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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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