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0.015
0.015
0.016
0.016
0.018
0.019
School supplies
0.048
0.047
0.057
0.047
0.046
0.042
Teachers' salaries. ...
0.825
0.790
0.808
0.804
0.826
0.819
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
Janitors' salaries
$0.070
THE PER CAPITA COST OF DAY SCHOOLS FOR 1926 AND 1927
High School.
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1926.
1927.
Change
1926.
1927.
Change
1926.
1927.
Change
1926.
1927.
Change
Instruction Supplies
$83.02
$86.79
+$3.77
$64.37
$70.55
+$6.18
$45.49
$50.76
+$5.27
$54.70
$60.69
+$5.99
6.32
5.99
-0.33
3.87
3.94
+ 0.07
1.77
1.78
+0.01
2.88
2.91
+0.03
Care
10.89
9 87
-1.02
6.81
7.67
+0.86
6.31
8.33
+ 2.02
6.83
8.38
+1.55
Total.
$100.23
$102.65
+$2.42
$75.05
$82.16
+$7.11
$53.57
$60.87
+$7.30
$64.41
$71.98
+$7.57
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
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Per Capita Cost. The proper method of comparison of
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144
ANNUAL REPORTS
Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :
1922
1923
1924
Cost of Instruction ..
$50 90
$50 39
$51 21
1925 $51 25
1926 $54 87
1927 $60 89
Cost of Supplies
2 77
2 85
3 34
2 79
2 90
2 94
Cost of Care
6 73
9 24
7 39
8 35
6 96
8 49
Total
$60 40
$62 48
$61 94
$62 39
$64 73
$72 32
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $3.77 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1926, and 33 cents more per pupil for supplies.
The elementary schools have cost $5.27 more per pupil for instruction, and one cent more for supplies.
The amount spent for the school year 1927 was $9.69, or 54 cents more than was spent in 1926. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1927 not including the vocational schools, was $72.32.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TEACHERS' SALARIES
The salaries paid to teachers in January 1928 are as follows :
1 man
$4,500
4 women
2,125
1 man
3,725
1 man, 12 women
2,100
1 man
3,700
7 women
2,075
1 man
3,500
9 women
2,050
2 men
3,450
. 20 women
2,025
1 man
3,425
21 women
2,000
3 men
3,400
4 women
1,975
1 man
3,350
9 women
1,950
1 man, 1 woman
3,325
21 women
1,925
1 man
3,300
1 man, 40
women
1,900
1 man
3,250
16 women
1,875
2 men
3,200
1 man, 25 women
1,850
2 men
3,125
15 women
1,825
1 man
3,000
25 women
1,800
1 man
2,850
19 women
1,775
man,
woman
2,825
1 man*, 10 women
1,750
1 man
2,800
1 woman
1,725
1 man
2,775
29 women
1,700
1 man
2,750
1 woman
1,675
1 man
2,700
2 women
1,650
. man
2,675
, women
1,625
2 men
2,575
4 men, 9 women
1,600
1 man
2,550
1 man, 2 women
1,575
1 man, 1 woman
2,525
1 man, 8 women
1,550
4 men, 2 women
2,500
2 women
1,525
1 woman
2,475
women
1,500
1 woman
2,425
4 women
1,475
2 women
2,400
4 women
1,450
, men, 1
woman
2,350
2 women
1,425
. man
2,325
10 women
1,400
4 men
2,300
4 women
1,375
1 man, 1 woman
2,275
, women
1,350
2 men, 8 women
2,250
7 women
1,300
1 man, 2 women
2,225
7 men, 1 woman
2,200
9 women
1,275
6 women
2,175
2 women
1,250
5 women
2,150
women
1,200
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Table 1-Schoolhouses, January, 1928
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
1,733
Brick Brick
Steam Steam
Fan Fan
*$426,000
1895 1871
8 rooms added 1906 30 rooms added 1913
School / East.
13
470
Brick
Steam
Fan
11
356
49,310
Brick
Steam
Fan
139,200
1916
Knapp
៛13
522
24,517
Brick
Steam
Gravity
58,500
1889
Pope
12
578
27,236
Brick
Steam
Gravity
88,600
1891
Bell
32
1,151
29,860
Brick
Steam
Fan
246,000
1874
2
4 rooms added 1882
Edgerly
º12
154
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
638,000
1923
Forster ¿
13
465
30,632
Brick
Steam
Gravity
112,000
1866
Folsom S
13
293
Bingham
16
771
35,586
Brick
Steam
Gravity
82,000
1886
4 rooms added 1894 8 rooms added 1904
Carr
15
705
20,450
Brick
Steam
Gravity
63,100
1898
Morse
12
503
29,000
Brick
Steam
Fan
64,000
1869
6 rooms added 1890
Highland.
