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$3,074,900
342
4 rooms added 1882 4 rooms added 1892 5 rooms added 1896
1899
Table 1-(Concluded)-Schoolhouses, January, 1932
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
304 #14 44
10,791 541 1,512
35,034 218,071
Brick Brick
Steam Steam
Gravity Fan
$3,074,900 126,200 537,500
1896 1917
9 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Addi- ¿ tions made in 1931 6 rooms added 1915
Cutler
20
916
53,729
Brick
Steam Steam
Fan Gravity
145,800
1912
Bennett
12
482
21,964
Brick
Brick
Steam
Fan
70,500
1897
4 rooms added 1907
Hanscom
10
480
26,733
Brick
Steam
Gravity
83,700
1901
4 rooms added 1907
Proctor
#9
358
*
Brick
Steam
Gravity Unit
100,800
1930
Grimmons
8
346
84,354
Brick
Steam
System
Burns
8
386
21,650
Brick
Steam
Gravity
59,000
1903
Lowe.
6
290
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
t Cummings
4
190
13,883
Brick
Durell.
4
88
17,662
Wood
Steam Steam
Gravity Gravity
25,700
1885
Lincoln
$4,591,900
Total.
479
17,657
* State property.
¡ Torn down. Being replaced by eight-room brick building.
#One room used for Dental Clinic
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8
336
16,080
Brick
Steam
Gravity
49,000
1886
4 rooms added 1899
Hodgkins
Western
58,000
1902
10
468
16,767
Brown
*47,000
1905
.
( Machine shop added 1917 Automobile shop added 1918
26,100
1894
311
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 2-Cost of Maintaining Schools
FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1930-1931
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total
High
$245,663.58
$15,929.80
$30,021.89
$291,615.27
Northeastern Jr.
112,624.75
5,451.40
11,179.45
129,255.60
Southern Jr.
97,863.34
4,515.20
10,027.79
112,406.33
Western Jr
93,608.90
4,226.60
12,507.17
110,342.67
Prescott
37,564.39
1,140.87
7,740.23
46,445.49
Hanscom
23,600.73
790.87
3,476.41
27,868.01
Bennett
28,060.70
1,113.82
3,397.78
32,572.30
Baxter
13,169.46
455.05
2,585.07
16,209.58
Knapp
24,436.59
757.40
4,015.71
29,209.70
Perry
13,135.68
419.81
2,585.07
16,140.56
Pope
26,196.69
891.02
3,870.15
30,957.86
Cummings.
9,464.18
249.26
2,139.38
11,852.82
Edgerly
8,833.56
352.21
2,601.94
11,787.71
Glines.
28,599.93
1,116.79
4,108.51
33,825.23
Grimmons
13,019.51
666.58
3,004.74
16,690.83
Forster
28,346.94
1,188.85
3,870.15
33,405.94
Bingham
36,959.24
1,078.58
4,554.24
42,592.06
Carr
35,458.38
1,071.42
5,207.13
41,736.93
Morse
26,413.37
701.39
3,911.72
31,026.48
Proctor
15,642.59
536.81
2,611.87
18,791.27
Durell
8,468.75
205.07
2,139.42
10,813.24
Burns
18,644.73
435.31
3,004.80
22,084.84
Brown.
22,486.84
896.23
3,424.40
26,807.47
Highland
22,238.68
663.72
2,918.97
25,821.37
Cutler
49,496.75
2,354.47
6,978.86
58,830.08
Lincoln
7,662.90
282.52
2,139.41
10,084.83
Lowe
17,108.44
465.10
3,004.74
20,578.28
Atypical.
10,437.98
818.98
2,586.18
13,843.14
Sight Saving
2,084.77
116.79
317.03
2,518.59
Continuation
9,063.15
533.41
3,647.29
13,243.85
Americanization
5,699.65
65.61
2,022.07
7,787.33
Evening High
8,189.05
510.61
1,492.34
10,192.00
Elementary ..
1,312.22
32.47
1,010.91
2,355.60
Practical Arts
933.65
20.66
146.89
1,101.20
Boys' Vocational.
33,277.68
5,533.52
3,056.74
41,867.94
Independent House- hold Arts.
