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Officers' Sala- ries Office Expenses Textbooks.
$24,350.71 6,969 94 17,459.20
$6,636.15
$10.649.59
$116.54
$56.92
Stationery and Supplies and Other Ex- pense‹ of In- struction .......
31,109.66
18,947.91
251.51
16.27
327.72
Miscellaneous (Tuition, etc.)
4,021.48
1.536.92
11,566.25 2.256.55
90.88
9.38
127.75
Total
$83,910.99
27,120.98
$24,472.39
$458.93
$25.65
$512.39
The third, and by far the largest, element of the cost of schools is the sum spent for the salaries of teachers. This ex- penditure is under the control of the School Committee.
The following statement shows the distribution of the sums paid for salaries :-
DAY SCHOOLS.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
CONTINUATION SCHOOLS AND AMERICANIZA- TION WORK
Supervisors Principals Teachers
$34.836.70 54,480.00 963,177.87
$8,678.34 14,850.00 322,370.31
$24.278.36 37.815.00 622,319.66
$633 00 6,841.00
$282.00 1,22.000
$1,880.00 900.00 10,426.90
Total
$1,052.494.57
$345,898.65
$684,413.02
$7,474.00
$1,502.00
$13,206.90
Expenditures.
Total.
High and Vocational
Elementary
High and Vocational
Elementary
The total outlay for the school purposes includes all of the preceding and the sums spent for schoolhouse repairs and new buildings.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
The total outlay for the school year ending June 30, 1930, is as follows :
Care
$139,712 63
Contingent
59,560 28 ..
Salaries
1,076,845 28
Total for school maintenance
$1,276,118 19
Paid for repairs
72,926 90
Paid for new buildings
351,638 49
Total for all school purposes
$1,700,683 58
Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :-
1925
1926 $0.074
1927 $0.073
1928 $0.075
1929 $0.072
1930 $0.070
Janitors' salaries .. $0.077
Heat and light .... 0.056
0.036
0.047
0.033
0.041
0.039
Administration ...
0.016
0.018
0.019
0.020
0.017
0,019
School supplies ...
0.047
0.046
0.042
0.045
0.045
0.047
Teachers' salaries
0.804
0.826
0.819
0.827
0.825
0.825
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
The Per Capita Cost of Day Schools for 1929 and 1930
High School.
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1929.
1930.
Change
1929.
1930.
Change
1929.
1930.
Change
1929.
1930.
Change
Instruction Supplies
$94.29
$96.55
+$2.26
$69.85
$74.26
$53.87
$56.85
+2.98 +0.26
$63.80 3.17 8.20
3.53
+0.36
Care.
9.47
8.67 10 20
+0.73
3.65 7.60
3.59 7.47
+ $4.41 -0.06 -0.13
1.92 8.18
2.18 8.22
+0.04
8.47
+0.27
Total
$111.25
$115.42
+$4.17
$81.10
$85.32
+$4.22
$63.97
$67.25
+$3.28
$75.17
$78. 5
+$3.58
The following shows :-
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 schools.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
175
$66.75
+$2.95
7.49
+1.18
.
176
ANNUAL REPORTS
Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :-
1925
1926
1927 $60 89
1928 $62 23
1929 $63 95
1930
Cost of Instruction $51 25
$54 87
$67 30
Cost of Supplies .. 2 79
2 90
2 94
3 01
3 19
3 56
Cost of Care
8 35
6 96
8 49
7 68
8 33
8 66
Total
$62 39
$64 73
$72 32
$72 92
$75 47
$79 52
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $2.26 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1929, and $1.18 more per pupil for supplies.
The elementary schools have cost $2.98 more per pupil for instruction, and 26 cents more for supplies.
