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1929 $0.072
Heat and light
0.047
0.056
0.036
0.047
0.033
0.041
Administration
0.016
0.016
0.018
0.019
0.020
0.017
School supplies
0.057
0.047
0.046
0.042
0.045
0.045
Teachers' salaries
0.808
0.804
0.826
0.819
0.827
0.825
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
..
The Per Capita Cost of Day Schools for 1928 and 1929
High School.
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1928.
1929.
Change
1928.
1929.
Change
1928.
1929.
Change
1928.
1929.
Change
Instruction Supplies Care.
$89.05 5.94 9.25
$94.29 7.49 9 47
+$5.24 +1.55 +0.22
$71.35 3.61 7.04
$69.85 3.65 7.60
-$1.50 +0.04 +0.56
$51.10 1.94 7.31
$53.87 1.92 8.18
+$2 .: 7 -0.02 +0.87
$62.23 3.01 7.68
$63.80 3.17
+$1.57
+0.16
8.20
+0.52
Total
$101.24
$111.25
+$7.01
$82.00
$81.10
-$0.90
$60.35
$63.97
+$3.62
$72.92
$75.17
+$2.25
schools. The following shows :-
280
Per Capita Cost. The proper method of comparison of the cost of schools year by year is to consider the sum spent for each pupil in the average membership. In this computation
we exclude the cost of evening schools, and the vocational
ANNUAL REPORTS
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :-
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
Cost of Instruction
$51 21
$51 25
$54 87
$60 89
$62 23
$63 95
Cost of Supplies
3.34
2 79
2 90
2 94
3 01
3 19
Cost of Care
7 39
8 35
6 96
8 49
7 68
8 33
Total
$61 94
$62 39
$64 73
$72 32
$72 92
$75 47
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $5.24 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1928, and $1.55 more per pupil for supplies.
The elementary schools have cost $2.77 more per pupil for instruction, and 2 cents less for supplies.
The amount spent for the school year 1929 was $10.21, or 65 cents more than was spent in 1928. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1929, not including the vocational schools, was $75.47.
282
ANNUAL REPORTS
TEACHERS' SALARIES
The salaries paid to teachers in January 1930 are as follows :-
1 man
$5,000
15 women
2,150
1 man
4,200
5 women
2,125
1 man
4,000
39 women
2,100
1 man
3,550
6 women
2,075
7 men, 1 woman
3,500
10 women
2,050
1 man
3,475
5 women
2,025
1 man
3,425
.3 men, 69
women
2,000
1 man
3,400
1 man, 13 women
1,975
1 woman
3,325
2 men, 15 women
1,950
1 man
3.300
1 man, 11
women
1,925
1 man
3,200
1 man, 11
women
1,900
1 man
3,050
11 women
1,875
1 man
3,025
2 men, 11
women
1,850
men
3,000
11 women
1,825
3 men
2,850
5 men, 15
women
1,800
3 men
2,800
7 women
1,775
1 man
2,775
9 women
1,750
1 man
2,725
5 women
1,725
1 man, 1 woman
2,700
3 men, 27
women
1,700
man, 1 woman
2,600
1 woman
1,675
1 woman
2,550
4 women
1,650
1 man
2,500
10 women
1,625
2 women
2,475
6 women
1,600
1 woman
2,450
2 women
1,575
1 man
2,425
2 women
1,550
1 man, 1 woman
2,400
1 woman
1,525
3 men, 1 woman
2,375
2 women
1,500
1 man, 3 women
2,350
1 woman
1,475
1 man
2,325
4 women
1,450
3 men, 3 women
2,300
1 woman
1,425
1 man, 2 women
2,275
1 man, 3
1,400
3 men, 13 women
2,250
4 women
1,375
1 woman
2,225
3 women
1,350
5 men, 18 women
2.200
2 men, 12 women
1,300
3 women
$2,175
2 women
1,275
17 women
1,200
Table 1-Schoolhouses, January, 1930
NAME
tNo. of Classrooms
. of Sittings
Size of Lot. includ- ing Space Occupied by Build- ing
Material
How Heated
How Ventilated
Valuation, including Furniture
When Built
Enlargements
No
High \ West )
$66
1,804
Brick
Steam
Fan
1895 1871 1927
{ 8 rooms added 1906 2 30 rooms added 1913 127 rooms added 1928
Prescott
13
470
Brick
Steam
Fan
1867
Southworth $
11
356
49,310
Brick
Steam
Fan
139,200
1916
Knapp
#13
519
24,517
Brick
Steam
Gravity
58,500
1889
Pope
12
567
27,236
Brick
Steam
Gravity
88,600
1891
Bell
32
1,344
29,860
Brick
Steam
Fan
246,000
1874
8 rooms added 1923
Edgerly
º12
215
24,000
Brick
Steam
Gravity
48,000
871
Glines
14
697
28,800
Brick
Steam
Gravity
101,400
1891
Chandler
35
1,404
74,124
Brick
Steam
Fan
638,900
1923
Forster
13
664
30,632
Brick
Steam
Gravity
112,000
1866
Folsom
13
Bingham
16
730
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
507
29,000
Brick
Steam
Gravity
64,000
1869
6 rooms added 1890
Highland.