2,805.00
259.06
1,309.92
4,373.98
Summer School
2,492.42
226.89
120.00
2,839.31
Total
$1,141,065.17
$56,074.15
$162,736.37
$1,359,875.69
.
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Table 3-Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1930-1931
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$97.44
$6.32
$11.91
$115.67
Northeastern Jr.
75.64
3.66
7.51
86.81
Southern Jr.
80.61
3.72
8.26
92.59
Western Jr.
78.27
3.53
10.46
92.26
Prescott
57.61
1.75
11.87
71.23
Hanscom
57.56
1.93
8.48
67.97
Bennett
68.27
2.71
8.27
79.25
Baxter
56.52
1.95
11.94
70.41
Knapp
63.97
1.98
10.51
76.46
Perry
53.12
1.86
11.44
71.42
Pope
53.46
1.82
7.90
63.18
Cummings
62.05
1.63
13.98
77.66
Edgerly
52.53
2.17
16.06
70.76
Glines
60.72
2.00
7.38
70.10
Grimmons.
40.69
2.09
9.39
52.17
Forster ..
52.89
2.22
7.16
62.27
Bingham
57.84
1.69
7.13
66.66
Carr.
67.41
2.04
9.90
79.35
Morse
60.44
1.61
8.95
71.00
Proctor
64.11
2.20
10.70
77.01
Durell
62.27
1.51
15.73
79.51
Burns
75.18
1.75
12.11
89.04
Brown
55.25
2.20
8.41
65.86
Highland
62.47
1.86
8.20
72.53
Cutler
45.87
2.18
6.47
54.52
Lincoln
46.16
1.70
12.89
60.75
Lowe
60.67
1.65
10.66
72.98
Atypical
107.61
8.44
26.66
142.71
Sight Saving
189.52
10.61
28.82
228.95
Evening
11.45
.62
2.91
14.98
Continuation
50.63
2.98
20.38
73.99
Americanization
19.00
.21
6.74
25.95
Elementary
57.59
2.05
9.41
69.05
All schools (without
state-aided schools)
69.92
3.19
9.79
82.90
Summer
5.25
.48
.25
5.98
Boys' Vocational
213.32
19.59
Ind. Household Arts
66.79
35.47 6.17
31.19
268.38 104.15
346
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 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
1931
15,915
1,141,065
56,074
22,411|
41,502
98,823
1,359,876
+ $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.
12,226
41,846
73,967
964,261
1926
15,042
851,758
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
Total.
347
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Table 5-Annual Cost Per Capita of Maintaining Schools 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
1931
69 92
3 19
9 79
82 90
123,051,300
.01105
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
1930
351,638
72,927
1,276,118
1,700,684
1931
690,414
59,634
1,359,876
2,109,924
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
348
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 7-POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS
FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1930-1931
1842
1,013
1905
69,272
1919
91,500
1850
3,540
1906
70,875
1920
93,033
1860
8,025
1907
72,000
1921
94,500
1865
9,366
1908
75,500
1922
.98,000
1870
14,693
1909
75,500
1923
99,000
1875
21,594
1910
77,236
1924
100,440
1880
24,985
1911
78,000
1925
99,032
1885
29,992
1912
80,000
1926
101,000
1890
40,117
1913
81,000
1927
102,000
1895
52,200
1914
85,000
1928
104,000
1900
61,643
1915
86,854
1929
105,000
1901
63,000
1916
88,000
1930
103,604
1902
65,273
1917
93,000
1931
104,000
1903
67,500
1918
91,000
School Census
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, in-
clusive, October 1, 1931
19,582
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, in-
clusive, October 1, 1931 :-
In public schools
14,486
in private schools
4,660
Total
19,146
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive :-
In public schools, males.
4,566
females
4,600
9,166
In private schools, males.
1,663
females
1,790
3,453
Total
12,619
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Table 8-Attendance of the Public Schools for the School Year 1930-1931
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending
in October.
No. Attending
in June.
