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STÁTĚMENT OF WORK OF SCHOOL DENTAL DISPENSÁRÝ. For the School Year Ending June, 1920.
MONTH.
No. Children Treated.
No. First Appointment
No. Reappointments.
Teeth Extracted.
, No. of Teeth Filled.
No. Cleansings.
No. Having Brush.
No. not Having Brush.
Amount Collected.
Incidental Expenses.
Novocain.
Treatments.
Examinations
September
71
65
6
35
14
11
56
15
$5.90
$4.21
29
14
1
October
158
120
38
90
24
11
127
31
18.73
9.63
62
35
10
November
123
94
29
83
36
3
102
21
15.06
10.30
41
28
2
December
109
89
20
59
37
11
94
15
14.20
6.35
37
16
1
January
95
77
18
48
29
6
75
20
11.80
8.17
46
13
1
February
51
39
12
26
10
4
42
9
5.00
3.10
21
6
6
March
145
117
28
102
26
12
121
24
17.00
10.17
44
25
6
April
113
83
30
82
30
8
92
21
13.75
5.02
43
12
1
May
152
113
39
70
53
9
132
20
16.39
5.50
71
12
6
June
107
71
36
54
39
11
82
25
14.51
5.38
35
12
6
Total
1124
868
256
649-
298
86
923
201
$132.34
$68.83
429
173
13
COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Receipts :-
Cash on hand September 1
1917-1918 $39.51 106.45
1918-1919 $46.68 115.50
1919-1920 $50.56 132.34
From fees.
From sale of tooth brushes and powder
$145.96
$162.18
$182.90
Expenditures :- For supplies. Cash on hand June 30.
$99.28 16.68
$111.62 50.56
$172.15 10.75
$145.96
$162.18
$182.90
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
CONTENTS OF APPENDIX.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
Population and school census.
School buildings.
Teachers.
Attendance for year.
Cost of school maintenance.
Teachers' salaries.
Results of eye and ear tests.
MISCELLANEOUS TABLES.
CONCERNING FINANCE.
No. of Table.
1. Schedule of school property.
2. Cost of maintaining schools, school year 1919-1920.
3. Cost per capita of maintaining schools, school year 1919-1920.
4. Cost of maintaining schools for a series of years.
5. Cost per capita for maintaining schools for a series of, years.
6. Amount spent annually for new school buildings and for re- pairs for a series of years.
CONCERNING PUPILS.
7. Population and school registration.
8. Attendance, etc., of the schools for school year 1919-1920.
9. Statistics of the high school for school year 1919-1920.
10. Pupils by grades, June, 1920.
11. Separate statistics for high, junior high, elementary and voca- tional schools, for school year 1919-1920.
12. Admissions to first grade in September.
13. Number of junior high school graduates, 1920.
14. Truant statistics for a series of years.
15. Evening school statistics, 1919-1920.
16. Grammar school promotees for a series of years.
17. Attendance statistics of all schools for a series of years.
18. Statistics of the high school for a series of years.
19. Promotions, junior high schools, 1920.
19A Promotions, elementary schools, 1920.
CONCERNING TEACHERS.
20. Resignations of teachers, 1920.
21. Teachers elected in 1920.
22. Leave of absence of teachers.
23. Transfers of teachers.
24. Number of teachers employed for a series of years.
STATISTICAL AND GENERAL TABLES.
25. Changes in text-books, 1920.
26. High and Junior High school graduation exercises, 1920 ..
27. Vocational school graduation exercises, 1920.
28. Organization of school board for 1921.
29. Teachers in service January, 1921.
30. Officers in service January, 1921.
31. School janitors.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
1 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS.
Population, state census, 1895
52,200
Population, United States census, 1900.
61,643
Population, state census, 1905
69,272
Population, United States census, 1910.
77,236
Population, state census, 1915
86,854
Population, United States census, 1920.
93,033
Children between five and sixteen years of age, April, 1920, by school census
1.5,704
2 .- SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Number of school buildings in June
30
Number of classrooms in use in June
382
Valuation of school property
$2,271,700
3 .- TEACHERS.
*1919
*1920
Change
In high schools
69
68
-1
In junior high schools.