12
423
23,260
Brick
Steam
Gravity
72,400
1880
4 rooms added 1891
Carried forward.
289
10, 105
$2,619,400
*Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13 1-10 acres; land not included in valuation.
tIncludes home rooms, laboratories, shops. assembly rooms, etc.
#2 rooms converted into a hall.
93 rooms not in use.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
*
School / East
*$905,300
Gymnasium
4 rooms added 1894
13 rooms added 1918
4 rooms added 1882
4 rooms added 1892
5 rooins added 1896
1899
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Table 1-(Concluded)-Schoolhouses, January, 1930
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
ANNUAL REPORTS
( Machine shop added 1917 Automobile shop added 1918
Boys' Vocational
Machine Shop 2 ( Automobile Shop2
4
196
11,300
Wood
Furnace
Furnace
19,900
1884
Cummings
4
190
13,883
Brick
Steam
Gravity
26,100
1894
Durell
4
171
17,662
Wood
Steam
Gravity
24,800
1885
Lincoln
$3,700,000
.
Total.
436
16,186
+
53,729
Brick
Steam
Fan
145,800
1912
Cutler
12
482
21,964
Brick
Steam
Gravity
58,000
1902
Bennett
10
468
16,767
Brick
Steam
Fan
70,500
1897
Hanscom.
10
480
26,733
Brick
Steam
Gravity Gravity
*47,000
1905
Proctor.
8
336
16,080
Brick
Steam
Gravity
49,000
1886
Burns.
8
386
21,650
Brick
Steam
Gravity
59,000
1903
Lowe ..
6
240
11,000
Brick
Steam
Gravity
40,700
1901
Baxter
6
277
46,080
Brick
Steam
Gravity
56,100
1899
Perry
( Davis 4
8
30,155
Wood
Steam
Gravity
71,000
1884
*State property.
tLand included in Walter Ernest Shaw Playground.
#One room used for Dental Dispensary.
9 rooms added 1923 6 rooms added 1915
Western
24
1188
35,034
Brick Brick
Steam
Gravity
$2,619,400
Brought forward.
289
10,405
1896
Hodgkins
14
1917
Steam
Fan
121,700 +208,000
4 rooms added 1907
83,000
1901
4 rooms added 1907
Brown
#9
358 *
Brick
Steam
4 rooms added 1899
20
1009
285
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Table 2 .- Cost of Maintaining Schools FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1928-1929
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total
High
$208,850.55
$16,591.05
$21,080.85
$246,522.45
Northeastern Jr.
100,181.95
5,247.75
9,774.32
115,204.02
Southern Jr.
89,391.69
4,516.21
9,123.63
103,031.53
Western Jr.
82,323.14
4,418.90
10,364.15
97,106.19
Prescott
38,651.97
1,246.24
6,929.88
46,828.09
Hanscom
21,959.77
740.29
3,097.66
25,797.72
Bennett
24,752.05
1,152.25
3.117.07
29,021.37
Baxter
12.587.22
333.44
2,389.03
15,309.69
Knapp
21,855.70
854.76
3,562.86
26,273.32
Perry
12,503.40
330.09
2,389.03
15,222.52
Pope
25,440.48
771.98
3,477.99
29,690.45
Cummings
8,876.85
226.90
2,008.64
11,112.39
Edgerly
7,443.21
287.28
2,318.62
10,049.11
Glines
28,860.73
1,180.36
3,608.90
33,649.99
Forster
24,287.82
998.95
3,616.11
28,902.88
Bingham
34,792.34
1,214.03
4,045.07
40,051.44
Carr
32,029.12
991.39
4,204.44
37,224.95
Morse
25,508.83
742.66
3,334.80
29,586.29
Proctor
15,224.28
546.24
2,468.66
18,239.18
Durell
8,033.22
228.48
2,008.64
10,270.34
Burns
17,708.81
457.66
2,743.30
20,909.77
Brown.