The amount spent for the school year 1930 was $10.42, or 21 cents more than was spent in 1929. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1930, not including the vocational schools, was $79.52.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TEACHERS' SALARIES
The salaries paid to teachers in January, 1931, are as follows :-
1 man
$5,000
1 man, 16 women
$2,150
1 man
4,200
women 7
2,125
1 man
4,000
2 men, 41 women 2,100
1 man
3,750
2 men, 5 women
2,075
2 men
3,600
1 man, 6 women
2,050
1 man
3,575
1 man, 5 women
2,025
1 man
3,525
6 men, 96 women
2,000'
5 men, 2 women
3,500
1 man, 8 women
1,975
2 men
3,400
10 women
1,950
1 woman
3,325
7 women
1,925.
3 men
3,200
1 man, 9 women
1,900
3 men
3,000
1 man, 6 women
1,875.
1 man
2,975
10 women
1,850
2 men
2,950
10 women
1,825
1 woman
2,900
6 men, 24 women
1,800
2 men
2,850
1 man, 5 women
1,775
1 man
2,825
9 women
1,750"
2 men
2,800
1 women
1,725
1 man
2,700
2 men, 21 women
1,700
1 woman
2,600
1 woman
1,675
1 woman
2,550
1 woman
1,650
2 men
2,500
3 women
1,625
1 man, 2 women
2,475
1 man, 4 women
1,600
1 man, 1 woman
2,450
woman
1,575
2 men
2,425
2 women
1,550
5 women
2,400
4 women
1,525
2 men, 4 women
2,375
3 men, 3 women
1,500*
1 man, 2 women
2,350
3 women
1,475
1 man, 1 woman
2,325
5 women
1,450'
4 men
2,300
7 women
1,400
2 men, 1 woman
2,275
9 women
1,375
3 men, 14 women
2,250
1 man, 4 women
1,350
1 mail, 3 women
2.225
1 man, 4 women
1,300
3 men, 21 women
2,200
6 women
1,275
2 men, 2 women
2,175
2 women
1,250
1 man, 13 women
1,200
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Table 1-Schoolhouses, January, 1931
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
+66
1,804
Brick
Steam
Fan
*$1,263,500
1895 1871 1927
8 rooms added 1906 30 rooms added 1913 (27 rooms added 1928
Prescott
13
470
Brick
Steam
Fan
1867
Southworth S
11
356
49,310
Brick
Steam
Fan
139,200
1916
Knapp
#13
519
24,517
Brick
Steam
Gravity
59,900
1889
Pope ..
12
567
27,236
Brick
Steam
Gravity
88,600
1891
Bell
32
1,344
29,860
Brick
Steam
Fan
292,100
1874
1
8 rooms added 1923
Edgerly
012
215
24,000
Brick
Steam
Gravity
48,000
1871
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 S
13
1899
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
10,4405
$3,025,100
*Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13 1-10 acres; land not included in valuation.
t Includes home rooms, laboratories, shops, assembly rooms. etc.
#2 rooms converted into a hall.
93 rooms not in use.
ANNUAL REPORTS
4 rooms added 1894
13 rooms added 1918
4 rooms added 1882
4 rooms added 1892
5 rooms added 1896
*
School / East
Gymnasium
Table 1-(Concluded)-Schoolhouses, January, 1931
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
289
10,405 $ 1188
35,034
Brick Brick
Steam Steam
Gravity Fan
$3,025,100 121,700 +208,000
1917
Western
20
1009
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
4 rooms added 1907
Brown
#9
358
*
Brick
Steam
Gravity Gravity Unit
*47,000
1905
Proctor.
8
346
84,354
Brick
Steam
System
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
8
30,155
Wood
Steam
Gravity
71,000
1884
Boys' Vocational
( Davis 4 Machine Shop 2 ( Automobile Shop2
4
196
11,300
Wood
Furnace
Furnace
19,900
1884
· Cummings Durell
4
190
13,883
Brick
Steam
Gravity
26,100
1894
Lincoln
4
171
17,662
Wood
Steam
Gravity
25,700
1885
Total.