106
113
+7
In elementary schools
206
209
+3
In kindergartens
8
8
0
Total in elementary schools
214
217
+3
Vocational school for boys
6
7
+1
Vocational school for girls
6
2
-4
Atypical classes
3
3
0
Cadet teachers
2
3
++1
Special
11
10
-1
Total
417
423
+6
4 .- ATTENDANCE FOR YEAR.
*1919
*1920
Change
Entire enrollment for the year
14,039
14,091
+52
Average number belonging
12,733
12,836
+103
Average number attending
11,609
11,807
+198
Per cent. of daily attendance
91.2
91.9
+0.7
High school graduates
310
241
-69
Junior High school graduates
596
705
+109
5 .- COST OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE.
*1919
*1920
Change
Salaries of teachers
$426,587 31
$598,589 80
+172,002 49
Salaries of officers
11,142 89
14,704 26
+3,561 37
Cost of books and supplies
33,225 26
40,078 68
+6,853 42
Cost of light
8,820 72
10,091 82
+1,271 10
Cost of janitors' services
55,709 67
56,381 07
+671 40
Cost of fuel
22,959 73
37,083 21
+14,123 48
Rent of Armory
882 50
750 00
-132 50
Total cost of day and ev-
ening schools
559,328 08
757,678 84
+198,350 76
Per capita cost
43 93
57 23
+13 30
Cost of high school instruc- tion
87,112 01
111,784 91
+24,672 90
Per capita cost
51 73
71 93
+20 20
*School year.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
6 .- MISCELLANEOUS.
*1919
*1920
Change
Paid for new school build- ings
$104,066 80
$200 00:
-$103,866 80>
Repairs and permanent im- provements
20,491 59
44,285 91
+23,794 32*
Total school expenditures ..
683,886 47
802,164 75
+118,278 28%
Number of dollars spent to maintain schools out of every $1,000 of valua- tion
6 43
9 03
+2 60
Valuation of city
87,353,424 00
83,910,855 60
-3,442,568 40~
Number of dollars spent for all school purposes out of every $1,000 of valua- tion
7 82
9 56:
+1 74:
*School year.
Cost of the Schools.
The total amount spent for the maintenance of the schools: of Somerville for the school year ending June 30, 1920, is $757,678.84.
This includes the sums spent for care of school buildings, including janitors' services, fuel, light, and school telephones ;. the amount paid for salaries of officers, and the amount spent for school supplies ; and the sum paid for salaries of teachers ..
The expenditure for care for school buildings is wholly in charge of the City Government.
The amount paid for janitors is
$56,381 07
The cost of fuel is
37,083 211
The cost of light is
10,091 82
Rental of Armory
750 00
A total cost of .
$104,306 10
The cost per capita .
8 13:
Cost of repairs .
$44,285 91
The second important expenditure is wholly under the. control of the School Committee and is covered by what is. known as the "School Contingent" appropriation. The fol -- lowing is the itemized account :-
SALARIES
TEACHERS
Bockkeep Ing Blanks
Book
White
Maalla
Blank
Pencils, Pens,
Statlou-
Domeatle Sclence Supplies
and Kindergarten Supplles
Labor. atory Supplies $732 00
Egulp.
Lumber
Hardware
Mein
Tuition
Printing $230 25
Posage $20 79
Elecirie Power $308 50
Expressage $88 31
Bath
Travel
Schools
$122.017 76
$1,664 10
. . ....
.....