High
2,723
2,521
2,352
93.4
2,628
2,455
Northeastern Jr. High
1,589
1,489
1,405
94.3
1,497
1,473
Southern Jr. High
1,281
1,214
1,143
94.3
1,235
1,187
Western Jr. High
1,264
1,196
1.142
94.5
1,223
1,162
Boys' Vocational
192
156
150
95.9
175
139
Prescott
712
652
613
94.2
639
659
Hanscom
452
410
379
92.4
417
410
Bennett
454
411
390
94.9
423
405
Baxter
268
233
212
91.0
233
214
Knapp
426
382
357
93.4
386
377
Perry
250
226
206
91.1
221
221
Pope
529
490
460
93.9
483
498
Cummings
172
153
141
92.4
147
158
Edgerly
183
162
153
94.3
166
162
Glines
597
557
532
95.5
558
568
Grimmons
353
320
304
95.0
325
329
Forster
605
536
495
92.3
529
531
Bingham
687
633
600
93.9
633
654
Carr
538
526
497
94.4
472
530
Morse
429
437
418
95.6
443
419
Proctor
258
244
232
95.1
244
245
Durell
145
136
129
95.0
137
128
Burns
276
248
232
93.6
235
258
Brown
440
407
382
93.8
407
406
Highland
397
356
338
95.0
365
339
Cutler
1,170
1,079
1,003
93.0
1,093
1,063
Lincoln
184
166
157
94.5
166
166
Lowe
324
282
259
92.0
285
291
Atypical
108
97
87
89.7
96
93
Sight Saving
11
11
10
93.4
11
9
Continuation
201
179
162
90.7
101
91
Total
17,218
15,915
14,940
93.9
15,973
15,640
Total for 1929-30.
16,851
15,632
14,666
92.8
15,580
15,132
350
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year
Ending June, 1931
Number of Teachers, including Head Master
104
Number of days school kept
178
Number enrolled
2723
Average number belonging
2520.8
Average daily attendance
2352.4
Tardinesses
6474
Dismissals
616
In Class 1933, September
1088
June
979
Per cent. of loss
10
In Class 1932, September
886
June
826
Per cent. of loss
6.8
In Class 1931, September
622
June
623
Per cent. of increase
.16
Special students, September
27
Jun
27
Per cent. of loss
0
Total, September
2623
June
2455
Per cent. of loss
6.4
Number of graduates, male
307
Number of graduates, female
314
Total
621
Average age, male graduates
18 yrs. 4 mos.
Average age, female graduates
18 yrs.
Number of graduates entering college
51
Number of graduates entering scientific schools
30
Number of graduates entering normal schools
34
Cost of instruction
$239,354 68
Cost of supplies Total
14,702 10
$254,056 78
Per capita cost of instruction
94 97
Per capita cost of supplies
5 83
Total cost per capita
100 80
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 10-Pupils by Grades, June, 1931
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Never in First Grade Before
1 -
High
Special
16
11
27
Twelfth
308
315
623
Eleventh
384
442
826
Tenth
500
479
979
Total
3-
67
1,208
1,247
2,455
Junior High
Ninth
641
628
1,269
Eighth
611
635
1,246
Seventh
636
671
1,307
Total
30
108
6
1,888
1,934
3,822
Elementary
Sixth
7
38
625
624
1,249
Fifth
34
671
646
1,317
Fourth
35
689
655
1,344
Third
37
691
681
1,372
Second
39
742
710
1,452
First.
40
796
776
1,572
Total
7
223
14
4,214
4,092
8,306
Kindergarten
12
7
368
357
725
Special
4
18
Sight Saving
1
4
5
9
Cadets
1
19
Atypical.
8
57
36
93
Boys' Vocational.
13
139
139
Independent
Household Arts
1
Continuation.
2
2
55
36
91
Americanization
1
Grand Total.
91
460
27
7,933
7,707
15,640
1,407
351
352
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 11-Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational and Continuation Schools, 1930-193.1
High
School
Junior
High
Schools
Elementary
Schools
Kinder- gartens
Vocational
for Boys
Atypical
Schools
Sight
Saving
Class
School
Total
Annual enrollment
2723
4134
9003
846 756
192
108
11
201
17,218
Average membership
2521
3899
8196
156
97
11
179
15,915
Average attendance
2352
3690
7816
673
150
87
10
162
14,940
Per cent. of attendance.