12
413
23,260
Brick
Steam
Gravity
76,600
1880
4 rooms added 1891
Carried forward.
297
10,158
.
*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.
º5 rooms not in use.
ANNUAL REPORTS
1867
Prescott
1
Southworth S
4 rooms added 1894
13 rooms added 1918 8 rooms added 1923
4 rooms added 1892
5 rooms added 1896
1899
$2,143,400
*
Table 1-(Concluded)-Schoolhouses, January, 1928
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.
297
10,158
$2,143,400
Hodgkins
14
568
35,034
Brick Brick
Steam
Gravity
121,700
1896
Western
24
727 1
Brick
Steam
Fan
145,800
1912
6 rooms added 1915
Bennett
12
508
21,964
Brick
Steam
Gravity
58,000
1902
Hanscom
10
182
16,767
Brick
Steam
Fan
70,500
1897
Brown
10
487
26,733
Brick
Steam
Gravity
83,000
1901
4 rooms added 1907
Proctor.
#9
343
*
Brick
Steam
Gravity
*47,000
1905
8
387
16,080
Brick
Steam
Gravity
49,000
1886
8
386
21,650
Brick
Steam
Gravity
59,000
1903
Lowe.
6
290
11,000
Brick
Steam
Gravity
40,700
1901
Baxter
6
291
46,080
Brick
Steam
Gravity
54,500
1899
Perry
8
30,155
Wood
Furnace
Furnace
71,000
1884
Boys' Vocational
( Davis 4 Machine Shop 2 ( Automobile Shop2
4
196
11,300
Wood
Furnace
Furnace
19,900
1884
Durell.
4
184
13,883
Brick
Steam
Gravity
25,100
1894
Lincoln
4
168
17,662
Wood
Steam
Gravity
22,800
1885
Total.
444
16,131
$3,219,400
*State property.
tLand included in Walter Ernest Shaw Playground.
#One room used for Dental Dispensary.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
9 rooms added 1923
Cutler
20
956
53,729
Steam
Fan
1208,000
1917
4 rooms added 1907
Burns
4 rooms added 1899
( Machine shop added 1917 Automobile shop added 1918
Cummings
148
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 2 .- Cost of Maintaining Schools FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1926-1927
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total
High
$183,564.14
$12,672.82
$20,880.83
$217,117.79
Northeastern Jr.
93,676.96
5,474.79
9,413.22
108,564.97
Southern Jr
80,114.42
4,203.17
8,928.78
93,246.37
Western Jr.
79,320.53
4,498.23
9,008.70
92,827.46
Prescott
36,150.52
1,249.55
6,855.16
44,255.23
Hanscom
21,590.32
625.43
3,127.60
25,343.35
Bennett
25,025.92
1,143.08
3,157.14
29,326.14
Baxter
11,051.76
300.37
2,434.00
13,786.13
Knapp
23,389.15
902.69
3,614.51
27,906.35
Perry
11,511.83
337.07
2,434.00
14,282.90
Pope
24,387.73
706.31
3,500.39
28,594.43
Cummings
7,816.87
170.83
2,061.19
10,048.89
Edgerly
6,959.22
251.09
2,936.94
10 147.25
Glines
28,027.46
914.50
3,659.25
32,601.21
Forster
20,523.54
930.89
3,634.77
25,089.20
Bingham
32,543.11
1,120.27
4,259.60
37,922.98
Carr
30,043.56
1,008.90
4,215.58
35,268.04
Morse
24,262.37
656.46
3,387.69
28,306.52
Proctor
14,218.96
461.68
2,941.20
17,621.84
Durell
7,580.14
220.78
2,061.19
9,862.11
Burns
16,436.71
392.30
2,780.78
19,609.79
Brown.
20,827.29
629.72
3,127.61
24,584.62
Highland
19,538.23
766.26
2,645.22
22,949.71
Cutler
42,339.38
1,537.12
6,265.57
50,142.07
Lincoln
8,356.47
269.46
2,061.19
10.687.12
Lowe ..
16,553.83
455.44
2,780.77
19,790.04
Atypical.
