Report of the city of Somerville 1924, Part 12

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1924
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No. First Appointments


No. Reappointment ..


Teeth Extracted.


No. of Teeth Filled.


No. Cleansings.


No. Having Brush.


No. not Having Brush.


Amount Collected.


Incidental Expenses.


Novocain.


Treatments.


Examinations


September


82


69


13


18


26


14


78


1 $5.25


$3.11


()


41


5


October


164


132


32


68


46


+


148


16


4.45


6.96


1


94


4


November


150


102


48


49


42


1


139


11


12.02


7.47


2


87


December


10S


64


44


38


20


96


12


6.73


6.33


3


57


January


165


108


.77


46


37


1


156


9


14.75


10.41


2


118


February


131


85


46


49


20


122


9


11.55


3.60


1


88


March


161


102


59


44


38


12


148


13


13.64


6.36


106


April


163


104


59


44


38


14


158


14.37


4.30


92


May


150


84


66


26


38


13


145


12.45


6.59


1


89


·) 5 4 =01 =====-


Total


1426


943


483


414


341


86


1336


90


$108.14 $65.79


33


880


59


COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT


Receipts :--


1921-1922


1922-1923


1923-1924


.39


$ 1.86


$17.55


Cash on hand September 1


111.41


107.31


172.06


From fees.


192.01


310.79


281.31


From sale of tooth brushes


$303.81


$419.96


$470.92


Expenditures :--


$301.95


$121.56


$135.54


For supplies


280.85


276.87


For tooth brushes


1.86


17.55


58.51


Cash on hand June 27


$303.81


$419.96


201


$470.92


152


93


59


36


6


146


12.93


10.66


108


June


-


STATEMENT OF WORK OF SCHOOL NURSES For Year Ending June 30, 1924


INSPECTIONS


PUPILS ESCORTED TO CLINICS


O per-


ations


Conta- gion found in


HV- giene Talks


School


Hospital


Total No. of Pupils


Notice sent to


Guardian


Teachers


New


Old


New


Old


New


()}d


September


100


4


1804


81


234


10


168 883


85


29


31


36


11


7


3


1


1


3


2


52


476


October


90


2


5106


69


159


15


97 1386


52


51


145.


13


12


1


74


278


14


November


115


6


2970


38


252


9 115 1474


36 218


51 118 23


1


1


42


6


1


2


1


109


1277


5


December


81 10


1413


36


178


17


54 546


47


11 125


14


18


9


2


33


4


3


1 19


666


Q


January


85 9


1585


29


173


1


60


698


20.


18 132


54


91


9


2


48


*2


4


76


498


5


February


89 10


1916


44


199


5


3


723


43.


19.


96


27


67


6


93


1


1


55


551


20


March


89: 14


2042


14


253


3


98 827 106


19 101


86


81 14


128


1


2


59


821


14


April


97. 11


2280


35


2.27


95


767 149


15 133


14 113 10


1


2


82


1


1


2


3


39


634 103


May


104:


6


2'274


38


251


2


170


31


11


1811


11 135


1


65


1


·2


×


1


2


54


625


17


June


961


0


1632


25


242


2


189


98


14 147,


14 102


2


52


521


19


Total


946| 72


23022


439


2168


68 1122 7598 703


223 1309| 350


808 81


6


7 : 1 191


26


5


3


10


21


3


619


6347 213


* Treated by family physician or dentist New: Seen first time during the School year


(ld :


Cases followed up 215 ('lass talks given


202


DATE


Treatment in School


Dental


Pedi- culosis


('n- clean


Eye


Ear


Nose and Throat


*Medical


skin


Dental


Opticiau


Corrected Vision


Corrected Hearing


Tonsils


Adenoids


School


Home


School


Home


seen


Consultation with


Consultation With


Med. Inspector


Home Visits


-


ANNUAL REPORTS


1


9 .


1


'293.


203


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


CONTENTS OF APPENDIX


SUMMARY OF STATISTICS


Population and school census.


School buildings.


Teachers.


Attendance for year.


Cost of school maintenance.


Teachers' salaries.


Result of eye and ear tests.


