218
Penmanship
329
French
428
Typewriting 233
German
133
Elocution 632
Physical geography
24
Manual training 246
Mechanical drawing
318
Music
930
.
.
"
.
148
140
162
164
Graduates
135
127
148
141
15.5
14.0
Total ·
.
48.3
49.2
8.6 41.7
47.2
. .
...
. .
4th "
8.7
9.0
. .
...
...
26.8 26.5 19.8
21.8 24.6
29.3
2nd “
15.9
...
3rd “
17.8
11.4
260
...
...
. .
...
345
307
227
4th
Guy C. Blodgett, Dartmouth, '08, algebra.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Elementary Schools. There are now in these schools 10,084 pupils, 847 less than a year ago. They are classified as fol- lows :-
1910.
1909.
Change.
Grade
1
826
1,595
-769
66
2
1,358
1,404
- .46
66
3
1,354
1,346
+8
4
1,269
1,307
-38
5
1,258
1,249
+9
6
1,165
1,199
-34
7
1,067
1,122
-55
8
953
950
+3
9
834
759
+75
In June last 743 were graduated from the grammar schools, two more than last year. Of these, 521, or seventy per cent., entered the high school, 359 going to the English and 162 to the Latin.
During the year 481 working certificates have been issued to minors under sixteen. None are issued to those under four- teen.
Kindergartens. The kindergartens are located in the Hans- com, Bennett, Baxter, and Glines Schools. The entire cost of these kindergartens for the year was $4,022.24, or $20.95 for every child in average membership.
The details are as follows :-
.
Hanscom.
Bennett.
Baxter.
Glines.
Total.
Enrollment
86
89
81
85
341
Average membership
.
46
53
47
46
192
Average attendance
40
46
41
.42
169
Per cent. attendance
86.7
86.2
88.0
90.7
88.0
Age .
5-7
5-3
5-4
5-7
5-5
.
·
.
188
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 1 .- SCHOOLHOUSES.
NAME.
No. of Classrooms.
Size of Lot.
Valuation, including Furniture.
When built.
No. of years used.
Enlargements.
1 Latin High
a14 b17
.....
$91,500 137,600
1871 1895
15
3
Prescott
12
22,000
66,250
1867
43
4
Knapp
13
24,517
50,340
1889
21
4 rooms added 1894
5
Pope
12
27,236
80,860
1891
19
6
Bell
12
22,262
45,340
1874
36
7
Edgerly
12
24,000
44,250
1871
39
§ 4 rooms added 1882 ¿ 4 rooms added 1892
8
Glines
14
28,800
80,800
1891 1866
44
6 rooms added 1899
10
Bingham .
16
35,586
60,000
1886
24
§ 4 rooms added 1894 8 rooms added 1904
11
Carr
17
20,450
60,850
1898
12
12
Morse
12
29,000
48,200
1869
41
6 rooms added 1890 4 rooms added 1891
13
Highland .
12
23,260
60,560
1880
30
14
Hodgkins
14
35,034
78,101
1896
14
15
Bennett
12
17,000
. 59,248
1902
8
16
Hanscom .
10
12,756
76,840
1897
13
17
Brown .
10
20,093
67,201
1901
9
18
Proctor
9
18,000
41,029
1905
5
19
Burns
8
16,080
34,700
1886
24
4 rooms added 1899
20
Lowe
8
21,650
51,826
1903
7
21
Baxter .
6
11,000
32,956
1901
9
22
Perry
6
46,080
37,000
1899
11
23
Davis
4
30,155
22,720
1884
26
24
Cummings
4
11,300
11,920
1884
26
25
Durell .
4
13,883
19,720
1894
16
26
Lincoln
4
17,662
18,220
1885
25
Total.
280
$1,463,381
..
19
5 rooms added 1896
9
Forster
18
30,632
85,350
4 rooms added 1907 4 rooms added 1907
.
(a) Besides two recitation rooms, a physical laboratory, two teachers' rooms, an assembly hall, a library and a principal's office.
(b) A chemical, a physical, a biological laboratory, six recitation rooms, a lecture hall, three drawing rooms, two teachers' rooms, library, and principal's office. Four manual training rooms and lunch room in basement. The biological laboratory and the lecture hall furnish two classrooms.
39
8 rooms added 1906
2
English High
189
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 2 .- COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS, 1910.
SCHOOLS.
Teachers.
Care.
Supplies.
Total.
Latin High .
