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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
1911
11,871
300,393
24,968
4,751
14,907
26,031
529
371,579
*1912
11,710
306,709
30,319
5,995
15,676
+30,219
512
389,431
*1913
11,856
320,744
25,877
5,842
16,055
32,939
542
402,092}
. .
* Facts are given for School Year, July 1 to June 30, inclusive.
t Salaries, $27,708 ; Supplies, $2,511.
# $92.50 included for rental of church for schoolhouse purposes in Ward ?,
Total.
218
ANNUAL REPORTS,
TABLE 5. - ANNUAL COST PER CAPITA OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS. [ Based on the average membership. ]
YKAR.
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
1 60
2 18
19 84
32,557,500
.00395
1891
17 54
2 14
2 71
22 39
36,843,400
.00395
1892
17 66
1 84
2 56
22 06
38,093,100
.00407
1893
17 84
. 40
2 70
1 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
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
63,158,400
.00578
1909
24 06
1 76
3 66
63.659,210
.00575
1910
23 05
03
3 59
28 67
66,376,338
.00559
1911
23 50
1 95
3 62
29 07
67,284,066
.00552
*1912
23 61
2 12
3 99
29 72
69,632,540
.00556
*1913
24 54
1 91
4 18
30 63
71,848,811
.00559
30 03 29 48
* Facts given for school year July 1 to June 30, inclusive,
219
SCHOOL 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
1911
7,149
18,911
371,579
397,639
1912
35,527
14,163
389,431
439,121
*1913
34,866
19,341
402,092
456,299
*Facts are given for school year July 1 to June 30, inclusive,
220
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS.
1842
1,013
1890
40,117
1907
72,000
1850
3,540
1895
·
52,200
1908
· 75,500
1860
8,025
1900
61,643
1909
75,500
1865
9,366
1901
63,000
1910
77,236
1870
. 14.693
1902
65,273
1911
78,000
1875
. 21,594
1903
67,500
1912
80,000
1880
24,985
1905
69,272
1913
81,000
1885
. 29,992
1906
70,875
School Census.
No. of children between 5 and 15 years of age, October 1,
1912.
1913.
Ward 1
1,934
1,839
Ward 2
.
Ward 3
996
1,057
Ward 4
969
1,074
Ward 5
1,876
1,952
Ward 6
2,101
2,207
Ward 7
1,866
1,777
Total
12,470
12,689
In public schools (school registration)
10.119
10,587
In private schools (school registration)
1,774
1,801
Out of school (school census)
1,127
845
Total
. 13,020
13,233
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 14:
According to census, males
4,490
females
4,569
According to registration :
In public schools, males
4,148
females
4,104
8,252
In private schools, males
633
females
733
1,366
Total in school
9,618
1912.
1913.
Number of illiterate minors
13
17
Children under 7 out of school
1,034
744
between 7 and 14 out on account of sickness ·
27
41
14 years old at work
·
66
71
Total number out of school
.
1,127
856
.
.
.
.
9,059
2,728
2,783
·
221
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 8. - ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1912-13.
| Rooms Used for Classrooms in June
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending in
October.
No. Attending in
Average No. to Classroom in
June.
39
High
2,081
1.839
1,746
94.9
1,822
1,814
27*
12
Prescott
596
522
494
95.0
512
526
44
11
Hanscom .
520
477
439
91.1
430
437
44
10
Bennett
436
358
333
93.1
308
402
40
6
Baxter
301
238
223
93.7
279
217
36
13
Knapp
592
523
495
94,6
527
518
40
12
Pope
542
503
476
94.7
484
497
41
10
BeÎl .
456
423
400
94.5
431
409
41
4
Cummings
101
200
184
92.1
161
186
46
11
Edgerly
555
473
443
93.6
488
465
42
13
Glines
637
498
470
94.3
551
551
42
17
Forster
784
684
643
93.9
694
662
39
16
Bingham
805
710
667
94.0
727
726
45
16
Carr .
