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964
44
223
41
3
2
5
6
42
24
11
2
5
6
13
53
21
1186
21
February ...
105
1
5805
626
479
5
94
665
21
68
690
34
149
22
1
18
21
5
14
14
4
17
11
353
6
March.
145
8914
2338
19
167
133
43
32
229
16
1
1
46
29
4
11
8
8
11
24
11
357
7
145
9569
3768
684
26
182
965
120
692
179
5
1
29
1
23
16
1
6
3
2
2
30
31
17
580
3
May
7050
1362
548
17
99
231
18
454
129
3
24
23
2
6
1
1
4
19
13
513
20
June.
138
7000
376
528
14
1104
65
56
9
378
8
122
7
1
1
1
23
26
1
1
9
12
105
3
Total ...
1401
7
76188
17640
6450
216
2951
5646
1276
880 6150
175 1403 153
11
11
8
121|
1
55
3
341
231
1
1
31
71
7
65
65
116
4
259
114
7565
97
* Treated by family physician or dentist.
New: Seen first time during school year. Old: Cases followed up.
14,616 Children weighed. 20 Class talks in Hygiene given. 605 Tonsil and Adenoid examinations.
DATE
seen
Guardian
Teachers
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
Optician
...
...
1044
4
26
1
4
...
8
...
... ...
......
6
New
Dental
Med. Inspector
1046
April
126
The second important expenditure is wholly under the control of the School Committee and is covered by what is known as the "School Contingent" appropriation. The following is the itemized account :
-Day Schools
Expenditures
Total
High
Junior
Elementary
Vocational
High
-Evening Schools- Elementary
Vocational
Continuation School and American- ization Work
Officers' salaries ....
$34,768.51
Office Expenses
3,210.42
Text Books
17,166.96
$4,775.06
$5,138.73
$7,121.81
$75.71
$45.85
$9.80
Stationery
and
Supplies
and
Other Expenses
of Instruction
20,249.85
7,715.61
4,917.51
5,779.00
1,444.80
242.42
$12.95
$7.94
129.62
Miscellaneous
(Tuition, etc.) ....
4,527.39
1,047.63
583.02
2,617.93
134.46
69.49
6.76
1.25
66.85
Total
$79,923.13
$13,538.30
$10,639.26
$15,518.74
$1,654.97
$357.76
$19.71
$9.19
$206.27
.. .
.... ..
....
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
The third, and by far the largest, element of the cost of schools is the sum spent for the salaries of teachers. This expenditure is under the control of the School Committee.
223
224
The following statement shows the distribution of the sums paid for salaries :
-Day Schools-
Expenditures
Total
High
Junior
Elementary
Vocational
High
-Evening Schools- Elementary
Vocational
Continuation School and American- ization Work
Supervisors
$23,860.01
$2,986.50
$4,525.33
$14,548.18
$1,800.00
Principals
53,620.88
5,000.00
11,166.67
29,155.21
$6,500.00
$413.00
$354.00
$132.00
900.00
Teachers
1,119,763.11
251,391.52
313,180.14
510,016.12
26,546.17
8,275.00
1,047.00
600.00
8,707.16
Total
$1,197,244.00
$259,378.02
$328,872.14
$553,719.51
$33,046.17
$8,688.00
$1,401.00
$732.00
$11,407.16
The total outlay for the school purposes includes all of the preceding and the sums spent for schoolhouse re- pairs and new buildings.
ANNUAL REPORTS
225
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
The total outlay for the school year ending June 30, 1934, is as follows :
Care
.... $157,782.67
Contingent
45,837.21
Salaries
1,231,329.92
Total for school maintenance
1,434,949.80
Paid for repairs
50,356.50
Paid for new buildings
29.03
Total for all school purposes
1,485,335.33
Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proposition :
1929
1930 $0.070
1931 $0.073
1932
1933 $0.074
1934 $0.075
Heat and light ....
0.041
0.039
0 047
0.042
0.038
0.035
Administration
0.017
0.019
0.023
0.025
0.024
0.024
School supplies ....
0.045
0.047
0.041
0.038
0.035
0.032
Teachers' salaries
0.825
0.825
0.816
0.821
0.829
0.834
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
Janitors' salaries ..
$0.072
$0.074
The Per Capita Cost of Day Schools for .1933 and 1934
High School.
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1933.
1934.
Change
1933.
1934.
Change
1933.
1934.
Change
1933.
1934.
Change
Instruction Supplies
$86.75 4.97 10.66
$86.33 4.62 10 37
-$0.42 -0.35 -0.29
$81.85
+ $1.99
$60.96
$61.50
+$0.54
$71.08
$71.90
+$0.82
3.48
-0.55
1.77
1.88
+0.11
2.79
2.66
-0.13
Care
8.47
8.30
0.17
9.05
8.92
0.13
9.21
9.04
-0.17
Total
$102.38
$101.32
--- $1.06
$93.80
$95.07
+$1.27
$71.78 $72.80
+$0.52
$83.08
$83.60
+$0.52
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.
ANNUAL REPORTS
226
$83.84 2.93
227
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :
1929
1930
1931
1932
1934
Cost of Instruction
$63.95
$67.30
$69.92
$71.95
1933 $72.15
$72.17
Cost of Supplies ..
3.19
3.56
3.19
3.15
2.83
2.67
Cost of Care
8.33
8.66
9.79
9.99
9.41
9.12
Total
$75.47
$79.52
$82.90
$85.09
$84.39
$83.96.
...
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid 42 cents less for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1933, and 35 cents less per pupil for supplies.
The elementary schools have cost 54 cents more per pupil for instruction, and 11 cents more for supplies.
The amount spent for the school year 1934 was $12.15, or 40 cents more than was spent in 1933. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1934, not including the vocational schools, was $83.96.