$3,104 43 152 40
36,164 75
304 00
47.362 G2
454 79
36 00
31 70
215 11
125 08
S SO
112 30
17 30
168 40
16 14
16 50
62 54
1 50
1 11
1,948 97
Southern Junior High Northern Junior High Western Junior High
Northern Junior High Western Junior High
56,912 68
679 00
176 00
67.707 58
519 90
TO QU
196 20
108 92
38 40
90 01
1 70
412 14
836 47
90 10
1G 19
3 80
16 9
1: 62
1.898 93
7.650 26
#00 30
64 00
30G 18
261 50
18,621 93
70 53
1 7
116 09
30 0
17 77
30 84
Hnoscom
7,994 25
444 79
210 50
20,280 04
9,690 00
11,432 09
G2 01
10 95
46 9
36 65
35 40
1 9%
Baxter
12,2G1 50
505 61
118 0
12,885 01
113 13
10 40
11 57
18 66
6 78
Kunp
150 -4
132 50
10,256 2
148 14
15 93
12 97
46 64
4 36
6 49
Perry
268 00
19,356 24
293 00
-8 41
99 22
76 86
25 36
47 21
4 66
10 28
Forater
3,035 38
862 GO
112 60
24,000 53
141 88
16 38 RT
123 15
74 88
25 25
Bingham
22,489 51
102 29
63 50
149 92
10 00
16,114 30
197 77
IS 31
38 54
14 53
18 G
32 91
24 3
13 68
481 37
Morse
11,183 46
113 46
26 0
6,662 58
64 17
13 73
11 74
.....
23 80
10 65
10 09
27 77
12.593 51
326 SO
13 00
13,433 31
156 05
11 80
26 12
119 30
106 00
13 GO
108 87
26 73
11 04
26 60
12 29
10 60
1,043 28
Cutler
Lincoln
6,318 50
173 52
16 00
6.567 07
100 GT
23 41
28 29
24 45
1 02
4 93
9 40
LOWD .
13,093 35 4.4G2 00
280 36
160 50
13.524 24
110 45
4 80
G 89
33 30
12 SU
32 32
12 63
17 25
1.890 52
2 56
9 05
1 50
38 7
70 69
Giris' Vocational
Girls' Vocational
2,624 56
4.331 50
1,973 00
989 00
Evening, Highland
844 95
629 45
Evening, Practical Arts
....
5 00
" 15
..... 11 5
11 ª0
Continuation
Continuation
.... Deatas
Dentai . ...
7 40
1.646 69
411 98
......
......
......
Total
$641,339 41 $15.832 2%
$3,856 75
$9.387 75 $976.417 97
$8,134 53
$464 56
$176 65
$123 31
#2,80G 3G
32.220 30
$946 85
$1.7G8 28
$GTO +2
$40 10
$788 08
$360 73
$732 00
$3,555 56
$994 06
$42 06
$210 60
$518 64
$1,646 69
61,533 24
$760 45
$604 31
$160 54
341 75
$171 87
$233 TB
$45G 15
$31,727 84
For Supplies
$31,727 54
Fur Salarles
15,479 20
Southern Junior High
44,GAU TO
132 00
41.527 73
383 73
....
....
127 96
12 90
88 72
284 68
#1 9
50 10
4 35
13 06
1,333 84
High Eastern Junior High
Hich Eastern Junior High
Spoolnl
Substitute
Kindergarten
Total
Administration
Charts
Pape
O.C. 493 65
$106 02
17 60
19 15
24 0'
5 a0
17 40
18 56
1 34
....
$96 35 15 5
expenxer 3207 81 41 71
service
$127 64
$6 25
$9.058 21
143 66
1 1:
107 96
$413 70
$653 76
$405 96
$171 00
$209 00
$123.891 06
G88 76
372 50
34.101 50
121 53
14 65
334 79
Knapp
Pope
173 45
26 00
6.834 08
30 94
.....
......
20,145 42
81 5
2.500 00
24,294 90
162 19
33 3
33 3'
19 ăn
49 92
13 58
25 35
73
75
4 00
513 29
Bingham
Carr
....
.....
42 42
6 9!
2 40
23 10
₲ 79
# 11
6 49
103 89
Dureli
14,136 26
1,083 34
118 50
27,680 OT
392 89
22 47
33 GO
1.60
5 44
8 06
8 12
....
.....
......
....
206 11
Lowe
Atypical
14,197 5#
3.623 86
.....
.....
10 45
24 50
10 00
20 41
11 1
: 10
....
Evening, Vocational
Evening, Vocational
529 4
GO6 00
3.246 00
3,246 00
1,679 00
..... 46 G
19 67
1 44
177 69
31 90
1 13
16 00
33 17
......
......
Miscellaneous
......
.....
Miscellaneous
....
......
