Report of the city of Somerville 1930, Part 10

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1930
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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.


174


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.


177


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


178


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.


179


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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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


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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