713
647
610
94.2
650
476
468
42
7
Proctor
334
28€
268
93.2
299
283
40
4
Durell
186
163
152
93.1
163
161
40
8
Burns
361
319
300
94.0
325
315
39
10
Brown
526
455
426
93.4
466
428
43
12
Highland
521
480
462
96.3
478
450
38
13
Hodgkins
515
473
452
95.8
463
463
39
12
Cutler
570
525
498
94.9
516
515
40
3
Boys' Vocational
38
55
51
92.8
50
29
4
Girls' Vocational
60
48
41
85.5
48
48
.
289
Total
13,491
11,903
11,216
94.2
11,894
11,752
281
Total for 1911-12
13,272
11,710
11,083
94.6
11,704 11,364
43
2
Atypical
9
14
12
87.0
15
15
. .
7
Lowe
358
282
261
92.6
292
631
37
11
Morse
528
467
441
94.5
6
Perry .
276
242
229
94.7
239
237
39
June.
299
* Per teacher.
222
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 9. - STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCHOOL YEAR, SEPTEMBER 9, 1912, TO JUNE 26, 1913.
Number of teachers, including head master
69
Number of days school kept
180
Number enrolled
.
2,081
Average number belonging
1,839.3
Average daily attendance .
1,745.9
Per cent. of attendance
94.9
Tardiness
2,736
Dismissals
384
In Class I-B September, 1912 June
432
Per cent. of loss
15.5
190
In Class I-A February, 1913 June Per cent. of loss
13.2
In Class II-A September, 1912 June Per cent. of loss
13.2
In Class II-B September, 1912 June Per cent. of loss
9.9
61
49
19.7
In Class III-B September, 1912 June Per cent. of loss
4.9
In Class IV. September, 1912 June
307
Per cent. of loss
4.9
Special students, September, 1912 June
17
Total. September, 1912
1,859
June
1,814
Per cent. of loss
2.4 125 171
Number of graduates, female Total
296 18yrs. 7mos. 18yrs. 6mos.
Number entering college
51
Number of graduates entering technical schools
24
Number of graduates entering normal schcols . Cost of instruction
$77,026 75
Cost of supplies Total cost
9,664 30
Per capita cost of instruction
41 88
Per capita cost of supplies
5 25
Total cost per capita
47 13
.
433
390
In Class III-A September, 1912 June Per cent. of loss
356
326
323
8
Number of graduates, male
Average age, male graduates
Average age, female graduates
13
86,691 05
511
165
158
137
223
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 10 .- PUPILS BY GRADES, 1913.
TEACHERS.
PUPILS, 1913.
PUPILS, 1912.
Never in First Grade Before.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Men.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
1913.
1912.
High
Special .
14
9
23
10
9
19
Thirteenth .
123
165
288
142
182
324
66
Twelfth .
175
230
405
155
202
357
Eleventh
236
268
504
224
271
495
Tenth
295
342
637
334
338
672
Total .
22
46
843
1,014
1,857
865
1,002
1,867
Grammar
Ninth
11
23
376
388
764
332
386
718
Eighth
22
464
463
927
452
443
895
Seventh
25
1
525
530
1,055
546
560
1,106
Sixth
28
626
632
1,258
571
582
1,153
Fifth
31
605
613
1,218
609
639
1,248
Fourth
25
. .
559
492
1,051
678
593
1,271
Total gram- mar .
11
154
1
3,155
3,118
6,273
3,188
3,203
6,391
Third
24
519
488
1,007
505
491
996
Second
30
1
662
620
1,282
495
496
991
First .
34
2
795
787
1,582
700
641
1,341
1,314
1,048
Total pri- mary . .
88
3
1,976
1,895
3,871
1,700
1,628
3,328
Total gram- mar and
242
4
5,131
5,023
10,144
4,888
4 831
9,719
Kindergarten .
4
4
103
117
220
110
100
210
Specials.
2
11
30
16
46
Cadets
4
Atypical
2
15
11
26
9
4
13
Boys' Vocational
4
47
47
55
55
Girls' Vocational ..
9
67
67
50
50
Grand total .
39
318
8
6,169
6,248
12,417
5,927
5,987
11,914
Primary
66
primary .
Women.
224
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 11. - PUPILS IN HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS, 1912-1913.
High
School.
Grammar
and Primary
Schools.
Kinder-
gartens.
Vocational
for Boys.
Vocational
School
for Girls.
Atypical
School.
Total.
Annual enrollment .