444
16,532
*State property.
tLand included in Walter Ernest Shaw Playground.
#One room used for Dental Dispensary.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
8
336
16,080
Brick
Steam
Gravity
49,000
1886
4 rooms added 1899
Hanscom
10
480
26,733
Brick
Steam
83,700
1901
4 rooms added 1907
100,800
1930
Grimmons
14
1896
Hodgkins
24
+ .
9 rooms added 1923 6 rooms added 1915
( Machine shop added 1917 Automobile shop added 1918
$4,208,100
180
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 2 .- Cost of Maintaining Schools
FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1929-1930
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total
High
$223,615.82
$20,077.00
$23,622.05
$267,314.87
Northeastern Jr.
106,130.12
4,815.60
9,935.68
120,881.40
Southern Jr.
93,902.37
4,196.15
8,945.23
107,043.75
Western Jr.
86,297.72
4,836.37
9,932.70
101,066.79
Prescott
38,257.86
1,193.69
6,865.32
46,316.87
Hanscom
22,318.89
796.88
3,070.72
26,186.49
Bennett
26,808.49
1,491.44
3,008.70
31,308.63
Baxter
12,501.43
431.22
2,372.81
15,305.46
Knapp
24,092.53
944.74
3,368.43
28,405.70
Perry
12,831.57
482.31
2,372.81
15,686.69
Pope
25,831.94
969.17
3,445.69
30,246.80
Cummings
9,184.88
258.33
1,997.91
11,441.12
Edgerly
8,229.80
318.25
2,601.28
11,149.33
Glines
30,236.08
1,214.97
3,409.78
34,860.83
Grimmons
4,314.29
626.91
891.91
5,833.11
Forster
26,021.98
1,269.48
3,445.69
30,737.15
Bingham
36,652.98
1,322.74
4,257.93
42,233.65
Carr
34,003.07
1,086.63
4,570.47
39,660.17
Morse
26,124.81
897.10
3,268.81
30,290.72
Proctor
15,253.15
568.94
2,455.50
18,277.59
Durell
8,033.77
286.41
1,997.88
10,318.06
Burns
18,112.79
460.70
2,721.80
21,295.29
Brown.
22,975.18
783.52
3,070.72
26,829.42
Highland
21,503.56
779.29
2,601.28
24,884.13
Cutler
48,132.60
1,793.40
6,271.43
56,197.43
Lincoln
6,825.70
332.78
1,997.90
9.156.38
Lowe.
16,976.42
546.85
2,721.82
20,245.09
Atypical
11,915.90
885.56
2,022.25
14,823.71
Sight aving
2,113.03
164.34
281.49
2,558.86
Americanization
6,485.19
163.42
2,006.11
8,654.72
Evening High
6,903.57
504.30
1,410.45
8,818.32
66
Elementary
1,523.52
33.64
1,462.85
3,020.01
Practical Arts
702.61
3.71
170.19
876.51
Boys' Vocational.
29,746.13
4,293.72
2,633.39
36,673.24
Independent House- hold Arts
2,851.00
90.32
1,117.36
4,058.68
Summer School
2,343.90
140,42
120.00
2,604.32
Total
$1,076,845.28
$59,560.28
$139,712.63
$1,276,118.19
Continuation
7,090.63
499.98
3,266.29
10,856.90
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Table 3 .- Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1929-30
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$96.55
$8.67
$10.20
$115.42
Northeastern Jr
73.19
3.32
6.85
83.36
Southern Jr.
75.42
3.37
7.18
85.97
Western Jr.
74.33
4.17
8.56
87.06
Prescott
62.01
1.93
11.13
75.07
Hanscom
52.03
1.86
7.16
61.05
Bennett
65.87
3.66
7.39
76.92
Baxter
59.53
2.05
11.30
72.88
Knapp
53.76
2.30
8.22
69.28
Perry
50.12
1.88
9.27
61.27
Pope
56.03
2.10
7.47
65.60
Cummings
59.25
1.66
12.89
73.80
Edgerly
60.51
2.34
19.13
81.98
Glines
44.99
1.81
5.07
51.87
Grimmons
16.99
2.47
3.51
22.97
Forster ..