MISCELLANEOUS TABLES


CONCERNING FINANCE


No. of Table.


1. Schedule of school property.


2. Cost of maintaining schools, school year 1923-1924.


3. Cost per capita of maintaining schools, school year 1923-1924.


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 1923-1924.


9. Statistics of the high school for school year 1923-1924.


10. Pupils by grades, June, 1924.


11. Separate statistics for high, junior high, elementary and vo- cational schools, for school year 1923-1924.


12. Admissions to first grade in September.


13. Number of junior high school graduates, 1924.


14. Truant statistics for a series of years.


15. Evening school statistics, 1923-1924.


16. Elementary 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, 1924.


19A Promotions, elementary schools, 1924.


CONCERNING TEACHERS


20. Resignations of teachers, 1924.


21. Teachers elected in 1924.


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 textbooks, 1924.


26. High and Junior High school graduation exercises, 1924.


27. Vocational school graduation exercises, 1924.


28. Organization of school board for 1925.


29. Teachers in service January, 1925.


30. Officers in service January, 1925.


31. School janitors.


204


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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 fifteen years of age, April, 1924 by school census


17,189


2 .- SCHOOL BUILDINGS


Number of school buildings in June


31


Number of classrooms in use in June


403


Valuation of school property


$3,196,200


3 .- TEACHERS


*1923


*1924


Change


In high schools


72


73


+1


In junior high schools


117


116


-1


In elementary schools


212


210


-2


In kindergartens


14


14


0


Total in elementary schools


226


224


-2


Vocational school for boys


8


0


Independent Household Arts


1


1


0)


Atypical classes


3


4


+1


Sight Saving


1


1


0


Cadet teachers


9


14


+5


Special


8


10


+2


. Continuation


5


4


-1


Americanization


2


0


Total


452


457


+5


4 .- ATTENDANCE FOR YEAR


*1923


*1924


Change


Entire enrollment for the year ....


15,932


16,092


+160


Average number belonging


14,308


14,554


+246


Average number attending.


13,276


13,647


+371


Per cent. of daily attendance


92.8


93.8


+1.0


High school graduates


419


496


+77


Junior High school graduates


914


1,050


+136


5 .- COST OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE .


*1923


*1924


Change


Salaries of teachers


$738,746 49


$755,016 61


+16,270 12


Salaries of officers


13,525 79


14,756 09


+1,230 30


Cost of books and supplies


44,106 14


52,757 14


+8,651 00


Cost of light and power


9,883 02


9,802 96


-- 80 06


Cost of janitors' services, etc.


63,408 44


67,276 47


+3,868 03


Cost of fuel and insurance.


64,725 67


34,162 46


30,563 21


205


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Total cost of day and evening schools


934.395 55


933,771 73


-623 82


Per capita cost


65 31


64 16


-1 15


Cost of high school instruc- tion


137,061 16


157.537 15


+20,465 99


Per capita cost


72 87


81 35


+8 48


6 .- MISCELLANEOUS


*1923


*1924


Change


Paid for new school build- ings


588,301 51


289,938 66


-298,362 85


Repairs and permanent


improvements


63,052 43


57,593 06


Total school expenditures


1,585,749 49


1,281,303 45


-5,459 37 -304,446 04


Number of dollars spent to maintain schools out of every $1,000 of valua- tion


10 10


9 40


-0 70


Valuation of city


92,519.400 00


99,311,000 00


+6,791,600 00


Number of dollars spent for all school purposes


out of every $1,000 of valuation


17 12


12 90


-4 22


·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, 1924, is $933,771.73.


This includes the sums spent for care of school build- ings, including janitors' services, fuel light, and school tele- phones ; the amount paid for salaries of officers, and the amount spent for school supplies; and the sum paid for sal- aries of teachers.


The expenditure for care for school buildings is wholly in charge of the City Government.


The amount paid for janitors is


$67,276 47


The cost of fuel is


34,162 46


The cost of light is .


9,802 96


A total cost of


111,241 89


The cost per capita


64


Cost of repairs


57,593 06


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 :-


206


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DAY SCHOOLS.


EVENING SCHOOLS.


Expenditures.


Total.