2,081
10,997
306
38
60
9
13,491
Average membership
1,839
9,741
206
55
48
14
11,903
Average attendance
1,746
9,179
187
51
41
12
11,216
Per cent. of attendance
94.9
94.2
90.8
92.8
85.5
87.0
94.2
Number cases of tardiness
2,736
3,933
...
TABLE 12 .- NUMBER OF PUPILS ADMITTED TO GRADE 1 IN SEPTEMBER AND FEBRUARY.
1911-12.
1912-13
School.
1908.
1909.
1910.
1911.
Sept.
Feb.
Sept. Feb.
Prescott
33
35
27
38
38
1
44
8
Hanscom
75
42
50
84
69
14
72
23
Davis
35
41
76
68
53
18
38
30
Baxter
46
62
29
28
28
10
33
11
Knapp
39
41
25
23
11
12
34
13
Perry
42
52
20
29
28
12
37
10
Pope
30
39
17
31
28
3
33
7
Bell
38
21
. .
. .
.
. .
.
Cummings
34
45
26
41
41
11
55
22
Edgerly
33
35
32
32
12
37
17
Glines .
60
60
29
49
47
23
55
17
Forster
73
63
20
55
45
19
66
23
Bingham
84
88
29
67
51
36
54
32
Carr
65
64
. .
40
16
13
39
19
Morse
57
55
29
34
22
9
49
17
Proctor
55
47
20
39
32
10
41
13
Durell
38
37
12
46
35
9
28
12
Burns
45
55
14
37
28
17
44
13
Brown
73
63
27
51
42
16
47
26
Highland
. .
. .
· ·
·
.
. .
..
. .
Hodgkins
54
52
17
31
31
1
53
27
Cutler
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
20
22
Lincoln
57
50
25
58
41
22
. .
. .
Lowe
93
83
29
55
43
19
39
34
Total
1,258
1,222
521
947
761
287
918
396
Grand Total
. .
..
1,048
1,314
...
. .
...
..
. .
Membership, October, 1912
1,822
9,739
220
50
48
15
11,894
Membership, June, 1913
1,814
9,638
208
29
48
15
11,752
87
17
7,354
Number cases of dismissal
384
2,489
122
8
3,003
Number cases of punishment
245
245
Bennett
99
92
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
11
581
School
225
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 13. - GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES, 1913.
SCHOOLS.
Number receiving Diplomas.
Conditionally.
Unconditionally.
Conditionally.
Unconditionally.
Prescott
41
4
37
1
27
Knapp
59
7
52
3
32
Pope
39
11
26
7
21
Bell .
34
1
33
1
25
Edgerly
51
3
45
1
43
Glines
26
4
22
4
17
Forster
71
3
64
1
52
Bingham .
46
7
32
5
22
Carr
43
4
34
7
29
Morse
44
7
38
6
31
Brown
47
1
46
1
39
Highland
113
4
109
3
93
Hodgkins
38
66
30
5
25
Cutler
39
8
.30
6
2
Total
691
70
598
51
482
Number Certificated for High School.
Number En- tering High School.
226
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 14 .- COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF THE TRUANCY DEPARTMENT.
1911.
1912.
1913.
Change.
Number of cases investigated
1,953
1,589
1,674
+85
Number of cases found to be tru- ancy or absenteeism .
402
426
449
+23
Number of different pupils who were truants or habitual absen- tees .
318
310
331
+21
Number who were truants for the first time .
252
235
251
+16
Number who were truants for the second time .
96
102
108
+6
Number who were truants for three or more times . . Number of girls who were truants or absentees .
54
89
90
+1
69
44
42
-2
Number of truants from the high school .
20
17
21
+4
Number of truants or absentees from the public schools .
329
309
334
+25
Number of truants or absentees from the parochial schools
73
117
98
-19
Number of complaints to the court for truancy
12
10
8
-2
· Number placed on probation by the court . Number committed to the County Training school .
4
2
3
+1
Number of complaints. made to the court for illegally keeping children out of school ·
4
2
0
-2
Number of convictions secured for illegally keeping children out of school .
4
-1
Number of visits to the schools .