9,359.60
816.79
1,380.95
11,557.34
Sight > aving
1,969.25
312.35
276.19
2,557.79
Boys' Vocational
24,343.21
3,311.81
2,970.52
30,625.54
Independent House- hold Arts.
2,748.00
81.86
1,453.65
4,283.51
Evening
8,430.10
665.80
2,476.32
11,572.22
Continuation
6,471.25
211.74
3,391.17
10,074.16
Americanization
5,456.50
88.62
1,361.92
6,907.04
Total
$944,588.33
$47,388.18
$135,483.60
$1,127,460.11
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Table 3 .- Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1926-27
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total
High
$86.79
$5.99
$9.87
$102.65
Northeastern Jr.
68.83
4.02
6.92
79.77
Southern Jr.
70.46
3.70
7.85
82.01
Western Jr.
72.37
4.10
8.22
84.69
Prescott
50.63
1.75
9.60
61.98
Hanscom
55.82
1.62
8.12
65.56
Bennett
56.21
2.57
7.09
65.90
Baxter
58.79
1.60
12.95
73.34
Knapp
57.05
2.20
8.81
68.06
Perry
45.50
1.33
9.62
56.45
Pope
50.81
1.47
7.29
59.57
Cummings
46.25
1.01
12.19
59.45
Edgerly
47.34
1.71
19.98
69.03
Glines
46.48
1.52
6.07
54.07
Forster ..
42.94
1.95
7.61
52.50
Bingham
46.03
1.58
6.02
53.63
Carr
51.27
1.72
7.19
60.18
Morse
49.82
1.35
6.94
58.11
Proctor
50.96
1.65
10.54
63.15
Durell
44.59
1.30
12.12
58.01
Burns
49.36
1.18
8.35
58.89
Brown
56.44
1.71
8.48
66.63
Highland
57.63
2.26
7.80
67.69
Cutler
43.97
1.60
6.51
52.08
Lincoln
47.75
1.54
11.78
61.07
Lowe
57.68
1.59
9.69
68.96
Atypical
104.00
9.08
15.34
128.42
Sight Saving
140.51
22.31
16.16
178.98
Evening
11.20
.88
3.29
15.37
Continuation
39.95
1.31
20.93
62.19
Americanization
16.00
.26
3.99
20.25
Elementary
50.70
1.78
8.33
60.87
All schools (without state-aided schools)
60.89
2.94
8.49
72.32
Boys' Vocational
33.12
29.70
Ind. Household Arts
243.43 24.98
.72
12.75
306.25 38.45
150
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.
YEAR.
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
26,843
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
1925
14,699
790,963
45,259
12,226
41,846
73,967
964,261
1926
15,042
851,758
46,497
13,319
23,316
74,924
1,009,814
1927
15,042
944,548
47,388
13,187
39,524
82,773
1,127,460
+$92.50 included for rental of church for schoolhouse purposes in Ward 7.
*In Judes $882.50, rent of Armory, in 1919.
*
750.00,
, in 1920.
*
350.00,
, in 1921.
250.00,
, in 1922.
Table 5 .- Annual Cost Per Capita of Maintaining Schoole 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
| 21
3 34
7 39
61 94
99,311,000
.00940
1925
51 25
2 79
8 35
62 39
104,769,800
.00920
1926
54 87
2 90
6 96
64 73
109,262,400
.00915
1927
60 89
2 94
8 49
72 32
116,406,900
.00969
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
Total.
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Table 6 .- Amount Spent Annually for all School Purposes.
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
YEAR.
For New Schoolhouses.
For Repairs and Permanent 1
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
481,935
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
1925
18,663
45,848
964,261
1,028,773
1926
741
59,903
1,009,814
1,070,458
1927
22,000
77,201
1,127,460
1,226,661
Improvements.
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1926-27
1842
1,013
1902
65,273
1915
86,854
1850
· 3,540
1903
67,500
1916
. 88,000
1860
8,025
1905
69,272
1917
93,000
1865
9,366
1906
70,875
1918
91,000
1870
14,693
1907
72,000
1919
91,500
1875
· 21,594
1908
75,500
1920
93,033
1880
24,985
1909
75,500
1921
94,500
1885
29,992
1910
77,236
1922
98,000
1890
40,117
1911
78,000
1923
99,000
1895
52,200
1912
80,000
1924
100,440
1900
61,643
1913
81,000
1925
99,032
1901
63,000
1914
85,000
1926
101,000
1927
. 102,000
School Census
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive, October 1, 1927
18,202
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive,
October 1, 1927 :-
In public schools
13,563
In private schools
4,102
Total
17,665
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive :-
In public schools, males
4,553
females
4,651
9,204
In private schools, males
1,394
females
1,444
2,838
Total
12,042
.