$21,464 04
$3,962 12
$1,512 37
$26,938 53
English High
50,132 99
4,644 39
6,621 64
61,399 02
Prescott
10,928 92
1,489 23
865 31
13,283 46
Knapp
11,645 40
1,416 83
924 82
13,987 05
Pope
11,274 08
1,999 77
877 31
14,151 16
Bell
10,900 53
1,299 87
894 41
13,094 81
Edgerly
11,006 56
1,421 98
888 33
13,316 87
Glines
12,353 52
2,525 47
670 60
15,549 59
Forster
15,759 59
3,184 48
1,023 59
19,967 66
Bingham
14,582 41
1,871 83
1,111 82
17,566 06
Carr
14,869 85
1,600 66
1,016 75
17,487 26
Morse ·
11,266 57
1,532 55
811 11
13,610 23
Brown
9,376 30
1,336 58
858 28
11,571 16
Highland
11,444 22
1,622 35
1,529 98
14,596 55
Hodgkins
13,880 79
1,437 06
1,150 43
16,468 28
Bennett
9,571 54
1,757 28
462 98
11,791 80
Hanscom
8,719 35
1,883 01
508 58
11,110 94
Proctor .
6,562 93
1,361 68
371 54
8,296 15
Burns
·
6,421 63
1,225 39
530 32
8,177 34
Lowe
6,781 96
1,182 94
431 99
8,396 89
Baxter
5,040 28
933 98
316 81
6,291 07
Perry
4,894 52
975 74
245 12
6,115 38
Davis
1,705 70
558 67
84 62
2,348 99
Cummings
2,835 17
1,004 06
159 52
3,998 75
Durell
2,914 55
786 20
215 06
3,915 81
Lincoln .
3,553 30
744 78
265 42
4,563 50
Evening
7,082 63
2,321 36
738 36
10,142 35
Atypical
319 46
41 38
14 34
375 18
Industrial
1,131 45
388 61
1,190 73
2,710 79
Totals
$298,420 24
$46,510 25
$26,292 14
$371,222 63
.
190
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 3 .- PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS, 1910.
SCHOOLS.
Teachers.
Care.
Supplies.
Total.
Latin High .
$37 79
$6 98
$2 66
$47 43
English High
45 .08
4 18
5 95
55 21
Prescott .
21 51
2 93
1 70
26 14
Knapp
20 72
2 52
1 65
24 89
Pope .
22 64
4 02
1 76
28 42
Bell
22 16
2 64
1 82
26 62
Edgerly
: 22
3 00
1 87
28 09
Glines
21 79
4 45
18
27 42
Forster
21 41
4 33
1 39
27 13
Bingham
20 34
: 61
55
4 50
Carr
20 57
2 21
1 41
24 19
Morse
22 49
3 06
1 62
27 17
Brown
20 61
2 94
1 89
25 44
Highland
21 23
: 01
2 84
27 08
Hodgkins
21 83
2 26
1 81
25 90
Bennett .
21 95
4 03
1 06
27 04
Hanscom
20 91
4 51
1 22
26 64
Proctor
20 45
4 24
1 16
25 85
Burns
19 17
3 66
1 58
24 41
Lowe
18 63
3 25
1 19
23 07
Baxter
18 81
3 49
1 18
23 48
Perry .
18 33
3 65
92
22 90
Davis .
17 23
64
85
23 72
Cummings
20 70
7 32
1 16
29 18
Durell
16 56
4 47
1 22
22 25
Lincoln
17 50
3 67
1 31
22 48
Evening .
8 67
2 84
90
12.41
Atypical .
53 25
6 90
2 39
62 54
Industrial
80 82
27 76
85 05
193 63
High schools
42 62
5 12
4 84
52 58
Gram. and primary
20 93
3 41
. 65
-25 99
All schools .
23 05
3 59
: 03
28 67
191
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 4. - ANNUAL COST OF MAINTAINING THE SCHOOLS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
Amounts are given to the nearest dollar and include what has been paid for maintaining day and evening schools of all grades.
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
Y BAR.
Average Member- ship.
Instruction and Super- vision.
School Supplies.
Light.
Heating.
Janitors.
School Tele- phones.
1886
4,985
$83,542
$6,676
$624
$4,929
$4,194
...
$99,865
1887
5,198
86,713
7,526
765
6,475
5,084
. . .
106,563
1888
5,488
88,967
7,421
953
7,121
5,892
.. .
110,354
1889
5,956
96,466
9,903
805
6,081
6,448
.. .
119,703
1890
6,486
104,184
10,371
1,004
5,586
7,539
.. . .
128,684
1891
6,502
114,066
13,899
1,047
8,032
8,544
...