166 62
Prescott
Prescott
16,09G 25
$1,877 75 2,330 00
216 46
68 35
$7 27
$ 00 3 20
33 42
5 91
3 64
30 92
5 38
38 21
171 87
676 28
Bennett
17 50
12 47
1 00
12 47
18 %
Bebaett
172 81
Baxter
18.201 50
6.634 Gå
353 42
107 00
155 00
23 52
51 60
6,507 83
198 94
108 90
6 40
24 4
: 11
39 €
242 26
Proctor
Burns
G58 90
16,180 59
392 23
203 06
185 04
LT 50
73 09
14 64
13 08
35 4
18 23
.....
822 87
Highland
Highland
1-1,578 26
943 30
179 00
Cutler
207 34
Lincol
70 72
Atypical
Boys' Vocational
19 69
1 20
10 82
3 60
10 83
34 11
Evening High Evening. Bell
Evening, Bell
1.973 00
939 00
844 95
606 00
Americanization
Americanization
233 78
256 76
..... 2.321 82
Administration
Administration
1,679 00
2 7
81 11
31 10
2,417 31
Brown
Brown
1,453 13
110 21
57 7
39 G
17 65
$ 81
36 20
2 25
.... 1 00
437 85
Edgeriy
Edgerly
48 $4
......
463 65
Glines
01inca
236 24
Forater
23.246 30
331 19
11,636 16
105 27
16 00
1 41
.....
# 80
307 32
Burns
373 75
Cummings
14 40
5 98
2 9
Pope
Cummings
: 78
32 81 97 96
2 60
133
Perry
0,643 61
......
7.904 15
32 17
47 GG
3 20
37 36
1 77
58
meent $776 13
$183 36
381 G9
Typewriter repairs and supplies
Grad un tien
Tele- phone
Plano luping ILnd repairs
Auto Mainte. nonce
.....
155 G
Hanscon1
8.332 00
1 6
2 00
....
1 85
14 5
13 00
15.085 00
10,648 16
6.231 GO
793 17
16,601 34
Proctor
Durcht
16.820 50
26,651 71
4.462 00
14,197 50
....
47 00
2,696 99
Boys' Vocational
164 5
Evening Hight
1,331 50
....
Evening, Highland
Ercuing, Practical Arts
$16.479 20
45 3
11 10
ery
Drawing Supplles $407 36
: 50
53
$2 50
23 63
22 60
.....
$243 93
$229 11
$1,126 31
4 88
1 60
270 32
677 GS
....
CLASSIFIED STATEMENT SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES CONTROLLED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR THE YEAR 1920. Seat Work
Totir spent from Contingent ... $47,207 04
71 34
24'60
50
457 95
256 40
$10,119 20
95 4
50 60
SALARIES
Seat Work and
Schools
Regular
Special
Substitute
Kindergarten
Total
Administration
Books
Bookkeep- ing Blanks
Maps, Charts
White Paper
Manila Paper
Blank Books
Pencils, Pens,
Station -
Domestic Science Supplies
Kindergarten Supplies
Labor- atory Supplies $732 00
High
$122,017 96
$1,664 10
$209 00
$123,891 06
$3,104 43
$171 00
$5 28
$495 96
$413 70
$653 75
$493 65
$196 02
34,101 50
688 75
373 50
35,163 75
172 40
143 56
2 17
107 96
23 32
17 60
19 45
24 65
$ 50
17 40
Southern Junior High
46,367 25
691 37
304 00
..
....
41,527 79
383 73
35 00
127 96
89 97
22 40
84 91
12 95
4 59
Northern Junior High
40,659 70
736 09
132 00
....