.
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Table 8 .- Attendance of the Public Schools for the School Year 1926-1927
Rooms used for 1 | Classrooms in June
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending
in October.
No. Attending in June.
72 High
2,318
2,115
1,966
93.0
2,250
2.042
35 Northeastern Jr. High
1,459
1,361
1,289
94.7
1,376
1,344
32 Southern Jr. High
1,248
1,137
1,061
93.3
1,180
1,087
38
Western Jr. High
1,154
1,096
1,044
95.2
1,121
1,067
19
Prescott
816
714
669
93.6
715
719
10
Hanscom
413
385
358
93.0
388
388
11
Bennett
495
445
422
94.8
451
447
6
Baxter
243
188
175
93.0
219
212
11
Knapp
467
410
387
94.5
414
413
6
Perry
293
253
236
93.3
245
247
12
Pope.
545
480
457
95.1
497
479
4
Cummings
194
169
156
92.1
173
170
3
Edgerly.
167
147
137
93.3
150
132
14
Glines
671
603
563
93.4
602
558
10
Forster
557
478
441
92.3
483
503
16
Bingham
790
707
659
93.2
718
702
15
Carr
647
586
553
94.3
587
577
11
Morse
528
487
465
95.4
492
491
7
Proctor
290
279
264
95.0
275
283
4 Durell
182
170
161
94.9
171
164
8 Burns
359
333
314
94.0
331
338
10 |Brown
397
369
342
92.6
373
363
9 Highland
382
339
318
93.8
355
334
21
Cutler
1068
963
892
92.6
1,000
897
4 Lincoln
198
175
167
95.0
165
183
8
Lowe
320
287
268
93.3
287
293
6
Atypical
72
90
82
91.1
65
85
1 Sight Saving
14
14
13
93.2
14
14
Boys' Vocational
140
100
96
95.5
111
84
3
Continuation
242
162
139
85.8
177
158
406
Total
16,669
15,042
14,094
93.7
15,385
14,814
404 |Total for 1925-26.
16,637
15,042
14,074
93.6
15,092
14,807
154
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year September 9, 1926 to June 23, 1927
Number of teachers, including Head Master
76 178
Number of days school kept
Number enrolled
2,318
Average number belonging
2,115.3
Average daily attendance
1,966.4
Tardinesses
5,280
Dismissals
632
In Class of 1929, September
1,015
June
873
Per cent. of loss
14.
In Class of 1928, September
664
June
618
Per cent. of loss
6.9
In Class of 1927, September
545
June
531
Per cent. of loss
2.6
Special Students, September
26
June
20
Per cent. of loss
2.3
Total, September
2,250
June
2,042
Per cent. of loss
9.2
Number of graduates, male
232
Number of graduates, female
Total
521
Average age, male graduates
18 yrs. 1 mo.
Average age, female graduates
18 yrs. 2 mos.
Number of graduates entering college
101
Number of graduates entering scientific schools
19
Number of graduates entering normal schools
37
Cost of instruction
$180,659.14
Cost of supplies Total cost
$192,629.11
Per capita cost of instruction
85.418
Per capita cost of supplies
5.659
Total cost per capita
$91.077
289
11,969.97
155
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 10-Pupils by Grades, June, 1927
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Never in First Grade Before
-
High
Special
10
10
20
Twelfth
240
291
531
Eleventh
307
311
618
Tenth
421
452
873
Total
19
58
42
978
1,064
2,042
Junior High
Ninth
488
551
1,039
Eighth
516
552
1,068
Seventh
667
724
1,391
Total
19
104
2
1,671
1,827
3,498
Elementary
Sixth
38
663
648
1,311
Fifth
35
723
710
1,433
Fourth
35
663
672
1,335
Third
35
694
696
1,390
Second
36
727
708
1,435
First
37
757
734
1,491
Total
8
216
4,227
4,168
8,395
Kindergarten
9
7
280
258
538
Special
4
8
7
7
14
Cadets.