771
1 975 1,437
0 831 1,534
+97
Number of cases of parental ne- glect of children found and re- ported to charitable institutions Number of cases of removal of children from the custody of parents by order of the court . Number of visits to mercantile or manufacturing establishments
3
3
0
-3
49
41
64
+23
Number of minors found to be
· working without ageand school- ing certificates .
51
57
43
-14
Number of age and schooling cer- tificates issued to boys ·
264
339
315
-24
.
8
9
7
-2
-144
Number of visits to the homes
1,810
13
10
5
-5
227
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 14 (Continued) .- COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF THE TRUANCY DEPARTMENT.
1911.
1912.
1913.
Change.
Number of age and schooling cer- tificates issued to girls.
255
249
261
+12
Number of certificates of literacy issued to minors over 16 years of age .
374
642
673
+31
Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 11 to 14 years of age
117
90
140
+50
Number of transfer cards investi- gated . .
1,315
1,169
1,412
+243
Number of truants in the County Training school at the close of the year · .
15
20
-7
$548.72
+29.47
1,350.00
1,350.00
0
the Truant
Benjamin R. Jones Jairus Mann .
1,300.00 50.00
......
. ...
....
Officers .
TABLE 14-A .- TRUANCIES AND ABSENTEEISM BY AGES AND GRADES.
BY AGES.
GRADE.
Totals.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16 or Over
I.
5
4
2
9
8
2
. .
. .
10
7
2
1
. .
. .
6
13
20
13
10
6
1
. .
.
. .
. .
19
26
25
3
1
2
. .
1
2
9
33
23
7
1
1
77
VII.
.
.
.
. ..
. .
1
2
6
3
4
9
4
2
15
X.
3
3
1
7
14
XI.
1
1
3
10
XII.
2
2
Vocational
15
7
2
24
. .
. .
.
. .
.
..
3
2
. .
3
1
. .
12
Ungraded .
.
Total
5
15
26
22
54
61
87
76
58
28
17
449
. .
·
.
II.
23
III.
35
IV.
69
V.
76
VI.
2
10
33
13
7
65
VIII.
16
IX.
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
·
. .
. .
..
. .
.
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
2
. .
3
1
..
. .
2
9
4
3
16
2
13 847.43
Amount paid for board of truants Salaries of
817.96
..
.
228
TABLE 14-B .- TRUANTS AND ABSENTEES BY SCHOOLS.
21 26
6
20
8 36
20
43
15
25
9
9
3
7 2
6
3
7
24
98
17
449
Total
School.
High
Prescott
Hanscom
Bennett
Baxter
Knapp
Perry
Pope
Bell
Edgerly
Glines
Forster
Bingham
Carr
Morse
Proctor
Durell
Burns
Brown
Highland
Hodgkins
Lowe
Cutler
Vocational School for Boys.
Not attending school; found on street.
.
.
.
.
·
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
No. of Truants.
. . .
...
.
.
.
. .
.. .
.
.
.
.
.
.
9
3
5
4 8
.
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Parochial
Cummings
.
.
15
229
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 15 .- ATTENDANCE IN ELEMENTARY EVENING SCHOOLS, FROM OCTOBER, 1912, TO MARCH, 1913.
Bell.
Highland.
Total.
Male Female
539 137
37
174
Total
676
127
803
Ave. membership
Male Female
215 69
23
92
Total
284
84
368
Ave. attendance
Male Female
164
45
209
51
18
69
Total
215
63
278
Per cent. Att. out of No. belong- ing
75.7
75.0
75.5
Per cent. Att. out of No. en- rolled . .
31.8
49.6
34.6
Male Female
17
4
21
Total
19
6
25
No. of sessions
Teachers, cost of
$2,742.50
$860.00
$3,602.50
Janitors, supplies and lights, cost of
468.28
189.99
658.27
Total
$3,210.78 $1,049.99
$4,260.77
Cost per pupil per evening Cost per evening
$0.143
$0.158
$0.147
40.64
13.29
53.93
11.31
12.50
11.58
Cost per pupil in ave. membership Cost per pupil in ave. attend- ance .
·
14.93
16.67
15.33
·
2
2
4
Ave. No. of teachers
79
79
158
90
629
Enrolled
61
276
230
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 15 (Concluded). - Evening High School, Season of 1912-1913.