21,264.89
711.19
3,097.66
25,073.74
Highland
20,525.92
664.78
2,608.49
23,799.19
Cutler
46,859.31
1,687.70
6,325.29
54,872.30
Lincoln
8,256.78
276.19
2,008.64
10.541.61
Lowe
16,793.17
483.81
2,743.30
20,020.28
Atypical.
13,397.88
1,177.47
1,978.87
16,554.22
Sight Naving
2,138.65
167.90
273.71
2,580.26
Continuation
6,685.45
364.15
3,354.62
10,404.22
Americanization
5,999.65
155.63
1,770.55
7,925.83
Evening High
6,475.70
493.26
1,104.55
8,073.51
Elementary
1,693.27
38.86
1,604.17
3,336.30
Practical Arts
707.32
2 00
186.67
895.99
Boys' Vocational.
26,995.92
5,266.07
3,016.00
35,277.99
Independent House- hold Arts.
2,859.00
96.77
1,205.82
4,161.59
Total
$1,021,916.04
$54,662.69
$136,941.99
$1,213,520.72
286
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 3 .- Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1928-29
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$94.29
$7.49
$9.47
$111.25
Northeastern Jr.
67.01
3.51
6.54
77.06
Southern Jr.
70.83
3.58
7.23
81.64
Western Jr.
71.71
3.85
9.03
84.59
Prescott
56.59
1.82
10.15
68.56
Hanscom
51.07
1.72
7.20
59.99
Bennett
53.00
2.47
6.67
62.14
Baxter
77.70
2.06
14.75
94.51
Knapp
52.41
2.05
8.54
63.00
Perry
50.62
1.34
9.67
61.63
Pope
54.71
1.66
7.48
63.85
Cummings
54.79
1.40
12.40
68.59
Edgerly
51.33
1.98
15.99
69.30
Glines
42.19
1.73
5.28
49.20
Forster ..
43.45
1.88
6.47
51.80
Bingham
47.98
1.67
5.58
55.23
Carr.
60.43
1.87
7.93
70.23
Morse
56.31
1.64
7.36
65.31
Proctor
54.96
1.97
8.91
65.84
Durell
52.16
1.48
13.04
66.68
Burns
69.72
1.80
10.80
82.32
Brown
55.38
1.85
8.07
65.30
Highland
61.83
2.00
17.86
81.69
Cutler
46.17
1.66
6.23
54.06
Lincoln
57.74
1.93
14.05
73.72
Lowe
57.51
1.66
9.39
68.56
Atypical
136.71
12.02
20.19
168.92
Sight Saving
152.76
11.99
19.55
184.30
Evening
11,90
.72
3.88
16.50
Continuation
39.33
2.14
19.73
61.20
Americanization
17.75
.46
5.24
23.45
Elementary
53.87
1.92
8.18
63.97
All schools ( without
state-aided schools)
63.95
3.19
8.33
75.47
Boys' Vocational
194.21
37.89
21.70
Ind. Household Arts
48.46
1.64
20.44
253.80 70.54
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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.
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
Total.
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
55,381
*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
944,588
47,388
13,187
39,524
82,773
1,127,460
1928
15,190
974,328
51,041
13,898
23,544
86,580
1,149,391
1929
15,521
1,021,916
54,663
19,458
30,032
87,452
1,213,521
1$92.50 included for rental of church for schoolhouse purposes in Ward 7.
*Includes $882.50, rent of Armory, in 1919.
*
750.00,
, in 1920.
..
350.00,
, in 1921
*
250.00,
, in 1922.