93.4
94.6
95.4
89.4
95.9
89.7 150
93.4
90.7 120
13,429
Number cases of dismissal
616
1096
1721
23
125
4
2
22
3,609
Membership, October, 1930
2628
3955
8277
730
175
96
11
101
15,973
Membership, June, 1931
2455
3822
8306
725
139
93
9
91
15,640
No. cases corp. punishment.
16
16
Table .12-Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1 in September
SCHOOL.
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
Prescott
83
101
79
70
67
Hanscom.
60
77
72
64
71
Bennett ..
75
60
84
.
37
46
Knapp
44
45
44
40
33
Perry
56
45
49
46
44
Pope
80
72
76
68
81
Cummings
44
37
45
37
34
Edgerly
65
56
37
54
59
Glines
76
96
167
77
82
Grimmons.
98
69
75
70
87
Forster
128
98
121
94
91
Bingham
84
36
52
45
30
Carr
76
80
69
66
66
Proctor
29
37
36
30
40
Durell
38
33
42
35
29
Burns
80
84
60
52
69
Cutler
148
148
149
120
168
Lincoln
60
40
48
45
41
Lowe.
77
56
77
55
69
Total.
1,494
1,358
1,480
1,257
1,407
8
93.9
Number cases of tardiness
6474
1969
4215
112
381
80
76
Baxter
35
31
40
Morse
68
Brown
58
57
58
72
56
Continuation
School
353:
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions-Junior High Schools-June, 1931
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 In City
Northeastern Jr. High School Southern Junior High School ..
463 402
457
2
18
4 6 4
0 7
0
0
Western Junior High School ..
393
329
0
0
·
-
Total
1258
1159
1105
26
14
7 0 7
Table 13A-Ninth Grade Promotions-Junior High Schools-June, 19311
Promotion from the ninth grade to the tenth is the promo- tion from the Junior High School to the Senior 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 ..
495
489
422
28
24 19
1 6 7
0
14
Southern
394
368
331
9
Western
420
384
333
25
12
5
2
Total
1309 |1241
1086
62
55
14
5
19
tional School
0 NOTO
373
451 337 317
6
No. Entering
School
lic or Private
in June
0
3
354
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year 1930-1931
1930
1931
Change
Number of visits to the schools
1797
943
-854
Number of visits to the homes
5964
2767
-3197
Number of cases investigated
4588
2154
-2434
Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism
455
487
+32
Number of different pupils who were tru- ants or habitual absentees
360
192
168
Number who were truants for the first time
270
228
-42
Number who were truants for the second time
43
44
+1
Number who were truants for three or more times
47
23
-24
Number of girls who were truants or ab- sentees
100
45
-55
Number of visits to mercantile or manufac- turing establishments
56
14
-42
Number of minors found to be working without employment certificates
67
23
-44
Number of employment certificates issued to boys
137
104
-33
Number of employment certificates re-issued to boys
97
30
-67
Number of employment certificates issued to girls
119
77
-42
Number of employment certificates re-issued to girls
91
21
-70
Number of educational literate certificates
issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)
1916
1603
-313
Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age
100
120
+20
Number of transfer cards investigated
2639
2305
-334
Number of transfer cards forwarded
1581
1522
-59
Number of truants in the County Training School at the close of the year
5
8
++3
Amount paid for board of truants
$731.73
$572.58-$159.15
355
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 14-(Concluded)-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year, 1930-1931
Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases :-
Warned and returned to school
146
Transferred to other schools
18
Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years)
25
Left school (over 16 years)
46
Removed from city
39
Parent before court
1
Brought before court and returned to school
8
Brought before court and sent to Training School
3
Violating parole and returned to Training School
1
Sent to Lyman School
3
Sent to House of Good Shepherd
2
292
Table 14A-Truancies and Habitual Absenteeism by Ages and Grades
BY AGES.
GRADER.
Total.
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
I
6
3
1
10
II
4
3
2
1
10
III.
2
1
3
IV
7
1
8
4
4
1
23
VI.
1
1
5
6
2
2
2
19
VII
8
8
16
5
1
38
VIII
11
18
34
2
65
JX
2
8
25
5
40
X
1
18
14
33
XI
11
10
21
XII
3
3
Voc.