1
13
Atypical
6
52
33
85
Boys' Vocational
10
84
84
Independent
Household Arts
1
Continuation
2
1
73
85
158
Americanization
1
Grand Total
63
418
11
7,372
7,442
14.814
1,494
Sight Saving
1
156
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 11 .- Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational, and Continuation Schools, 1926-1927
High
School
Junior
High
Schools
Elementary
Schools
Kinder-
gartens
Vocational
School
for Boys
Atypical
Schools
Sight
Saving
Continuation
Total
Annual enrollment
2318
3461
9756
666
140
72
14
242
16,669
Average membership
2115
3594
8358
569
100
90
14
162
:5.042
Average attendance
1966
3394
7902
502
96
82
13
139
14,094
Per cent. of attendance.
93.0
94.4
94.5
88.2
95.5
91.1
93 2
85.8
93.7
Number cases of tardiness
5280
2140
4616
90
96
170
13
121
12,526
Number cases of dismissal
632
1384
587
41
8
6
2,658
Membership, October, 1926
2.250
3677
8465
626
111
65
14
177
15,385
Membership, June, 1927
2042
3498
8395
538
84
85
14
158
14,814
No. cases corp. punishment.
41
41
Table 12 .- Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1 in September
SCHOOL.
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
Prescott
87
82
75
74
83
Hanscom
114
83
83
94
60
Bennett ..
74
89
80
67
75
Baxter
35
35
41
40
35
Knapp
45
40
45
49
44
Perry
48
32
33
54
56
Pope
89
86
77
66
80
Cummings
50
41
42
42
44
Edgerly
43
40
38
47
65
Glines
94
104
100
90
76
Forster
32
33
64
63
98
Bingham
106
95
112
97
128
Carr
66
113
72
76
81
Morse
74
72
88
74
Proctor
44
36
41
39
29
Durell
37
46
40
34
38
Burns
83
76
84
80
en
Brown
68
63
54
61
58
Cutler
120
129
129
129
148
Lincoln
44
33
47
46
6.7
Lowe
61
69
66
71
77
Total
1,414
1,397
1,411
1,393
1,494
157
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions-Junior High Schools-June 1927
Promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth grade in the Junior High School corresponds to the promotion from the last grade of a grammar school to the High School.
SCHOOL
Number in Class
in June
No. Promoted to
Grade 9
No. Entering Grade 9
No. Entering Schools
Outside City
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering Voca-
No. Entering Other
Junior High Schools
Northeastern Jr. High School
433
410
373
21
13
2
11
0
Southern Junior High School ..
32
30-
267
10
19
7
0
Western Junior High School ..
33
328
30
5
17
0
2
1
Total
1093
1042
943
36
49
00
4
1
Table 13A-Ninth Grade Promotions-Junior High Schools-June 1927
Promotion from the ninth grade to the tenth is the pro- motion from the Junior High School to the Senior High School. The tenth grade corresponds to the second year of a four year High School.
SCHOOL
Number in Class
No. Promoted to
High School
No. Entering
Somerville High
Other Schools, Pub-
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering Boys'
Vocational School
No. Remaining at Home
Northeastern Junior High
383
371
287
12
31 36
36
4
Southern
311
291
231
18
Western
346
338
301
19
11
7
0
Total
1040
|1000
819
49
78
43
7
4
0
091
0
in June
School
No. Entering
lic or Private
tional School
In City
158
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1926-1927
1026
1927
Change
Number of visits to the schools
367
296
-71
Number of visits to the homes
1,161
1,316
+155
Number of cases investigated
1,221
1,379
++158
Number of cases found to be truan- cy or absenteeism
273
342
+70
Number of different pupils who were truants or habitual absentees
207
263
+56
Number who were truants for the first time
168
226
+58
Number who were truants for the second time
27
28
+1
Number who were truants for
12
9
=3
Number of girls who were truants or absentees
42
72
+30
Number of visits to mercantile or manufacturing establishments
37
20
-17
Number of minors found to be work- ing without employment cer- tificates
31
35
+4
Number of employment certificates issued to boys
484
496
+12
Number of employment certificates reissued to boys
169
138
-31
Number of employment certificates issued to girls
263
261
-2
Number of employment certificates reissued to girls
107
97
-10
Number of educational literate cer- tificates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)
2,155
2,210
+55
Number of newspaper licenses is- sued to boys 12 to 16 years of age Number of transfer cards investi- gated
77
116
+39
Number of transfer cards forwarded
1,587
1,701
+114
Number of truants in the County Training school at the close of the year
9
12
+3
Amount paid for board of truants
2,643
2,675
+32
$823.15
three or more times
159
Table 14A-Truancies and Habitual Absenteeism by Ages and Grades
BY AGES.