288
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 5 .- Annual Cost Per Capita of Maintaining Schoola 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
1 924
51 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
1928
62 23
3 01
7 68
72 92
120,172,300
.00956
1929
63 95
3 19
8 33
75 47
118,840,900
.01021
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
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
1928
105,469
57,226
1,149,391
1,312,086
1929
673,185
74,968
1,213,521
1,961,674
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
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TABLE 7-POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1928-1929
1842
1,013
1903
67,500
1917
93,000
1850
3,540
1905
69,272
1918
91,000
1860
8,025
1906
70,875
1919
91,500
1865
9,366
1907
72,000
1920
93.033
1870
14,693
1908
75,500
1921
94,500
1875
21,594
1909
75,500
1922
98.000
1880
24,985
1910
77,236
1923
99,000
1885
29,992
1911
78,000
1924
. 100,440
1890
40,117
1912
80,000
1925
99,032
1895
52,200
1913
81,000
1926
. 101,000
1900
61,643
1914
85.000
1927
. 102,000
1901
63,000
1915
86,854
1928
. 104,000
1902
65,273
1916
88,000
1929
. 105,000
School Census
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive, October 1, 1929
18,380,
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive,
October 1, 1929 :-
In public schools
13,989
In private schools
4,175
Total
18,164
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive :-
In public schools, males
4,619
females
4,573
9,192'
In private schools, males
1,453
females
1,475
3,928
Total
12,120
290
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 8 .- Attendance of the Public Schools for the School Year 1928-1929
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending
in October.
No. Attending in June.
High
2,430
2,215
2,047
92.4
2,354
2.125
Northeastern Jr. High
1,551
1,495
1,397
93.4
1,512
1,445
Southern Jr. High
1,364
1,262
1,171
93.6
1,298
1,174
Western Jr. High
1,213
1,148
1,079
93.9
1,172
1,105
Boys' Vocational
167
139
133
95.8
152
116
Prescott
753
683
641
93.8
657
631
Hanscom
482
430
397
92.1
433
419
Bennett
515
467
441
94.4
476
459
Baxter
222
162
152
93.8
193
185
Knapp
455
417
395
94.7
405
426
Perry
285
247
227
91.9
260
237
Pope
520
465
436
93.7
466
462
Cummings
190
162
150
92.8
175
157
Edgerly
155
145
136
92.9
146
127
Glines
,59
684
636
92.9
660
688
Forster
627
559
519
92.9
559
553
Bingham
807
725
668
92.1
742
704
Carr
569
530
501
94.6
533
598
Morse
481
453
421
92.9
456
376
Proctor
291
277
257
92.8.
269
289
Durell
166
154
143
93.4
160
150
Burns
280
254
235
92.6
254
238
Brown
405
384
360
93.8
387
384
Highland
371
332
311
95.1
338
325
Cutler
1,190
1,015
928
91.4
1,020
974
Lincoln
170
143
135
94.1
153
138
Lowe
338
292
269
92.0
297
302
Atypical
76
98
89
89.4
75
76
Sight Saving
14
14
13
96.1
14
14
Continuation
237
170
148
87.2
118
102
Total
17,083
15,521
14,435
93.0
15,734
14,979
Total for 1927-28
16,807
15,190
14,232
93.1
15,344
14,923
-
291
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 9,-Statistics of High School for School Year
September 19, 1928 to June 28, 1929
Number of Teachers, including Head Master
89
Number of days school kept
175
Number enrolled
2430
Average number belonging
2215.1
Average daily attendance
2046.7
Tardinesses
8628
Dismissals
222
In Class 1931, September
984
June
846
Per cent. of loss
14.2
In Class 1930, September
720
June
643
Per cent. of loss
10.7
In Class 1929, September
623
June
615
Per cent. of loss
1.3
Special students, September
27
June
21
Per cent. of loss
22.2
Total, September
2354
June
2125
Per cent. of loss
9.7
Number of graduates, male
284
Number of graduates, female Total
606
Average age, male graduates
18 yrs. 5 mos.
Average age, female graduates
18 yrs. 2 mos.
Number of graduates entering college
87
Number of graduates entering scientific schools
25
Number of graduates entering normal schools
31
Cost of instruction
$205,906.25
Cost of supplies Total
15,481.97
Per capita cost of instruction
92.96
Per capita cost of supplies
6.99
Total cost per capita
99.95
322
221,388 22
292
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 10-Pupils By Grades, June, 1929
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Never in First Grade Before
High
Special
10
11
21
Twelfth
290
325
615
Eleventh
294
349
643
Tenth
419
427
846
Total
23
63
·2
1,013
1,112
2,125
Junior High
Ninth
559
628
1,187
Eighth
586
563
1,149
Seventh
719
669
1,388
Total
21
106
1,864
1,860
·3,724
Elementary
Sixth
35
648
656
1,304
Fifth
35
653
658
1,311
Fourth
35
693
672
1,365
Third
35
1
722
712
1,434
Second
38
2
695
656
1,351
First
38
2
755
693
1,448
Total
8
216
5
4,166
4,047
8,213
Kindergarten
9
7
316
293
609
Special
4
10
Sight Saving
1
6
8
14
Cadets.