High and Vocational


Elementary


High and Vocational


Elementary


CONTINUATION SCHOOLS AND AMERICANIZA - TION WORK


Officers' Sala- ries


$14,756.09


Office Expenses


3.421.76


Textbooks ..


12,738.05


$4,572.33


$8.042.14


$103.87


$19.71


Stationery and


Supplies and Other Ex-


penses of In-


struction .......


23,803.41


13.983.40


9,144.12


$475.57


34.92


165.40


Miscellaneous


( Tuition, etc.)


12,793.92


4,446.39


3,465.65


126.38


57.16


4.698.34


Total


$67,513.23


$23,002.12


$20,651.91


$601.95


$195.95


$4,883.15


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


CONTINUATION SCHOOLS AND AMERICANIZA- TION WORK


Supervisors


$13,144.50


$3.048.16


$9,096.34


Principals


48,858.00


12.342.00


32,607.00 457,100.77


$641.00 6,733.50


$468.00 1,149.00


$1,000.00 2,800.00 10,088.50


Total


$755.016.61


$233.332.50


$498,804.11


$7,374.50


$1,617.00


$13,888.50


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, 1924 is as follows :--


$111,241 89


Contingent


52,757 14


Salaries


769,772 70


Total for school maintenance


$933,771 73


Paid for repairs


57,593 06


Paid for new buildings


289,938 66


Total for all school purposes


$1,281,303 45


Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :-


Teachers


693.014.11


217,942.34


Care


THE PER CAPITA COST OF DAY SCHOOLS FOR 1923 AND 1924


High School.


Junior High Schools.


Elementary Schools.


All Day Schools.


1923.


1924.


Change


1923.


1924. Change


1923.


1924.


Change


1923.


1924.


Change


$1,000


0.790


0.053


0.020


0.063


$0.074


1920


Instruction


$72.92


$76.21


+$3.29


$58.75


$58.09


--- $0.66


$42.37


$42.18


-$0.19


$50.19


$50.71


+$0.52


Supplies


7.02


7.16


+0.14


3.52


4.08


+ 0.56


1.68


2.13


+ 0.45


2.84


3.28


+0.44


Care.


9.61


9.45


-- 0.16


8.75


6.45


---- 2.30


9.50


7.18


-2.32


9.21


7.30


-1.91


Total


$89.55


$92.82


+$3.27


$71.02


$68.62


-$2.40


$53.55


$51.49


-$2.06


$62.24


$61.29


--- $0.95


tional schools.


The following shows :-


tion we exclude the cost of evening schools, and the voca- for each pupil in the average membership. In this computa-


the cost of schools year by year is to consider the sum spent


Per Capita Cost. The proper method of comparison of


$1,000


0.808


0.057


0.016


0.047


$0.072


1924


207


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Teachers'


School supplies


Administration


Heat and light


Janitors' salaries


salaries.


$1,000


0.762


0.067


0.017


0.057


0.085


0.042


$0.070


1922


$1,000


0.825


0.048


0.015


0.047


0.015


0.080


$0.068


1923


$1,000


0.790


$1,000


0.800


0.030


0.015


$0.070


1921


$0.097


1919


208


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :-


1919


1920


1921


1922


1923


1924


Cost of Instruction


$31 82


$44 34


$50 07


$50 90


$50 39


$51 21


Cost of Supplies


2 45


2 80


1 60


2 77


2 85


3 34


Cost of Care


43


45


9 62


6 73


24


7 39


Total


$40 70


$54 59


$61 29


$60 40


$62 48


$61 94


An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $3.29 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1923, and 14 cents more per pupil for supplies.


The elementary schools have cost 19 cents less per pupil for instruction, and 45 cents more for supplies.


The amount spent for the school year 1924 was $9.40, or 70 cents less than was spent in 1923. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1924, not including the vocational schools, was $61.94.


Teachers' Salaries


The salaries paid to teachers in January, 1925, are as follows :-


1 man


$4,100


6 men, 5 women.


$1,900


. man


3.500


1 man


1,850


5 men


3,100


6 women


1,825


2 men


3,050


1 man, 5


women


1,800


4 men,


woman.