57,767 58
519 90
70 00
4 66
295 26
108 92
38 40
90 01
11 76
6 65
3 66
Prescott
7,650 25
200 20
54 00
7,904 45
32 17
40 67
3 20
37 36
1 77
58
Hanscom
17,294 75
444 79
210 50
2,330 00
20,280 04
70 53
51 77
116 09
3 20
39 01
16 87
17 77
30 84
Baxter
12,261 50
505 51
118 00
12,885 01
113 19
10 85
46 91
36 62
4 00
35.40
7 98
15 39
1 56
Perry
18,201 50
895 74
258 00
19,355 24
293 00
9 38
85 93
112 97
4 80
46 64
7 62
4 36
6 49
Pope
6,634 63
173 45
26 00
6,834 08
30 94
28 71
32 64
14 50
7 56
5 93
8 03
Cummings
19,085 00
953 42
107 00
20,145 42
81 97
82 73
17 50
76 86
14 43
13 00
8 74
20,648 75
801 15
255 00
2,590 00
24,294 90
152 49
48 84
88 32
11 20
43 25
6 28
6,231 50
223 83
54 50
6,509 83
108 94
50 09
33 39
33 37
3 15
4 66
23,035 38
852 65
112 50
24,000 53
141 88
108 90
95 43
12 00
49 92
25 35
16 28
22,489 51
702 29
53 50
23,245 30
331 19
123 18
85 91
74 88
5 50
26 18
25 25
15,601 37
442 93
70 00
16,114 30
197 77
78 91
50 60
38 54
14 89
18 68
32 91
11,183 26
368 39
84 50
11,636 15
106 77
6 95
2 40
23 10
16 79
8 11
6,453 13
173 45
26 00
6,652 58
54 17
13 73
11 74
15 00
1 44
58
6 42
Burns
12,993 51
113 00
13,433 31
110 21
57 73
60 48
4 80
23 80
10 65
10 00
27 77
Brown
16,135 26
126 25
16,820 50
156 05
8 00
41 86
41 32
39 65
5 18
17 66
8 81
Highland
14,978 25
118 50
16,180 59
392 23
26 12
129 30
106 60
73 09
14 56
13 08
Cutler
26,557 77
943 30
179 00
27,680 07
392 89
203 06
185 07
108 87
26 73
11 04
25 50
Lincoln
173 52
75 00
6,567 02
100 67
22 47
33 60
1 60
22 90
5 44
8 06
8 12
Lowe
13,093 38
150 50
13,524 24
110 45
23 41
28 29
24 45
1 02
8 83
9 40
Atypical
4.462 00
4,462 00
4 80
6 89
1 66
1 12
80
23 63
Boys' Vocational
14,197 50
14,197 50
3 00
33 30
34 47
12 80
32 32
12 62
17 25
Girls' Vocational
3,623 86
3,623 86
4,331 50
40 49
24 50
20 41
90
Evening, Bell
1,973 00
1,973 00
6 07
8 85
36
Evening, Highland
939 00
939 00
14 59
5 10
1 39
Evening, Vocational
844 95
844 95
Evening, Practical Arts
529 45
529 45
Americanization
606 00
606 00
Continuation
3,245 00
3,245 00
Dental
1,579 00
1,579 00
$15,479 20
46 60
19 67
1 44
177 69
Miscellaneous
21 78
11 20
31 20
1 13
16 00
33 17
Total
$647,339 21
$15.832 26
$3,858 75
$9,387 75 $676,417 97
$15,479 20
$8,134 53
$454 56
$176 65
$123 31
$2,806 86
$2,220 30
$946 85
$1,768 28
$670 42
$30 70
$788 68
$350 73
$732 00
. .
18,621 98
216 45
68 35
57 27
8 00
33 42
5 80
3 57
30 92
Bennett
8,332 00
421 59
88 50
2,590 00
11,432 09
62 01
27 55
12 47
4 00
23 85
6 44
12 47
18 89
Knapp
9,673 51
450 27
132 50
10,256 28
148 47
40 40
41 57
1 60
18 65
6 28
5 78
5 18
Edgerly
25 36
47 28
Forster
13 58
Bingham
8 71
6 40
Carr
Morse
42 42
3 92
Proctor
Durell
326 80
558 99
1,083 84
13 60
17 60
6,318 50
4,331 50
10 00
31 13
Evening High
4 53
....
Administration
.....
. .
Eastern Junior High
215 11
125 58
28 80
112 85
27 86
12 46
12 80
.....
......
Western Junior High
56,912 58
679 00
176 00
..
$ 60
16,096 25
396 48
251 50
$1,877 75
......
47,362 62
454 72
35 00
31 76
Book binding $1.76 65
CLASSIFIED STATEMENT SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES CO
TEACHERS
etc.
ery
Drawing Supplies $407 35
45 31
Glines
16 38
8 00
8 00
280 36
6 50
.....