44.18
2.16
5.85
52.19
Bingham
54.30
1.96
6.31
62.57
Carr
66.28
2.12
8.91
77.31
Morse
60.20
2.07
7.53
69.80
Proctor
66.03
2.46
10.63
79.12
Durell
59.07
2.11
14.69
75.87
Burns
79.44
2.02
11.50
92.96
Brown
57.87
1.97
7.73
67.57
Highland
57.19
2.07
6.92
66.18
Cutler
48.67
1.81
6.34
56.82
Lincoln
43.20
2.11
12.64
57.95
Lowe
56.97
1.35
9.13
67.45
Atypical
129.52
9.63
21.98
161.13
Sight Saving
211.30
16.43
28.15
255.88
Evening
11.77
.70
3.92
16.39
Continuation
38.75
2.73
17.85
59.33
Americanization
20.85
.53
6.45
27.83
Elementary
56.85
2.18
8.22
67.25
All schools ( without
state-aided schools)
67.30
3.56
8.66
79.52
Summer
4.93
.30
.25
5.48
Boys' Vocational
206.57
29.82
18.29
Ind. Household Arts
45.25
1.43
17.74
254.68 64.42
182
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.
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
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
944,588
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
1930
15,632
1,076,845
59,560
18,403
31,827
89,483
1,276,118
+392.50 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.
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Table 5 .- Annual Cost Per Capita of Maintaining Schoolg
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
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
1930
67 30
3 56
8 66
79 52
122,420,200
.01042
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
927
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
1930
351,638
72,927
1,276,118
1,700,684
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
184
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 7- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1929-1930
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
1930
103,604
School Census
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, in- clusive, October 1, 1930
18,894
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, in-
clusive, October 1, 1930 :-
In public schools
14,157
In private schools Total
18,689
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive:
In public schools, males
4,523
females.
4,577
9,100
In private schools, males.
1,610
females
1,719
3,329
Total
12,429
4,532
185
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 8 .- Attendance of the Public Schools for the School Year 1929-1930
-
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending
in October.
No. Attending in June.
High
2,500
2,316
2,171
$3.7
2,421
2.259
Northeastern Jr. High
1,531
1,450
1,373
94.7
1.466
1,422
Southern Jr. High
1,371
1,245
1,169
93.9
1,269
1,212
Western Jr. High
1,196
1,161
1.104
$5.0
1,158
1,152
Boys' Vocational
176
144
140
96.9
161
126
Prescott
687
617
578
93.7
622
616
Hanscom
475
429
397
92.5
446
416
Bennett
439
407
386
94.8
413
391
Baxter
240
210
194
92.4
212
207
Knapp
463
410
385
93.8
412
405
Perry
285
256
237
02.6
200
256
Pope
493
461
434
94.2
446
461
Cummings
185
155
143
92.4
159
158
Edgerly
159
136
128
$3.6
135
138
Glines
779
672
630
93.7
711
583
Grimmons
13
254
236
92.9
0
250
Forster
689
589
547
$2.9
593
508
Bingham
726
675
635
94.1
677
665
Carr
546
513
489
95.3
512
513
Morse
472
434
410
94.5
446
434
Proctor
246
231
220
95.0
238
221
Durell
153
136
127
93.4
138
135
Burns
250
228
214
94.1
235
230
Brown
423
397
374
94.2
400
390
Highland
404
376
352
93.6
374
361
Cutler
1,078
989
919
93.0
999
981
Lincoln
151
158
148
94.0
153
163
Lowe
332
298
274
91.9
301
290
Atypical
103
92
82
89.8
97
85
Sight Saving
11
10
10
92.7
10
10
Continuation
275
183
160
90.2
116
94
Total
16,851
15,632
14,666
92.8
15,580
15,132
Total for 1927-28
17,083
15,521
14,435
93.0
15,734
14,979
186
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year
Ending June, 1930
Number of Teachers, including Head Master
95
Number of days school kept
181
Number enrolled
2500
Average number belonging
2315.9
Average daily attendance
2170.6
Tardinesses
6515
Dismissals
469
In Class 1932, September
1091
June
994
Per cent. of loss
8.9
In Class 1931,
September
747
June
679
Per cent. of loss
9.1
In Class 1930, September
558
June
566
Per cent. of increase
1.4
Special students, September
25
June
20
Per cent. of loss
20
Total,
September
2421
June
2259
Per cent. of loss
6.7
Number of graduates, male
246
Number of graduates, female
318
Total
564
Average age, male graduates
18 yrs. 2 mos.