GRADES.
Total.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16 01 Over
I
1
4
2
7
II.
4
5
2
11
III
4
1
6
2
1
4
3
2
1
26
V
1
2
8
S
3
9
1
32
VI
5
14
10
7
1
39
VII.
3
12
14
9
1
39
VIII
1
4
16
20
41
JX
1
1
11
13
X
12
4
16
XI
1
1
XII
1
1
Voc. 1
6
1
7
Voc. 2
1
3
1
5
Contin't' n
3
8
11
Total.
1
8
11
8
15
17
23
40
61
70
9
263
1
Sent to Lyman School
7
Sent to Shirley
4
Sent to Society Prevention of Cruelty to Children
3
Sent to Working Boys' Home
1
Sent to House Angel Guardian
1
Sent to House of Good Shepherd
1
Sent to Westboro State Hospital
1
263
Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases :-
Warned and returned to school
137
Transferred to other schools
17
Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years)
30
Left school (over 16 years)
21
Removed from city
25
Parent in court, failing to send
1
Brought before court and returned to school
10
Brought before court and sent to Training School
3
Returned to Training School (violating parole)
14
IV
4
7
5
2
Ungraded
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 14-(Concluded)-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1926-1927
160
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 15-Evening High School-Season 1926-1927
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
494
524
1,018
Average membership
282
287
569
Average attendance
198
194
392
Number of teachers
22
Number of sessions
57
Cost of Instruction
$5,711 50
Cost of janitor, fuel, light and
supplies
1,949 98
Total cost
$7,661 48
Cost per pupil per evening ..
$0 236
Average attendance: October, 578; November, 444; December, 385; January, 305; February, 272; March, 298.
Table 15-A-Evening Elementary Schools-Season 1926-1927
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
93
63
156
Average membership
56
34
90
Average attendance
45
28
73
Number of teachers
5
Number of sessions
77
Cost of Instruction
$1,706 60
Cost of janitor, fuel, light, and
1,002 78
Total Cost
$2,709 38
Cost per pupil per evening ....
$0 391
Table 15-B-Evening Vocational Classes-Season 1926-1927
Women 113
Enrolled
Average membership
94
Average attendance
77
Number of teachers
6
Number of sessions
39
Cost of instruction
$1,210 66
Cost of janitors, fuel, light and supplies
187 04
Total expenditure
$1,397 70
Income from sources other than local taxation
136 69
Net expenditure
$1,261 01
Reimbursement from State
630 50
Net cost
$630 51
Net cost per pupil per evening
$0 17
supplies
161
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 15-C-Americanization Classes-Season 1926-1927
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
248
171
419
Average membership
208
133
341
Average attendance
195
80
275,
Number of classes
21
Number of teachers
12
Number of sessions
70
Membership hours
47,740
Cost of instruction
$5,937 00
Cost of supplies
60 37
Total cost
$5,997 37
Reimbursement from the State
$2,998 68
Net cost
$2,998 69
Net cost per membership hour
$0 063.
1
162
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 16 .- Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools.
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
Prescott
178
199
181
Bennett
4
4
31
Knapp
91
132
161
177
202
161
Perry
Pope
129
136
88
91
84
84
.
Edgerly
168
157
189
»Glines
91
90
95
82
95
76
Forster
35
29
40
41
65
69
Bingham
87
78
87
90
84
93
Carr
142
118
138
136
134
126
Morse
68
58
68
54
66
62
Proctor
53
64
59
55
51
58
Brown
69
73
44
43
40
67
Highland
161
156
129
112
136
126
Cutler
154
147
146
161
166
168
Total
1248
1238
1244
1224
1326
1302
Average Membership of Elementary Schools
8268
8347
8878
8766
8504
8358
Per cent of Average Membership Promoted
15.09
14.83
14.02
13.96
15.6
15.58
163
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 17. - Attendance Statistics.
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
JUNE
ENROLLMENT
Average Membership
Average Attendance
Per cent. of Attendance
Number of Tardi- nesses
Ratio of Tardiness to Average Attendance
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
1914
13,932
12,320
11,610
94.2
7,380
0.635
1915
14,505
12,903
12,189
94.5
8,000
0.656
1916
14,647
13,191
12,323
93.4
9,373
0.761
1917
13,967
12,770
11,933
93.7
7,325
0.613
1918
14,256
12,656
11,798
93.2
8,970
0.760
1919
14,039
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