145,588
1892
7,035
124,232
12,944
1,064
7,148
9,794
...
155,183
1893
7,217
128,720
10 137
1,014
8,312
10,160
.. .
158,333
1894
7,212
132,919
10,919
958
9,673
10,686
. . .
165,155
1895
7,617
144,113
15,063
1,398
8,796
11,581
...
180,951
1896
8,077
161,551
17,601
1,469
9,962
14,160
...
204,743
1897
8,589
180,222
14,815
1,920
10,065
16,251
...
223,273
1898
9,085
189,244
14,986
2,075
9,767
17,393
...
233,465
1899
9,502
197,660
16,131
2,472
10,821
17,831
...
244,915
1900
9,823
212,863
15,735
1,729
10,840
19,236
. ..
260,403
1901
9,991
226,556
18,707
1,731
13,723
20,078
. . .
280,796
1902
10,402
234,210
19,386
1,803
10,489
20,859
...
286,747
1903
10,719
242,964
20,873
2,015
18,052
21,042
304,946
1904
11,094
255,481
21,411
1,436
15,315
22,024
$237
315 904
1905
11,543
259,597
20,137
4,345
15,167
21,949
482
321,677
1906
11,762
266,197
22,589
2,875
14,162
23,143
380
329,346
1907
11,909
273,107
24,317
3,760
15,236
23,999
433
340,852
1908
12,159
294,400
26,377
3,831
14,912
25,245
386
365,151
1909
12,423
298,839
21,819
4,071
14,798
26,072
550
366,149
1910
12,131
298,420
26,292
6,109
14,003
25,803
595
371,222
...
Total.
192
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 5. - ANNUAL COST PER CAPITA OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS. [ Based on the average membership. ]
YEAR.
Instruction and Supervision.
School Supply Expenses.
Janitors, Water, Heat, and Light.
Total.
Assessors' Valua- tion of City.
Ratio of Cost of School Main- tenance to Valuation.
1886
$16 76
$1 34
$1 94
$20 03
$26,003,200
.00384
1887
16 68
1 45
2 37
20 50
27,469,300
.00388
1888
16 21
1 36
2 54
20 11
28,756,400
.00384
1889
16 20
1
. 66
2 24
20 10
30,004,600
.00399
1890
16 06
. 60
2 18
19 84
32,557,500
.00395
1891
17 54
2 14
2 71
22 39
36,843,400
.00395
1892
17 €
. 84
2 56
22 06
38,093,100
.00407
1893
17 84
1 40
2 70
21 94
41,773,600
.00379
1894
18 43
1 51
2 96
22 90
44,142,900
.00374
1895
18 92
1 98
2 86
23 76
46 506,300
.00390
1896
20 00
2 18
3 17
25 35
49,013,050
.00418
1897
20 98
1 73
3 29
26 00
50,173,775
.00444
1898
20 83
1 65
3 22
25 70
50,739,700
.00460
1899
20 80
1 70
3 28
25 78
51,202,350
.00478
1900
21 67
1 60
3 24
26 51
52,513,400
.00496
1901
22 67
1 87
3.56
28 10
53,924,200
.00521
1902
22 52
1 86
3 19
27 57
55,485,370
.00517
1903
22 67
1 95
3 84
28 46
56,981,360
.00535
1904
23 03
1 93
3 52
28 48
58,056,700
.00544
1905
22 50
1 74
3 63
27 87
59,146,600
.00544
1906
22 63
1 92
3 45
28 00
60,371,500
.00546
1907
22 93
2 04
3 65
28 62
61,527,750
.00554
1908
24 21
2 17
3 65
30 03
63,158,400
.00578
1909
24 06
1 76
3 66
29 48
63,659,210
.00575
1910
23 05
2 03
3 59
28 67
66,376,338
.00559
193
SCHÔÔL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 6. - AMOUNT SPENT ANNUALLY FOR ALL SCHOOL PURPOSES
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
YEAR.
For New Schoolhouses.
For Repairs and Permanent Improvements.
For Maintaining Schools.
Amount Spent for all School Purposes.