3,000


22 women


1,750


. man


2,950


2 women


1,725


1 man


2,800


1 man, 14 women


1,700


1 man


2,775


10 women


1,675


2 men


2,700


26 women


1,650


3 men


2.550


1 man, 62


women


1,600


5 men


2,500


5 women


1,575


1 woman


2,400


*1 man, 3


women.


1,550


1 man


2,300


152 women


1,500


3 men


2,275


1 woman


1,450


1 woman


2,150


25 women


1,400


8 men


2,100


9 women


1,300


2 men


2,075


1 woman


1,250


5 men


2,000


15 women


1,200


1 man,


3 women


1,975


S women


1,100


1 man


1,950


13 women


1,000


*Part time.


209


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


SIGHT AND HEARING


The following give the results of the eye and ear tests :-


1924


1923


Change


Number of pupils enrolled


14,504


14,272


+232


Number found defective in eyesight


1,719


1,577


+142


Number found defective in hearing.


183


148


+35


Number of parents notified


1,367


1,233


+134


210


Table 1 .- Schoolhouses, January, 1925


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


1,733


Brick Brick


Steam


Fan


*$426,000


1871


School / East.


13


518


Brick


: Steanı


Fan


1867


Prescott Southworth S


11


356


49,310


Brick


Steam


Fan


139,200


1916


Knapp


#13


464


24,517


Brick


Steanı


Gravity


58,500


1889


Pope


12


578


27,236


Brick


Steam


Gravity


88,600


1891


Bell


32


1,115


29,860


Brick


, Steam


Fan


246,000


1874


Edgerly


º12


139


24,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


48,000


1871


Glines


14


679


28,800


Brick


Steam


Gravity


101,400


1891


Chandler


35


1,365


74,124


Brick


Steam


Fan


621,000


1923


Forster


13


363


30,632


Brick


Steam


Gravity


112,000


1866


Folsom


13


293


1899


Bingham


16


771


35,586


Brick


Steam


Gravity


82,000


1886


Carr


Morse


12


503


29,000


Brick


Furnace


Furnace


64,000


1869


Highland.


$12


355


23,260


Brick


Steam


Gravity


76,600


1880


Carried forward.


297


9,937


$2,126,400


*Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13 1-10 acres.


tIncludes home rooms, laboratories, shops, assembly rooms, etc.


#2 rooms converted into a hall.


$2 rooms not in use.


99


8 rooms added 1906 30 rooms added 1913


4 rooms added 1894


13 rooms added 1918 8 rooms added 1923


1


1 4 rooms added 1882


4 rooms added 1892 1


5 rooms added 1896


4 rooms added 1894 8 rooms added 1904


705


20,450


Brick


Steam


Gravity


63,100


1898


6 rooms added 1890 4 rooms added 1891


NAME


*


1895


Steam


Fan


.


Table 1 .- (Concluded). - Schoolhouses, January, 1925


NAME


No. of Classrooms


No. of Fittings


Size of Lot, includ- ing Space Occupied by Build- ing


Material


How Heated


How Ventilated


Valuation.


including Furniture


When Built


Brought forward.


297


9,937


$2,126, 400


Hodgkins


14


568


35,034


Brick


Steam


Gravity


121,700


1896


Western


24


727 +


Brick


Steam


Fan


+208,000


1917


Cutler


20


911


53,729


Brick


Steam


Fan


145,800


1912


Bennett


12


508


21,964


Brick


Steam


Gravity


58,000


1902


Hanscom


10


482


16,767


Brick


Steam


Fan


70,500


1897


Brown


10


487


26,733


Brick


Steam


Gravity


82,600


1901


=9


343


*


Brick


Steam


Gravity


*44,000


1905


8


387


16,080


Brick


Steam


Gravity


47,000


1886


Lowe.


8


386


21,650


Brick


Steam


Gravity


59,000


1903


6


290


11,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


40,700


1901


Perry


8


30,155


Wood - Furnace


Furnace


71,000


1884


Boys' Vocational


Davis 4 Machine Shop 2 Automobile Shop2


196


11,300


Wood


Furnace


Furnace


19,900


1884


Durell.