99 22
47 66
ITURES CONTROLLED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR THE YEAR 1920.
Labor- atory
Equip-
Lumber
Hardware
Metal
expenses
Tuition
Printing
Postage $20 76
Electric Power $308 50
'Tele- phone service $77 36
Miscellaneous
Expressage $88 51
Baths
Travel
Total $9,058 21
High
18 55
1 34
15 90
41 71
7 60
50
43 90
4 79
5 25
9 02
677 58
. Eastern Junior High . Southern Junior High Northern Junior High
88 72
282 58
38 02
9 10
61 95
12 70
3 36
50 16
1 84
4 35
7 50
12 05
1,333 84
212 44
236 47
24 73
24 50
9 80
90 15
7 62
8 54
86 55
16 19
3 85
16 25
12 62
1,898 93
Western Junior High
Prescott
25 88
5 38
50
171 87
7 94
576 28
Bennett
33 74
14 65
4 50
8 00
334 79
Knapp
30 17
4 85
25
606 46
Pope
32 81
2 78
55
6 00
4 32
2 25
3 00
Glines
26 09
2 73
75
4 00
513 29
Bingham
24 41
2 11
6 20
723 17
Carr
24 36
3 48
25
13 58
481 97
Morse
81
1 23
65
36 20
1 37
25
3 00
5 90
373 75
Brown
35 41
18 23
65
22 29
1 60
16 50
1,043 28
Cutler
22 65
81
1 08
7 55
9 50
457 95
88 83
3 00
27 00
2,696 29
Boys' Vocational
6 76
9 05
3 50
38 73
50
70 59
Girls' Vocational
14 35
19 59
3 20
Evening High
12 86
10 83
3 00
10 83
2 00
Evening, Highland
1 75
..
5 00
53 36
7 15
Continuation
80 15
7 40
783 73
165 13
291 31
255 46
2 70
233 78
2,321 82
Administration
60 75
1,646 69
411 93
81 17
25 88
31 10
2,417 31
Miscellaneous
$732 00
$3,555 56
$994 56
$243 93
$42 08
$210 50
$518 64
$1,646 69
$1,523 24
$229 11
$766 45
$1,125 31
$160 54
$41 75
$171 87
$233 78
$456 15
$31,727 84
For Supplies
$31,727 84
For Salaries
15,479 20
Total spent from Contingent ....
$47,207 04
Supplies $732 00
$775 12
$183 36
$81 69
$6 82
$95 35
$207 81
$230 25
......
7 61
52 50
1 30
8 05
21 11
1,948 97
468 40
216 14
22 09
9 68
9 65
75 50
. . . .
......
....
. ..
2 61
...
38 21
9 67
2 35
25
172 81
Baxter
2 00
40
270 32
Perry
2 94
..
1 20
Edgerly
3 00
2 14
50
236 24
Forster
29 60
2 20
242 26
Proctor
103 89
Durell
307 32
Burns
1 00
31 13
4 48
207 34
Lincoln
31
25
90
25
1,890 52
68 10
2 55
46 50
Evening, Bell
20
34 11
Evening, Vocational
1 75
5 00
8 50
Evening, Practical Arts
7 72
7 72
Americanization
11 50
4 21
11 20
92 42
Dental
ment
Typewriter repairs and supplies
Gradua-
tior
Piano tuning and repairs
Auto Mainte. nance
$127 64
$5 25
......
455 54
Hanscom
16
4 88
2 50
133 75
Cummings
437 85
463 55
..
25
3 00
822 87
Highland
206 41
Lowe
7 21
70 72
Atypical
164 57
50
27 96
$604 31
256 76
166 62
2 00
129
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
DAY SCHOOLS.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
Expenditures.
Total.
High and Vocational
Elementary
High and Vocational
Elementary
Officers' Salaries
Office Expenses
$14,704.26 3,592.46 14,962.92
$6,698.48
$8,170.46
$80.00
$13.98
Stationery and Supplies and
Other Expenses of Instruction Miscellaneous (Tuition, etc.) ...