Male.
Female. Total.
Enrolled
458
269
727
Average membership.
319
159
478
Average attendance.
200
129
329
Number of teachers.
13
10
23
Number of sessions.
59
Cost of instruction.
$4,053.50
Cost of supplies and light.
1,011.49
Total cost.
$5,064.99
Cost per pupil per evening.
0.18
Average attendance: October, 419; November, 384; December, 332; January, 294; February, 266; March, 278.
TABLE 16 .- GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
YEAR.
Prescott.
Bell.
Forster.
Morse.
Highland.
Edgerly.
Pope.
Knapp.
Hodgkins.
Glines.
Carr.
Bingham.
Brown.
Cutler.
Total.
Membership of
Primary Schools.
Per cent. of Aver-
age Membership
High School.
Per cent.
Graduating.
1890
54
106
45
56
57
318
6,062
5.24
184
57.86
1891
44
73
41
55
44
39
296
6,035
4.90
199
67.23
1892
41
36
75
49
45
49
36
39
370
6,525
5.67
228
61.62
1893
40
60
48
63
67
46
36
38
398
6,674
5.97
240
60.30
1894
39
29
79
66
68
41
35
32
389
6,600
5.89
253
65.04
1895
36
32
58
63
73
42
36
34
374
6,955
5.37
255
68.18
1896
38
34
72
38
70
46
37
35
370
7,201
5.13
281
76.00
1897
34
39
50
48
41
29
30
25
45
27
368
7,602
4.84
273
74.19
1898
36
43
31
46
36
50
36
28
41
35
382
8,029
4.75
281
73.56
1899
37
50
62
48
49
40
34
34
39
37
38
468
8,351
5.60
345
73.72
1900
36
45
43
31
43
47
44
34
42
36
33
434
8,689
4.99
317
73.00
1901
34
38
70
43
72
47
43
38
41
35
36
497
8,811
5.64
372
74.80
1902
41
48
61
45
67
46
35
31
32
40
51
497
9,328
5.33
350
70.40
1903
34
45
62
35
65
51
28
34
52
31
47
484
9,362
5.17
354
73.14
1904
31
35
84
46
79
44
36
38
40
co
43
512
9,739
5.26
367
71.68
1905
40
40
74
44
85
47
42
48
61
36
58
31
606
10,298
5.88
463
76.40
1906
35
54
67
44
109
49
44
64
58
40
43
33
640
10,209
6.22
474
74.10
1907
37
62
67
44
126
81
36
56
59
62
60
35
725.
10,440
6.94
561
77.40
1908
44
51
71
71
88
50
64
66
61
42
58
36
S
742
10,410
7.13
551
74.26
1909
27
59
73
44
95
82
48
70
55
43
66
36
43
741
10,582
7.00
546
73.68
1910
30
53
JJ
48
96
68
56
80
62
32
57
39
50
743
10,451
7.10
521
70.12
1911
35
69
82
63
93
48
43
82
73
75
59
37
46
805
10,101
7.97
609
75.65
1912
40
75
79
56
90
70
62
79
62
33
43
47
45
781
9,806
7.96
538
68.88
1913
41
34
71
44
113
51
39
59
38
26
43
46
47
39
691
9,961
6.94
533
77.13
904
1,210
1,537
1,190
1,771
1,163
900
1,044
861
666
735
440
271
39
12,631 208,221
6.07
9,095
72.00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
231
Average
Grammar and
Graduating.
Entered
Entering of those
232
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 17. - ATTENDANCE STATISTICS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
DECEMBER.
ENROLLMENT.
Average Membership.
Average Attendance.
Per cent. of
Number of Attendance. Tardinesses.
Ratio of Tardiness to Average Attendance.