2
18
Atypical
7
45
31
76
Boys' Vocational
10
116
116
Independent
Household Arts
1
Continuation
2
1
60
42
102
Americanization
1
1
Grand Total
70
433
15
7,586
7,393
14,979
1,480
293
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 11-Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational and Continuation Schools, 1928-1929
High
School
Junior
High
Schools
Schools
Kinder-
gartens
Vocational
School
for Boys
Atypical
Schools
Sight
Saving
Class
School
Total
Annual enrollment
2430
4128
9:300
731
167
76
14
237
17,083
Average membership
2215
3905
8341
639
139
98
14
170
:5.521
Average attendance
2047
3647
7791
567
133
89
13
148
14,435
Per cent. of attendance.
92.4
93.8
93.4
89.0
89.4
96.1
87.2
93.0
Number cases of tardiness
8628
2465
4755
119
95.8 335
218
15
91
16,626
Number cases of dismissal
42.22
1479
1832
3
84
27
17
3,664
Membership, October, 1928
2354
3982
8459
580
152
75
14
118
15,734
Membership, June, 1929
2125
3724
8213
609
116
76
14
102
14.979
No. cases corp. punishment
42
42
Table 12 .- Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1 in September
SCHOOL.
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
Prescott
75
74
83
101
79
Hanscom
83
94
60
77
72
Bennett ..
80
67
75
60
84
Baxter
41
40
35
31
40
Knapp
45
49
44
45
44
Perry
33
54
56
45
49
Pope
77
66
80
72
76
Cummings
42
42
44
37
45
Edgerly
38
47
65
56
37
Glines
100
90
76
96
167
Forster
64
63
98
69
75
Bingham
112
97
128
98
121
Carr
72
76
84
36
52
Morse
88
74
76
80
69
Proctor
41
39
29
37
36
Durell
40
34
38
33
42
Burns
84
80
80
84
60
Brown
54
61
58
57
58
Cutler
129
1.29
148
148
149
Lincoln
47
46
60
40
48
Lowe
66
71
77
56
77
Total.
1,411
1,393
1,494
1,358
1,480
Continuation
Elementary
294
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions-Junior High Schools-June 1929
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
No Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering Voca- tional School
No. Entering Other
Junior High Schools
In City
Northeastern Jr. High School
465
435
413
00
9
6
0
1
Southern Junior High School ..
356
332
.303
9
15
0
0
5
Western Junior High School ..
352
324
310
5
7
1
1
0
Total
1173
1091
1026
20
31
7
1
6
Table 13A-Ninth Grade Promotions-Junior High Schools-June 1929
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 in June
No. Promoted to
High School
No. Entering
Somerville High
No. Entering
lic or Private
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering Boys'
Vocational School
No. Remaining at Home
Northeastern Junior High ..
457
439
368
16
44
4
N
5
Southern
384
370
306
11
35
12
6
0
Western
355
343
309
18
8
2
5
1
Total
1196
1152
983
45
87
18
13
6
School
Other Schools, Pub-
Outside City
295
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1928-1929
1928
1929
Change
Number of visits to the schools
435
774
+339
Number of visits to the homes
1,319
1,713
+394
Number of cases investigated
1,389
1,778
+389
Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism
313
350
-+37
Number of different pupils who were truants or habitual absentees
252
276
+24
Number who were truants for the first time
205
232
+27
Number who were truants for the sec- ond time
30
27
-3
Number who were truants for three or more times
12
12
. U
Number of girls who were truants or absentees
54
45
-9
Number of visits to mercantile or manu- facturing establishments
29
49
+20
Number of minors found to be working without employment certificates
35
43
+8
Number of employment certificates is. sued to boys
461
466
+5
Number of employment certificates re- issued to boys
129
152
+23
Number of employment certificates is- sued to girls
210
247
+37
Number of employment certificates re- issued to girls
56
96
+40
Number of educational literate certifi- cates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)
2,269
2,616
+347
Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age
76
79
+3
Number of transfer cards investigated
2,402
2,294
-108
Number of transfer cards forwarded.