184


13,883


Brick


Steanı


Gravity


25,300


1894


Lincoln


168


17,662


Wood


Steam


Gravity


22,800


1885


Total


444


15,865


$3,196, 200


*State property .


+Land included in Walter Ernest Shaw Playground.


#One room used for Dental Dispensary.


Enlargements


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Machine shop added 1917 Automobile shop added 1918


Cummings


291


46,080


Brick


Steam


Gravity


53,500


1899


4 rooms added 1907


Proctor


Burns


4 rooms added 1899


Baxter


9 rooms added 1923 6 rooms added 1915


+ rooms added 1907


211


212


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table 2. - Cost of Maintaining Schools.


FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1923-24.


FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.


SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total


High


$147,548.15


$13,865.88


$18,304.06


$179,718.09


Northeastern Jr.


81,809.76


5,044.73


7,858.32


94,712.81


Southern Jr


59,179.44


4,885.69


6,904.84


70,969.97


Western Jr.


63,124.14


4,231.55


7,650.74


75,006.43


Prescott


16,863,48


628.47


4,332.33


21,824.28


Hanscon


19,026.61


858.45


2,619.31


22,504.37


Bennett


21,165.22


1,312.42


2,752.59


25,230.23


Baxter


9,711.96


372.02


2,044.71


12,128.69


Knapp


15,816.61


868.61


2,819.57


19,504.79


Perry


11,321.82


550.51


2,044.71


13,917.04


Pope


20,065.30


1,076.65


2,919.50


24,061.45


Cummings


7,056.18


292.91


1,826.53


9,175.62


Edgerly


16,449.50


1,281.03


2,919.50


20,650.03


Glines


25,101.96


1,276.56


3,141.80


29,520.32


Forster


8,473.73


496.95


4,497.33


13,468.01


Bingham


28,869.32


1,321.55


3,588.03


33,778.90


Carr


26,958.94


1,411.28


3,564.92


31,935.14


Morse


20,069.39


805.53


2,945.50


23,820.42


Proctor


13,966.32


723.85


2,456.11


17,146.28


Durell


6,968.04


343.39


1,718.53


9,029.96


Burns


14,138.22


500.70


2,345.01


16,983.93


Brown.


16,286.05


843.20


2,619.31


19,748.56


Highland


12,349.18


582.62


2,114.34


15,046.14


Cutler


34,751.78


1,819.14


5,238.62


41,809.54


Lincolı


6,970.31


365.63


1,804.51


9,140.45


Lowe


14,102.76


642.08


2,325.01


17,069.85


Atypical.


6,420.31


376.88


920.78


7,717.97


Sight Saving


1,573.01


167.27


224.37


1,964.65


Boys' Vocational


18,070.82


4,419.22


2,096.22


24,586.26


Independent House-


hold Arts.


2,339.00


55.61


1,115.30


3,509.91


Evening


9,080.59


876.90


1,461.03


11,418.52


Continuation


6,567.21


337.76


1,118.46


8,023.43


Americanization


7,577.59


122.10


950.00


8,649.69


Total


$769,772.70


$52,757.14


$111,241.89


$933,771.73


213


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Table 3. - Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools.


FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1923-24.


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total.


High


$76.21


$7.16


$9.45


$92.82


Northeastern Jr


60.15


3.71


5.77


69.63


Southern Jr.


58.01


4.78


6.77


69.56


Western Jr.


56.11


3.76


6.80


66.67


Prescott


51.41


1.91


13.21


66.53


Hanscom


40.14


1.81


5.53


47.48


Bennett


44.94


2.79


5.84


53.57


Baxter


54.26


2.08


11.42


67.76


Knapp


38.58


2.12


6.88


47.58


Perry


45.65


2.22


8.24


56.11


Pope


38.07


2.05


5.54


45.66


Cummings


40.32


1.67


10.44


52.43


Edgerly


28.91


2.25


5.13


36.29


Glines


38.92


1.98


4.87


45.77


Forster ..