1886
6,350
4,985
4,678
93.8
2,834
0.606
1887
6,605
5,198
4,879
93.8
2,699
0.553
1888
7,262
5,488
5,174
94.0
2,938
0.549
1889
7,757
5,956
5,585
93.8
2,780
0.498
1890
7,878
6,485
6,075
93.6
3,133
0.516
1891
8,510
6,502
6,091
93.7
3,182
0.522
1892
9,120
7,035
6,608
93.9
3,181
0.481
1893
9,632
7,217
6,790
94.1
3,375
0.497
1894
9,387
7,212
6,840
94.8
3,000
0.419
1895
9,913
7,617
7,255
95.2
2,736
0.377
1896
10,582
8,077
7,663
94.9
2,743
0.358
1897
11,293
8,589
8,144
94.8
2,486
0.305
1898
11,577
9,085
8,636
95.1
2,941
0.341
1899
11,975
9,502
8,965
94.3
2,566
0.286
1900
12,345
9,823
9,174
93.4
2,759
0.300
1901
12,499
9,991
9,350
93.6
2,937
0.294
1902
13,116
10,402
9,733
93.5
3,335
0.343
1903
13,475
10,719
10,056
93.9
3,428
0.342
1904
13,804
11,094
10,422
93.9
3,887
0.373
1905
14,296
11,543
10,897
94.4
3,746
0.344
1906
14,551
11,762
11,069
94.1
4,046
0.366
1907
14,802
11,909
11,166
93.8
4,170
0.373
1908
15,105
12,159
11,458
94.2
3,882
0.344
1909
15,363
12,423
11,666
93.9
4,422
0.379
1910
14,481
12,131
11,435
94.3
4,320
0.378
1911
14,301
11,871
11,186
94.2
6,017
0.538
*1912
13,272
11,710
11,083
94.6
6,307
0.569
*1913
13,491
11,903
11,216
94 2
7,354
0.655
· June,
233
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 18. - MEMBERSHIP, ETC., OF HIGH SCHOOL FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
YEAR.
Average Membership all Schools.
Largest Number in High School.
Per cent. of Average Membership of all Schools.
Number of Graduates of High School.
Per cent. of Average Membership of all Schools.
1867
2,157
119
5.51
7
0.32
1868
2,285
141
6.17
17
0.75
1869
2,480
158
6.37
25
1.01
1870
2,639
165
6.25
16
0.65
1871
2,549
161
6.31
33
1.29
1872
2,799
186
6.64
21
0.75
1873
3,217
190
5.91
28
0.87
1874
3,265
198
6.06
26
0.79
1875
3,515
213
6.06
31
0.88
1876
3,712
226
6.09
33
0.81
1877
3,788
227
5.91
37
0.98
1878
3,992
250
6.26
31
0.78
1879
4,169
246
5.90
34
0.82
1880
4,278
254
5.93
27
0.63
1881
4,064
256
6.29
34
0.84
1882
4,263
280
6.57
33
0.77
1883
4,438
278
6.26
43
0.97
1884
4,804
315
6.55
46
0.96
1885
4,904
385
7.85
46
0.94
1886
4,985
374
6.70
56
1.12
1887
5,198
387
7.44
53
1.02
1888
5,488
435
7.92
60
1.09
1889
5,956
444
7.45
67
1.12
1890
6,485
487
7.51
60
0.93
1891
6,502
535
8.23
68
1.05
1892
7,035
577
8.20
80
1.14
1893
7,217
626
8.67
82
1.14
1894
7,274
691
9.50
111
1.52
1895
7,617
775
10.17
92
1.21
1896
8,077
858
10.62
119
1.47
1897
8,589
885
10.31
121
1.59
1898
9,085
890
9.80
130
1.43
1899
9,502
985
10.70
137
1.49
1900
9,823
1,031
10.49
131
1.33
1901
9,991
1,098
10.99
152
1.52
1902
10,402
1,138
10.94
164
1.58
1903
10,719
1,208
11.27
181
1.70
1904
11,094
1,286
11.60
179
1.61
1905
11,543
1,372
11.89
211
1.83
1906
11,762
1,473
12.52
208
1.77
1907
11,909
1,614
13.55
223
1.87
1908
12,159
1,707
14.04
235
1.93
1909
12,423
1,828
14.71
265
2.13
1910
12,131
1,796
14.80
266
2.20
1911
11,871
1,836
15.47
277
2.33
*1912
11,710
2,023
17.28
296
2.53
*1913
1
11,903
2,081
17.48
296
2.48
*For school year ending June 30,
234
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 19 .-- PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL SEMESTER ENDING JANUARY 31, 1913.
GRADE.
On Promotion List.