1,266
1,617
+351
Number of truants in the County Train- ing School at the close of the year
7
+1
Amount paid for board of truants
6 $670 87
$696 59 +$25 72
296
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 14-(Concluded)-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1928-1929
Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases :-
Warned and returned to school
112
Transferred to other schools
17
Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years)
60
Left school (over 16 years)
31
Removed from city
29
Brought before court and returned to school
6
Brought before court and sent to Training School
8
Sent to Lyman School
3
Sent to Shirley
1
Sent to Society Prevention of Cruelty to Children
1
Sent to Waverly, State Board of Public Welfare
6
Sent to House of Good Shepherd
2
Table 14A-Truancies and Habitual Absenteeism by Ages and Grades
BY AGES.
GRADES.
Total.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Ov
I
2
3
5
II
1
2
2
1
1
7
III.
8
2
2
12
IV
1
2
5
3
2
13
V
3
3
8
3
19
VI.
5
7
8
10
32
VII
4
21
22
12
59
VIII
1
10
17
28
1
57
JX
2
13
21
1
37
X
5
10
7
22
XI
1
1
XII
Voc. 11
1
1
Ungraded ..
2
3
2
1
8
Contin't'n
1
2
...
3
Total
2
5
10
9
9
15
13
47
69
86
11
276
. .
. .
..
. .
....
2
297
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 15-Evening High School-Season 1928-1929
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
526
495
1021
Average Membership
307
294
601
Average Attendance
220
207
427
Number of teachers
24
Number of sessions
58
Cost of Instruction
$6,475 70.
Cost of janitor, fuel, light and
supplies
1,597 81
Total cost
$8,073 51
Cost per pupil per evening
$0.231
Average attendance: October, 577; November, 501; December, 444; January, 348; February, 330; March, 335.
Table 15A-Evening Elementary School-Season 1928-1929
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled®
98
63
161
Average Membership
57
42
99
Average Attendance
45
34
79
Number of teachers
5
Number of sessions
76
Cost of Instruction
$1,693 27
Cost of janitor,
fuel, light and
supplies
1,643 03
Total Cost
$3,336 30
Cost per pupil per evening
$0.443
Table 15B-Evening Vocational Classes-Season 1928-1929
Women
Enrolled
82
Average Membership
47
Average Attendance
37
Number of teachers
4
Number of sessions
39
Cost of Instruction
$707 32
Cost of janitors,
fuel, light and supplies
188 67
Total expenditure
$895 99
Income from sources other than local
taxation
...
Net expenditure
895 99
Reimbursement from State
445 14
Net cost
450 85
Net cost per pupil per evening
0.246
298
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 15C-Americanization Classes-season 1928-1929
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
213
240
453
Average Membership
160
178
338
Average Attendance
128
142
270
Number of classes
27
Number of teachers
15
Number of sessions
70
Membership hours
47,320
Cost of Instruction
$6,039 68
Cost of supplies
113 57
Total cost
$6,153 25
Reimbursement from the State
3,076 62
Net cost
$3,076 63
Net cost per membership hour
$0.065
299
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 16-Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
Prescott
178
199
181
197
169
Bennett
4
4
31
41
34
Knapp
161
177
202
161
176
144
Pope
88
91
84
84
84
81
Edgerly
189
...
Glines
95
82
95
76
81
77
Forster
40
41
65
69
76
92
Bingham
87
90
84
93
89
82
Carr
138
136
134
126
127
138
Morse
68
5
66
62
67
68
Proctor
59
55
51
58
46
59
Brown
44
43
40
67
67
60
Highland
129
112
136
126
163
115
Cutler
146
161
166
168
178
172
Total
1244
1224
1326
1302
1392
1291
Average Membership of Elementary Schools
8878
8766
8504
8358
9039
9092
Per cent of Average Membership Promoted
14.02
13.96
15.6
15.58
15.4
14.2
300
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 17. - Attendance Statistics.
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS.
JUNE
ENROLLMENT
Average Membership .
Average Per cent. of Attendance Attendance
Number of Tardi- nesses
Ratio of Tardiness to Average Attendance
1912
13,272
11,710
11,083
94.6
6,307
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