18,368.79 3,153.91
10,282.57 1,088.78
7,855.03. 1,634.36
418.11
12.66
Total
$54,782.94
$18,069.83
$17,659.85
$688.41
$67.53
The third, and by far the largest, element of the cost of schools is the sum spent for the salaries of teachers. This expenditure is under the control of the School Committee.
The following statement shows the distribution of the sums paid for salaries :-
DAY SCHOOLS.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
Expenditures.
Total.
High and Vocational
Elementary
High and Vocational
Elementary
Supervisors
$8,706.50
Principals
43,227.25 546,656.05
$3,005.00 12,185.33 162,443.75
$5,701.50 29,299.92 376,506.80
$842.00 5,287.50
$900.00 2,418.00
Total
$598,589.80
$177,634.08
$411,508.22
$6,129.50
$3,318.00
The total outlay for all school purposes includes all of the preceding and the sums spent for schoolhouse repairs and new buildings.
The total outlay for the school year ending June 30, 1920, is as follows :-
Care
$104,306 10
Contingent
54,782 94 598,589 80
Total for school maintenance
$757,678 84
Paid for repairs
44,285 91
Paid for new buildings
200 00
Total for all school purposes
$802,164 75
Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :-
Textbooks.
190.30
40.89
Teachers
Salaries
THE PER CAPITA COST OF DAY SCHOOLS FOR 1919 AND 1920.
High School.
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1919.
1920.
Change
1919
1920
Change
1919.
1920.
Change
1919.
1920.
Change
Instruction
$52.59
+ $20.45
$40.40
$57.09
+ $16.69
$26.35
$36.99
+$10.64
$32.75
$45.90
+ $13.15
Supplies.
5.21
+3.30
4.34
3.18
-1.16
1.41
1.76 6.88
+0.35 +1.25
2.52
2.90
+0.38
Care
9.67
12.72
+3.05
7.61
7.18
0.43
5.63
6.58
7.66
+1.08
Total
$67.47
$94.27
+ $26.80
$52.35
$67.45
+ $15.10
$33.39
$45.63
+$12.24
$41.85
$56.46
+ $14.61
schools. The following shows :-
tion we exclude the cost of evening schools, and the vocational for each pupil in the average membership. In this computa-
Per Capita Cost. The proper method of comparison of the cost of schools year by year is to consider the sum spent
Total
Teachers' salaries
0.788
0.067
0.017
0.054
0.059
$0.077
1916
$1.000
0.778
0.062
0.018
0.066
$0.076
1917
$1.000
0.759
0.064
0.017
0.081
$0.079
1918
$1.000
0.762
0.067
0.017
0.057
$0.097
1919
$1.000
0.790
0.053
0.020
0.063
$0.074
1920
ANNUAL REPORTS.
130
Janitors' salaries Heat and light Administration School supplies
$0.074
1915
$1.000
0.789
0.058
0.017
$73.04 8.51
$1.000
131
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :-
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
Cost of Instruction
$26 25
$26 72
$29 58
$31 82
$44 34
Cost of Supplies
1 88
2 05
2 40
2 45
2 80
Cost of Care
4 41
4 61
6 09
6 43
7 45
Total
$32 54
$33 38
$38 07
$40 70
$54 59
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $20.45 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1919, and $3.30 more per pupil for supplies.
The grammar and primary schools have cost $10.64 more per pupil for instruction, and thirty-five cents more for sup- plies.
The amount spent for the school year 1920 was $9.03, or $2.60 more than was spent in 1919. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1920, not including the vocational schools, was $54.59.
Teachers' Salaries.
The salaries paid to teachers in January, 1921, are as follows :
1 man
$4,100
2 men, 4 women
$1,700
1 man
3,500
21 women
1,650
4 men
3,100
18 women
1,600
men, 1 woman
3,000
1 woman
1,575
2 men
2,900
1 man, 7 women
1,550
3 men
2,700
2 men, 193 women
1,500
1 woman
2,600
19 women
1,450
3 men
2,500
27 women
1,400
1 man, 1 woman
2,400
15 women
1,350
4 men
2,300
23 women
1,300
6 men
2,200
2 women
1,250
6 men
2,100
2 women
1,200
4 men, 2 women
2,000
2 women
1,100
8 men, 6 women
1,900
1 man, (part time) 1 wo-
2 men, 1 woman
1,800
man
1,050
5 women
1,750
10 women
1,000
Temporary teachers and cadets or apprentice teachers are not included in the list given above.