Unconditionally
Promoted
One-half Grade.
Promoted on Trial.
Retarded One-half
Grade.
Promoted More than
One-half Grade.
Special Promotions
during
the Semester.
Back after
Two Months' Trial.
I
1,393
1,175
38
154
26
2
. .
II
1,014
876
31
96
11
11
-1
III
1,014
768
57
158
31
21
14
IV
1,207
902
120
161
24
31
1
V
1,228
925
109
174
20
4
7
VI
1,143
846
166
122
6
9
·
VII
1,130
793
172
136
29
13
5
VIII
866
633
149
66
18
6
11
IX
719
589
79
41
10
4
2
Total
9,714
7,507
921
1,108
178
101
47
Percentage of Promotions for Semester Ending January 31, 1913.
GRADE.
On Promotion List.
Unconditionally
One-half Grade.
Promoted on Trial.
Retarded One-half
Promoted More than
One-half Grade.
Special Promotions
Promotees Dropped
Two Months' Trial.
I
100
84.4
2.7
11.1
1.1
0.1
.. .
II
100
86.4
3.1
9.5
1.0
1.1
14.6
III
100
75.7
5.6
15.6
3.1
2.1
12.8
IV
100
74.7
10.0
13.3
2.0
2.6
0.8
V
100
75.3
8.9
14.2
1.6
0.3
4.6
VI
100
74.0
14.5
10.7
0.8
0.8
.
VII
100
70.2
15.2
12.0
2.6
1.1
3.0
VIII
100
73.1
17.2
7.6
2.1
0.7
7.8
IX
100
81.9
11.0
5.7
1.4
0.3
1.6
Average.
100
77.3
9.5
11.4
1.8
1.0
4.4
the Semester.
Back after
Promoted
Grade.
during
Promotees Dropped
235
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 19 .- PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL SEMESTER ENDING JUNE 27, 1913.
GRADE.
On Promotion List.
Unconditionally
Promoted
One-half Grade.
·Promoted on Trial.
Retarded One-half
Promoted more than
One-half Grade.
Special Promotions
Promotees Dropped
Two Months' Trial.
I
1,394
1,048
149
171
26
6
II
1,127
932
63
87
45
4
III
988
762
86
88
52
3
IV
1,176
918
134
96
28
5
1
V
1,232
979
146
75
32
5
VI
1,097
821
163
100
13
.
VII
1,053
748
183
109
13
9
VIII
942
676
158
85
23
7
8
IX
768
631
91
34
12
1
. .
Total
9,777
7,515
1,173
845
244
40
33
Percentage of Promotions for Semester Ending June 27, 1913.
GRADE.
On Promotion List.
Unconditionally
Promoted
One-half Grade.
Promoted on Trial.
Retarded One-half
Promoted more than
One-half Grade.
Special Promotions
Promotees Dropped
Two Months' Trial.
H
100
75.2
10.7
12.3
1.8
0.4
.. .
II
100
82.7
5.6
7.7
4.0
0.4
III
100
77.1
8.7
8.9
5.3
0.3
14.0
IV
100
78.1
11.4
8.2
2.3
0.4
0.8
V
100
79.5
11.9
6.0
2.6
0.4
4.6
VI
100
74.8
14.9
9.1
1.2
.. .
3.9
VII
100
71.0
17.4
10.4
1.2
0.8
2.6
VIII
100
71.8
10.8
9.0
2.4
0.7
5.4
IX
100
82.2
11.8
4.4
1.6
0.1
...
Average
100
76.9
12.0
8.6
2.5
0.4
4.3
during
the Semester.
Back after
00. :
Grade.
during
the Semester.
Back after
cros or
Grade.
TABLE 19=A. - DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY AGES, OCTOBER 1, 1913.
AGE.
Total.
GRADE.
1
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Above Normal Age.
Per cent. Above Normal Age.
Kgn ....
4
210
6
..
....
....
..
.
...
. .
. .
1 .....
...
48
1,201
267
50
4
2
5
2
1
2
....
.
1,282
121
9.4
2. ... . .
...
1
89
749
322
22
7
6
...
.
3. . . ..
2
93
511
237
112
38
9
1
2
...
. .
....
1,007
164
16.2
4. . . .
..
1
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