Average age, female graduates
18 yrs. 1 mo.
Number of graduates entering college
56
Number of graduates entering scientific schools
30
Number of graduates entering normal schools
28
Cost of instruction
$220,055.43
Cost of supplies Total
18,755.25
$238,810.68
Per capita cost of instruction
95.02
Per capita cost of supplies
8.09
Total cost per capita.
103.11
187
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 10-Pupils By Grades, June, 1930
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Never in First Grade Before
High
Special
9
11
20
Twelfth
319
247
566
Eleventh
344
335
679
Tenth
516
478
994
Total
29
67
1,188
1,071
2,259
Junior High
Ninth
571
580
1,151
Eighth
648
630
1,278
Seventh
675
682
1,557
Total
24
107
1,894
1,892
3,786
Elementary
Sixth
35
1
626
658
1,284
Fifth
37
697
657
1,354
Fourth
36
714
682
1,396
Third
38
1
694
637
1,331
Second
39
1
673
703
1,376
First
39
1
749
667
1,416
Total
7
224
4
4.153
4,004
8,157
Kindergarten
10
00
288
327
615
Special
3
14
Sight Saving
1
5
5
10
Cadets
1
28
Atypical
7
49
36
85
Boys' Vocational.
13
126
126
Independent
Household Arts
1
Americanization
1
Continuation
2
1
54
40
94
(less persons counted twice).
9
Grand Total
78
452
13
7,757
7,375
15.132
1,257
78
461
13
188
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 11-Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational and Continuation Schools, 1929-1930
High
School
Junior
High
Schools
Elementary
Schools
Kinder- gartens
Vocational
School
for Boys
Atypical
Schools
Sight
Saving
Continuation
School
Total
Annual enrollment
2500
4098
8913
775
176
103
11
275
16,851
Average membership
2316
3856
8344
687
144
92
10
183
15,632
Average attendance
2171
3646
7860
597
140
82
10
160
14,666
Per cent. of attendance.
93.7
94.6
94.2
86.9
96.9
89.8
92.7
90.2
92.8
Number cases of tardiness
6515
2313
4441
92
277
189
2
75
13,904
Number cases of dismissal
468
1358
1618
1
103
8
27
3,583
Membership, October, 1929
2421
3893
8235
647
161
97
10
116
15,580
Membership, June, 1930
2259
3786
8157
615
126
85
10
94
15,132
No. cases corp. punishment.
1
19
20
Table 12 .- Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1 in September
SCHOOL.
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
Prescott
74
83
101
79
70
Hanscom
94
60
77
72
64
Bennett ..
67
75
60
84
80
Baxter
40
35
31
40
37
Knapp
49
44
45
44
40
Perry
54
56
45
49
46
Pope
66
80
72
76
68
Cummings.
42
44
37
45
37
Edgerly
47
65
56
37
54
Glines.
90
76
96
167
77
Forster
63
98
69
75
70
Bingham
97
128
98
121
94
Carr
76
84
36
52
45
Morse
74
76
80
69
66
Proctor
39
29
37
36
30
Durell.