1
1
Ungraded
3
1
1
3
1
2
11
Contin't'n
1
1
5
7
Total.
13
6
11
11
10
18
35
49
102
37
292
. .
8
V
6
. ..
356
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table .15-Evening High School Season 1930-1931
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
589
538
1127
Average Membership
392
326
718
Average Attendance
239
254
49
Number of teachers
29
Number of sessions
57
Cost of Instruction
$7,966 00
Cost of janitor, fuel, light and supplies
1,934 28
Total cost
$9,900 28
Cost per pupil per evening
$0.24
Average attendance: October, 637; November, 625; December, 493; January, 395; February, 361; March, 380.
Table 15A-Evening Elementary School-Season 1930-1931
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
110
59
169
Average Membership
68
30
98
Average Attendance
46
20
66
Number of teachers
5
Number of sessions
53
Cost of Instruction
$1,279 00
Cost of janitor, fuel, light and supplies
1,033 15
Total Cost
$2,312 15
Cost per pupil per evening
$0.445
Table 15B-Evening Vocational Classes-Season 1930-1931
Women
Enrolled
116
Average Membership
95
Average Attendance
79
Number of teachers
7
Number of sessions
39
Cost of Instruction
$921 00
Cost of janitors, fuel, light and supplies
163 65
Total Expenditure
$1,084 65
Income from sources other than local taxa- tion
93 44
Net expenditure
991 21
Reimbursement from State
596 08
Net Cost
395 13
Net cost per pupil per evening
$0.106
357
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 15C-Americanization Classes-Season 1930-1931
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
186
205
391
Average Membership
148
152
300
Average Attendance
115
123
238
Number of classes
20
Number of teachers
12
Number of sessions
60
Membership hours
36000
Cost of Instruction
$5,582 00
Cost of supplies
29 08
Total cost
$5,611 08
Reimbursement from the State
2,805 54
Net cost
$2,805 54
Net cost per membership hour
0.078
358
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 16-Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
Prescott
199
181
197
169
171
169
Bennett
4
31
41
34
41
Knapp
202
161
176
144
158
122
Pope
84
84
84
81
81
89
Glines
95
76
81
77
79
84
Grimmons
34
41
Forster
65
69
76
92
93
75
Bingham
84
93
89
82
91
78
Carr
134
126
127
138
125
114
Morse
66
62
67
68
60
64
Proctor
51
58
46
59
44
47
Brown
40
67
67
60
65
61
Highland
136
126
163
115
163
97
Cutler
166
168
178
172
127
138
Total
1326
1302
1392
1291
1291
1220
Average Membership of Elementary Schools
8504
8358
9039
9092
9133
9124
Per cent of Average Membership Promoted
15.6
15.58
15.4
14.2
14.13
13.37
359
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 17-Attendance Statistics FOR A SERIES OF YEARS
JUNE
ENROLLMENT
Average Membership
Per cent. of Average Attendance 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
12,733
11,609
91.2
9,744
0.839
1920
14,091
12,836
11,807
91.9
11,628
0.993
1921
14,500
13,396
12,533
93.6
11,337
0.904
1922
15,225
14,004
13,160
94.0
11,620
0.883.
1923
15,932
14,308
13,276
92.8
13,164
0.991
1924
16,092
14,554
13,647
93.8
12,528
0.918
1925
16,262
14,699
13,691
93.1
11,814
0.863
1926
16,687
15,042
14,074
93.6
12,256
0.871
1927
16,669
15,042
14,094
93.7
12,526
0.888
1928
16,807
15,190
14,232
93.1
15,160
1.065
1929
17,083
15,521
14,435
93.0
16,626
1.152
1930
16,851
15,632
14,666
92.8
13,904
0.948
1931
17,218
15,915
14,940
93.9
13,429
0.891
Table 18-Membership, Etc., of High School FOR A SERIES OF YEARS
YEAR.
Average Membership all Schools.
Largest Number in High School.
Per cent. of Average Membership of all Schools.
Number of Graduates of High School.
Per cent. of Average Membership of all Schools.