132
ANNUAL REPORTS.
SIGHT AND HEARING.
The following gives the results of the eye and ear tests :-
Eyes.
1920
1919
Change
Tested
12,242
11,840
402+
Defective
1,658
1,516
142+
Per cent. defective.
13.5%
12.8%
0.7%+
Notices sent to parents
1,070
1,084
Professionally treated
225
202
Ears.
1920
1919
Change
Tested
13,346
12,681
665+
Defective
195
219
24-
Per cent. defective
1.5%
1.72%
0.22%-
Notices sent to parents
139
149
Professionally treated
36
27
Table 1. - Schoolhouses, January, 1921.
NAME
tNo. of Classrooms
No. of Sittings
Size of Lot, includ- ing Space Occupied by Build- ing
Material
How Heated
How Ventilated
Valuation, including Furniture
When Built
Enlargements
High
West
74
1,786
Brick Brick
Steam
Fan
$426,000
1895 1871
8 rooms added 1906 30 rooms added 1913
Prescott
13
487
Brick
Steam
Fan
1867
Southworth S
11
356
49,310
Brick
Steam
Fan
139,200
1916
Knapp
13
526
24,517
Brick
Steam
Gravity
58,500
1889
4 rooms added 1894
Pope .
12
578
27,236
Brick
Steam
Gravity
88,600
1891
Bell .
24
797
29,860
Brick
Steam
Fan
147,000
1874
13 rooms added 1918
Edgerly
12
573
24,000
Brick
Steam
Gravity
48,000
1871
-
4 rooms added 1892
Glines
14
628
28,800
Brick
Steam
Gravity
101,400
1891
Forster }
13
576
30,632
Brick
Steam
Gravity
112,000
1866
Folsom
13
293
1899
Bingham
16
773
35,586
Brick
Steam
Gravity
82,000
1886
4 rooms added 1894 8 rooms added 1904
Carr
17
745
20,450
Brick
Steam
Gravity
63,100
1898
Morse ..
12
473
29,000
Brick
Furnace
Furnace
59,000
1869
6 rooms added 1890
Highland.
12
524
23,260
Brick
Steam
Gravity
71,600
1880
4 rooms added 1891
Carried forward.
256
9,115
$1,396,400
*Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13 1-10 acres.
tIncludes home rooms, laboratories, shops, assembly rooms, dental dispensary, etc.
133
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
4 rooms added 1882
5 rooms added 1896
School / East.
Steam
Fan
134
Table 1. - (Concluded). - Schoolhouses, January, 1921.
NAME
No. of Classrooms
No. of Sittings
Size of Lot, includ- ing Space Occupied by Build- ing
Material
How Heated
How Ventilated
Valuation, including Furniture
When Built
Enlargements
Brought forward
256
9,115
$1,396,400
Hodgkins
14
568
35,034 .
Brick
Steam
Gravity
103,700
1896
Western
17
577 1
Brick
Steam
Fan
84,000
1917
Cutler
18
783
53,729
Brick
Steam
Fan
108,700
1912
Bennett
12
436
21,964
Brick
Steam
Gravity
58,000
1902
Hanscom
10
487
16,767
Brick
Steam
Fan
70,500
1897
Brown
9
343
*
Brick
Steam
Gravity
44,000
1905
Burns
8
387
16,080
Brick
Steam
Gravity
47,000
1886
4 rooms added 1899
8
386
21,650
Brick
Steam
Gravity
53,000
1903
Lowe.
6
290
11,000
Brick
Steam
Gravity
40,700
1901
Perry
6
298
46,080
Brick
Steam
Gravity
48,500
1899
#Girls' Vocational
Davis 4
8
50
30,155
Wood
Furnace
Furnace
71,000
1884
Boys' Vocational
Machine Shop 2
( Automobile Shop2
4
196
11,300
Wood
Furnace
Furnace
16,900
1884
Cummings
4
190
13,883
Brick
Steam
Gravity
22,900
1894
Lincoln
4
175
17,662
Wood
Steam
Gravity
20,800
1885
Total.
394
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