34
38
33
42
35
Burns
80
80
84
60
72
Brown
61
58
57
58
52
Cutler
129
148
148
149
120
Lincoln
46°
60
40
48
45
Lowe
71
77
56
77
55
Total
1,393
1,494
1,358
1,480
1,257
('lass
189
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions-Junior High Schools-June
1930
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-
No. Entering Other
Junior High Schools
Died
Northeastern Jr. High School
505
484
454
13
12
3
1
0
Southern Junior High School ..
290
281
252
6
16
6
1
0
Western Junior High School ..
419
407
399
2
‘2
0
1
3
001
Total
1214 1172
1105
21
30
CO
3
3 | 1
Table 13A-Ninth Grade Promotions-Junior High Schools-June 1930
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
Other Schools, Pub-
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering Boys'
Vocational School
No. Remaining at Home
Northeastern Junior High
443
435
346
37
34 12
5
0
13
Southern
66
486
462
435
5 25
or
4
3
2
Total
1278 |1218 1063
67
51
17
4
16
8
1
1
Western
349
321
282
School
No. Entering
lic or Private
Outside City
tional School
In City
190
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for The School Year 1929-1930
1929
1930
Change
Number of visits to the schools
774
1,797
+1,023
Number of visits to the homes
1,713
5,964
+4,251
Number of cases investigated
1,778
4,588
+2,810
Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism
350
.455
+105
Number of different pupils who were tru- ants or habitual absentees
276
360
+84
Number who were truants for the first time
232
270
+38
Number who were truants for the second time
27
43
+16
Number who were truants for three or more times
12
47
+35
Number of girls who were truants or ab- sentees
45
100
+55
Number of visits to mercantile or manufac- turing establishments
49
56
+7
Number of minors found to be working without employment certificates
43
67
+24
Number of employment certificates issued to boys
466
137
-329
Number of employment certificates reissued to boys
152
97
-55
Number of employment certificates issued to girls
247
119
-128
Number of employment certificates reissued to girls
96
91
-5
Number of educational literate certificates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)
2,616
1,916
-700
Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age
79
100
+21
Number of transfer cards investigated
2,294
2,639
+345
Number of transfer cards forwarded
1,617
1,581
-36
Number of truants in the County Training School at the close of the year
7
5
-2
Amount paid for board of truants
$696.59
$731.73
+$35.14
...
191
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 14-(Concluded)-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1929-1930
Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases :-
Warned and returned to school
194
Transferred to other schools
19
Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years)
38
Left school (over 16 years)
58
Removed from city
34
Brought before court and returned to school
6
Sent to Lyman School
2
Sent to State
1
Sent to Society Prevention of Cruelty to Children
2
Sent to House Angel Guardian
1
Sent to House of Good Shepherd
1
360
Table 14A-Truancies and Habitual Absenteeism by Ages and Grades
GRADES.
Total.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
16 or Over
I
4
8
1
13
II
1
2
8
2
1
14
III
6
4
2
1
1
..
.....
1
1
7
4
2
1
......
2
24
VI.
3
8
6
7
24
VII.
3
10
21
13
1
48
VIII.
1
1
5
25
22
2
56
JX
4
16
29
5
54
X
3
17
27
47
XI
2
19
21
XII
7
7
Voc. 1
1
1
2
Voc. 2.
1
1
1
2
4
9
Contin't'n
2
9
11
Total.
5
10
16
8
12
12
18
35
77
99
68
360
. .
14
IV
16
V.
3
5
7
6
1
.
Ungraded
..
BY AGES.
Brought before court and sent to Training School
192
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 15-Evening High School Season 1929-1930
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
551
559
1,110
Average Membership
334
332
666
Average Attendance
235
233
468
Number of teachers
24
Number of sessions
57
Cost of Instruction
$6,776 00
Cost of janitor, fuel, light and supplies
1,410 45
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