1886
$15,515
$8,706
$99,865
$114,086
1887
14,839
13,636
106,563
135,038
1888
4,996
13,994
110,354
129,344
1889
20,167
14,225
119,703
154,095
1890
75,775
19,168
128,684
223,627
1891
84,902
14,847
145,588
245,337
1892
12,679
17,734
155,183
176,001
1893
22,809
12,440
158,333
193,582
1894
82,206
44,764
165,155
292,125
1895
87,680
15,651
180,951
284,282
1896
61,016
33,240
204,743
298,999
1897
46,621
20,507
223,273
290,400
1898
49,983
21,274
233,465
304,722
1899
72,516
15,637
244,915
333,068
1900
51,232
21,745
260,403
333,380
1901
49,203
11,000
280,796
340,999
1902
56,501
13,079
286,747
356,327
1903
59,822
12,261
304,946
377,029
1904
23,703
18,209
315,904
357,816
1905
51,987
8,306
321,677
381,970
1906
38,457
11,951
329,346
379,754
1907
31,804
18,008
340,852
390,664
1908
18,271
17,792
365,151
401,214
1909
828
21,195
366,149
388,172
1910
21,864
371,222
393,086
194
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS.
1842
1,013
1885
29,992
1905
· 69,272
1850
. 3,540
1890
40,117
1906
·
. 70,875
1860
8,025
1895
52,200
1907
· 72,000
1865
9,366
:1900
61,643
1908
· 75,500
1870
14,693
1901
63,000
1909
75,500
1875
21,594
1902
65,273
1910
77,236
1880
. 24,985
1903
67,500
School Census.
No. of children between 5 and 15 years of age October 1,
1909.
1910.
Change.
Ward 1
1,997
2,001
+4
Ward 2
2,764
2,721
-43
Ward 3
1,050
1,003
-- 47
Ward 4
986
951
-- 35
Ward 5
1,964
1,958
-6
Ward 6
2,082
2,022
-60
Ward 7
1,576
1,456
-120
Total
12,419
12,112
-307
In public schools
10,768
10,201
-567
In private schools
1,775
1,722
-53
Out of school .
315
912
+ 597
Total
12,858
12,835
-23
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 14 :-
According to census, males
4,685
· females
4,670
9,355
In public schools, males
3,746
females
3,605
7,351°
In private schools, males
606
females
677
1,283
Total in school
8,634
1909.
1910.
Number of illiterate minors
20
17
Children under 7 out of school
153
780
66
. between 7 and 14 out on account of sickness
62
· 40
66 14 years old at work
80
92
Total number out of school
.
.
295
912
.
.
195
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 8. - ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1910.
Rooms Occupied in December.
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending in
January.
No. Attending in
Average No. to Classroom in
. December.
16
Latin High.
593
568
544
95.8
569
595
23
English High
1,210
1.112
1,052
94.6
1,159
1,131
12
Prescott
618
508
481
94.8
518
519
43.3
13
Knapp
676
562
532
94.8
590
567
43.6
12
Pope
581
498
473
95.0
511
516
43.0
11
BeÎl
563
492
463
94.2
522
491
44.6
11
Edgerly
538
474
447
94.2
494
486
44.2
13
Glines
702
567
534
94.3
585
575
44.2
17
Forster
848
736
678
92.2
765
716
42.1
16
Bingham
852
717
669
93.4
736
727
45.4
17
Carr .
818
723
683
94.4
765
684
40.3
12
Morse
601
501
473
94.4
533
495
41.0
10
Brown
557
455
430
94.5
481
442
44.2
12
Highland
599
539
522
96.8
556
543
45.3
14
Hodgkins
764
636
629
95.7
659
643
46.0
10
Bennett
534
436
393
93.0
439
428
42.8
10
Hanscom .
553
417
386
92.5
436
437
43.7
8
Proctor
385
321
300
93.4
337
327
40.0
8
Burns
417
335
315
94.0
363
320
40.0
8
Lowe
461
364
338
93.0
386
363
45.3
6
Baxter ·
381
268
250
93.4
292
264
· 43.2
6
Perry .
370
267
248
93.0
295
244
40.6
3
Cummings
202
137
128
94.1
154
140
46.6
0
Davis
187
99
90
90.7
175
. .
...
4
Durell
223
176
167
95.1
185
169
42.3
4
Lincoln
245
203
192
94.4
201
188
47.0
1
Atypical
6
5
94.2
0
16
4
Industrial
3
14
13
91.4
0
33
281
Total
14,481
12,131
11,435
94.3
12,706
12,059
43.4
286
Total for 1909
15,363
12,423
11,666
93.9
12,666
12,907
45.0
December.
-
196
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 9. - STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOL YEAR, SEPTEMBER 8, 1909, TO JUNE 23, 1910.
Latin.
English.
Number of teachers, including head masters
16
43
Number enrolled .
591
1,263
Average number belonging
557.5
1,160.4
Average daily attendance
533.5
1,071.9
Per cent. of attendance
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