37.33


2.19


19.81


59.33


Bingham


43.15


1.98


5.36


50.49


Carr


40.06


2.10


5,30


47.46


Morse


44.01


1.77


6.46


52.24


Proctor


43.24


2.24


7.60


53.08


Durell


41.98


2.07


10.35


54.40


Burns


46.05


1.63


7.64


55.32


Brown


44.38


2.30


7.14


53.82


Highland


46.60


2.20


7.98


56.78


Cutler


40.98


2.15


6.18


49.31


Lincoln


46.16


2.42


11.95


60.53


Lowe


42.87


1.95


7.07


51.89


Atypical


110.70


6.50


15.88


133.08


Sight Saving


121.00


12.87


17.26


151.13


Evening


10.86


1.05


1.75


13.66


Continuation


40.29


2.07


6.86


49.22


Americanization


20.32


.33


2.55


23.20


Elementary


42.18


2.13


7.18


51.49


All schools ( without


state-aided schools)


51.21


3.34


7.39


61.94


Boys' Vocational


250.98


61.38


27.73


340.09


Ind. Household Arts


47.85


.45


9.00


57.30


1


214


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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 KAP ..


Average Member- ship.


Instruction and Super- vision.


School Supplies.


Light.


Heating. Janitors.


School Tele- phones.


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+


1914


12,320


338,587


126,843


6,448


18,952


33,711


624


425,165


1915


12,903


357,581


29,389


5,755


18,366


32,674


213


443,978


1916


13,191


363,948


26,098


6,233


20,197


34,667


451,143


1917


12,770


376,138


29,221


5,429


25,487


35,718


471,993


1918


12,656


410,589


33,587


6,966


35,839


42,063


18


529,062


1919


12,733


437,730


33,225


8,821


22,960


55,710


*559,328


1920


12,836


613,294


40,079


10,092


37,083


56,381


*757,679


1921


13,396


714,859


26,329


12,163


63,017


61,435


¥878,153


1922


14,109


747,905


42,682


10,531


26,521


61,987


*889,877


1923


14,308


752,272


44,106


9.883


64,726


63,408


934,395


1924


14,544


769,773


52,757


9,803


34,162


67,277


933,772


1 $92.50 included for rental of church for schoolhouse purposes in Ward 7.


Includes $882.50. rent of Armory. in 1919.


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS. Based on the average membership. ]


YEAR.


Instruction and Supervision.


School Supply Expenses.


Janitors. Heat and Light.


Total.


Assessors' Valuation of City.


Ratio of Cost of School Main- tenance to Valuation.


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


1914


24 55


1 89


4 27


30 71


74,887,800


.00568


1915


24 90


2 03


3 92


30 85


77,153,500


.00575


1916


26 25


1 88


4 41


32 54


79,304,329


.00569


1917


26 72


2 05


4 61


33 38


78,921,472


.00595


1918


29 58


2 40


6 09


38 07


84,639,280


.00625


1919


31 82


2 45


6 43


40 70


87,353,424


.00643


1920


44 34


2 80


7 45


54 59


83,910,855


.00903


1921


50 07


1 60


9 62


61 29


86,718,290


.01012


1922


50 90


2 77


6 73


60 40


88,158,139


.01009


1923


50 39


2 85


9 24


62 48


92,519,400


.01010


1924


51 21


1


3 34


7 39


61 94


99,311,000


.00940


..


350.00.


. in 1921


..


250.00.


. in 1922.


Table 5 .- Annual Cost Per Capita of Maintaining Schools.


.


750.00.


, in 1920.


-


Total.


215


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


1912


$35,527


$14,163


$389,431


$439,121


1913


34,866


19,341


402,092


456,299


1914


120,913


19,700


425,165


565,778


1915


9,745


28,212


443,978


181,935


1916


81,184


21,634


451,143


553,961


1917


94,420


27,283


471,993


593,696


1918


100,177


30,126


529,062


659,365


1919


104,067


20,492


559,328


683,887


1920


200


44,286


757,679


802,165


1921


3,285


39,573


878,153


921,011


1922


7,576


36,629


889,877


934,082


1923


588,302


63,052


934,395


1,585,749


1924


289,938


57,593


933,772


1,281,303


For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.


TABLE 7. - POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS


For School Year 1923-1924


1842


1,013


1901


63,000


1913


81,000


1850


3,540


1902


65,273


1914


.