1912
11,710
2,023
17.28
296
2.53
1913
11,903
2,081
17.48
296
2.48
1914
11,610
2,111
18.18
273
2.35
1915
12,903
2,258
17.50
311
2.41
1916
13,191
2,288
17.35
348
2.64
1917
12,770
1,973
15.45
340
2.66
1918
12,656
1,520
12.01
332
2.62
1919
12,733
1,854
14.56
310
2.43
1920
12,836
1,714
13.35
241
1.87
1921
13,396
1,762
13.15
316
2.36
1922
14,004
2,037
14.55
613
4.38
1923
14,308
2,061
14.40
419
2.93
1924
14,554
2,104
14.45
497
3.41
1925
14,699
2,229
15.16
524
3.56
1926
15,042
2,230
14.82
524
3.48
1927
15,042
2,318
15.41
521
3.46
1928
15,190
2,356
15.51
513
3.38
1929
15,521
2,430
15.66
606
3.90
1930
15,632
2,500
15.99
564
3.61
1931
15,915
2,723
17.11
621
3.90
(For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.)
360
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table .19-Promotions for School Year Ending June 23, 1931 Junior High Schools
.GRADE.
On June
Promotion List
Unconditionally
Promoted to
Next Grade
Promoted
on Trial
Retarded
Promoted more
than One Grade
Special Promo-
tions during Year
Dropped Back
after Two
Months' Trial
H
1,320
1,191
70
58
0010
1
3
II
1,257
1,115
87
55
0
2
III
1,291
1,197
37
57
0
4
Total
3,868
3,503
194
170
1
1
9
Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 23, 1931 Junior High Schools .
GRADE.
On June
Promotion List
Unconditionally
Promoted to
Next Grade
Promoted
on Trial
Retarded
Promoted more
than One Grade
Special Promo-
tions during Year
Promotees
after Two
Months' Trial
I
100
90.0
5.4
4.5
.1
.1
2
II
100
89.0
7.0
4.0
.2
III
100
93.0
3.0
4.0
.3
Average
100
91.0
5.0
4.0
.2
Promotees
Dropped Back
361
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 19A-Promotions for School Year Ending June 23, 1931 Elementary Grades
GRADE.
On June
Promotion List.
Unconditionally
Promoted
to next Grade.
Promoted on Trial.
Retarded.
Promoted more
than One Grade.
Special Promo-
tions during Year.
Dropped Back
after Two
Months' Trial
I
1,517
1,267
83
150
17
4
II
1,445
1,273
75
96
1
1
III
1,387
1,184
134
61
00
2
IV
1,341
1,139
106
75
21
3
2
V
1,363
1,180
136
46
1
2
VI
1,342
1,220
97
25
1
Total
8,395
7,263
631
453
48
12
16
Percentage of Promotions for School Year Ending June 23, 1931 Elementary Grades
GRADE.
On June
Promotion List.
Unconditionally
to next Grade.
Promoted on Trial
Retarded.
Promoted more
than One Grade.
Special Promo-
tions during Year.
Dropped Back
after Two
Months' Trial
I
100
84.0
5.0
10.0
1.0
.3
.2
II
100
88.1
5.2
6.6
.1 ·
.1
.3
III
100
85.4
9.6
4.4
os
.1
.3
IV
100
84.9
8.0
5.5
1.6
.2
.1
V
100
86.6
9.9
3.4
.1
.1
VI
100
91.0
7.0
2.0
1
Average ...
100
86.0
8.0
5.4
os
.2
.2
Promotees
Or OT co
Promoted
Promotees
DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY AGES AND GRADES, OCTOBER 1, 1931
AGE
GRADE
TOTAL
Above Normal Age
Per cent. Above Normal Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 or over
Kgn.
135
555
1
..
..
1
270
979
137
21
4
1
1
1
1,414
28
1.98
2
4
245
904
191
43
6
5
1
1,399
55
3.93
3
6
262
821
237
46
11
3
1
1.387
61
4.43
4
3
231
790
262
71
17
4
1.378
9'2
6.68
5
7
197
708
276
77
18
7
1
1,291
103
7.98
6
7
232
721
271
103
22
6
2
1,364
133
9.75
7
14
271
636
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