85,000


1860


8,025


1903


67,500


1915


86,85៛


1865


9,366


1905


69,272


1916


88,000


1870


14,693


1906


70,875


1917


90,000


1875


21,594


1907


72,000


1918


91,000


1880


24,985


1908


75,500


1919


91,500


1885


29,992


1909


75,500


1920


93,033


1890


40,117


1910


77,236


1921


· 94,500


1895


52,200


1911


78,000


1922


98,000


1900


61,643


1912


80,000


1923


99,000


1924


100,440


School Census


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive,


April 1, 1924


17,189


School Registration


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive,


April 1, 1924 :-


In public schools


12,964


In private schools


3,295


Total


16.259


Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive :-


In public schools, males .


4.512


females


4,660


In private schools, males .


1,193


females


1,245


2,438


Total


11,610


.


·


.


.


·


.


.


·


9,172


216


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table 8 .- Attendance of the Public Schools for the School Year 1923-1924


Rooms used for Classrooms in June


SCHOOLS


Annual


Enrollment.


Average


Membership.


Average


Attendance.


Per cent. of


Attendance.


No. Attending


in October


No. Attending in June.


72 High


2,104


1,936


1,811


93.5


2,048


1,843


35 Northeastern Jr. High


1,461


1,360


1,299


95.5


1,394


1,305


32 Southern Jr. High


1,097


1,020


951


93.2


1,059


977


38 Western Jr. High


1,194


1,125


1,081


95.1


1,140


1,098


24 Prescott


372


328


301


92.0


324


376


10 Hanscom


534


474


435


89.9


498


432


11 Bennett


516


471


442


92.2


480


467


Baxter


213


179


166


92.5


180


174


10: Knapp


492


410


386


94.2


403


418


5:Perry


269


248


231


93.1


240


254


12|Pope.


587


527


493


93.6


541


510


4: Cummings


206


175


163


93.1


188


171


4 Edgerly


631


569


528


92.8


569


549


14 Glines


238


227


211


93.0


202


280


16| Bingham


743


669


626


88.5


681


675


15 Carr


721


673


634


94.2


668


670


11| Morse


504


456


429


91.3


460


453


| Proctor


355


323


302


93.5


323


331


4 Durell


188


166


155


93.0


168


161


8. Burns


329


307


286


93.2


312


301


10 Brown


401


367


346


94.1


375


353


7 Highland


283


265


253


95.6


265


260


20 Cutler


905


848


796


91.5


840


841


4 Lincoln


166


151


142


93.8


154


152


& Lowe


348


329


307


93.3


330


326


4 | Atypical


53


58


52


89.0


55


58


1 Sight Saving


13


13


12


91.2


13


13


Boys' Vocational


102


72


69


96.5


80


65


+ Continuation


334


163


134


82.6


143


140


403


Total


16,092


14,554


13,647


93.8


14,797


14,265


387 |Total for 1922-23


15,932


14,308


13,276


92.8


14,596


13,899


645


606


91.9


664


612


7 Forster


217


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Table 9. - Statistics of High School for School Year September 10, 1923 to June 26, 1924


Number of teachers, including Head Master .


72


Number of days school kept


180


Number enrolled .


2,104


Average number belonging


1,936.3


Average daily attendance


1,811.2


Tardinesses


4,872


Dismissals


602


In Class 1926, September June


869


Per cent. loss


13


In Class 1925. September


639


June


576


Per cent. of loss


9.9


In Class 1924. September


524


June


503


Per cent. of loss


4


Special Students. September . June .


16


Per cent. of loss


18.8


Total, September


2,048


June


1,848


Per cent of loss .


9.8


Number of graduates, male


264


Number of graduates, female Total


497 18 yrs., 3 mos.


Average age, female graduates


17 yrs., 8 mos.


Number entering college


78


Number of graduates entering scientific schools


27


Number of graduates entering normal schools .


37 $145,389 67


Cost of instruction


12,147 48


Cost of supplies Total cost


157,537 15


Per capita cost of instruction


75 08


Per capita cost of supplies .


6 27


Total cost per capita




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