Table 1-Schoolhouses, December, 1934
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
Enlargement6
High
West)
+66
1,804
Brick
Steam
Fan
1927
Gymnasium
1867
Prescott
13
1
900
49,310
Brick
Steam
Fan
139,200
1916
Knapp
¥13
517
24,517
Brick
Steam
Gravity
59,900
1889
Pope . .
12
570
27,236
Brick
Steam
Gravity
88,600
1891
Bell
47
1,680
29,860
Brick
Steam
Fan
** Edgerly
12
275
24,000
Brick
Steam
Gravity
48,000
1871
4 rooms added 1892
Glines
$14
644
28,800
Brick
Steam
Gravity
101,400
1891
Chandler
35
1,514
74,124
Brick
Steam
Fan
638,900
1923
Forster
13
30,632
Brick
Steam
Gravity
112,000
1866
Folsom S
13
Bingham
16
678
35,586
Brick
Steam
Gravity
82,000
1886
4 rooms added 1894 8 rooms added 1904
Carr
15
656
20,450
Brick
Steam
Gravity
63,100
1898
Morse
12
484
29,000
Brick
Steam
Gravity
64,000
1869
Highland
12
422
23,260
Brick
Steam
Gravity
73,600
1880
6 rooms added 1890 4 rooms added 1891
Carried forward.
304
10,802
$3,108,600
* Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13-1/10 acres; land not included in valuation.
+ Includes home rooms, laboratories, shops, assembly rooms, etc.
** Being torn down.
¿ One room used for dental clinic.
ANNUAL REPORTS
4 rooms added 1894
Southworth
¥11
Brick
Steam
Fan
*$1,263,500
1895 1871
*
School /East
8 rooms added 1906 2 30 rooms added 1913 127 rooms added 1928
13 rooms added 1918 8 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Add- itions made in 1931
374,400
1874
4 rooms added 1882
5 rooms added 1896
658
1899
Sco
Table 1-(Concluded)-Schoolhouses, December, 1934
NAME
No. of Classrooms
No. of Sittings
Size of Lot, includ- ing Space Occupied by Build- ing
Material
How Heated
How Ventil ated
Valuation, including Furniture
When Built
Enlargements
Brought forward.
304
10,802 560
35,034 218,071
Brick Brick
Steam Steam
Gravity Fan
$3,108,600 126,200 537,500
1896 1917
9 rooms added 1923 § Alterations and Addi- 7 tions made in 1931 6 rooms added 1915
Cutler
20
952
53,729
Brick Brick
Steam
Fan
145,800
1912
Bennett
12
469
21,964
Steam
Gravity
58,000
1902
Hanscom
10
517
16,767
Brick
Steam
Fan
70,500
1897
4 rooms added 1907
Brown
10
480
26,733
Brick
Steam Steam
Gravity Unit
77,700
1932
Original built in 1884
Cummings
8
344
22,800
Brick
Steam
System Unit
100,800
1930
Grimmons.
8
326
84,354
Brick
Steam
System
Burns
8
336
16,080
Brick
Steam
Gravity
49,000
1886
Lowe
8
386
21,650
Brick
Steam
Gravity
59,000
1903
Baxter
6
290
11,000
Brick
Steam
Gravity
40,700
1901
Perry
6
277
46,080
Brick
Steam
Gravity
59,000
1899
Boys' Vocational
Davis 4 Machine Shop 2 ( Automobile Shop2
8
30,155
Wood
Steam
Gravity
71,000
1884
( Machine shop added 1917 Automobile shop added 1918
Durell.
1
190
13,883
Brick
Steam
Gravity
26,100
1894
Lincoln
1
168
17,662
Wood
Steam
Gravity
25,700
1885
Total
483
17,965
$4,686,300
* State property.
#One room used for Dental Clinic
229
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Hodgkins
#14
Cliff
44
1,512
356 *
Brick
Proctor
#9
*47,000
1905
4 rooms added 1907
Gravity
83,700
1901
4 rooms added 1899
230
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 2-Cost of Maintaining Schools
For the School Year 1933-1934
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total
High
$268,654.08
$14,395.86
$32,261.11
$315,311.05
Northeastern Jr.
121,404.65
1,106.93
9,855.47
135,367.05
Southern Jr.
113,263.74
3,425.32
12,720.86
129,409.92
Western Jr
104,205.40
4,306.02
10,975.52
119,486.94
Prescott
39,910.50
1,631.17
6,832.36
48,374.03
Hanscom
23,136.27
616.46
3,098.14
26,850.87
Bennett
24,473.49
1,127.54
3,004.15
28,605.18
Baxter
13,663.71
300.81
2,358.06
16,322.58
Knapp
25,412.06
834.39
3,541.26
29,787.71
Perry
13,051.26
281.16
2,358.06
15,690.48
Pope
25,176.34
821.05
3,416.16
29,413.55
Cummings
17,333.43
460.39
2,702.12
20,495.94
Edgerly
12,347.03
329.99
2,277.43
14,954.45
Glines
30,635.78
939.95
3,585.69
35,161.42
Grimmons
16,900.84
475.00
2,702.13
20,077.97
Forster
32,762.83
975.71
3,948.23
37,686.77
Bingham
36,045.98
874.85
4,104.23
41,025.06
Carr
31,983.62
828.04
4.508,23
37,319.89
Morse
26,150.24
640.88
3,437.27
30,228.39
Proctor
15,056.45
445.03
2,364.36
17,865.84
Durell
8,602.93
258.84
1,988.06
10,849.83
Burns
19,069.84
443.53
2,702.12
22,215.49
Brown
24,447.28
702.47
3,046.14
28,195.89
Highland
20,913.71
796.29
2,562.12
24,272.12
Hodgkins
23,453.84
976.41
3,786.22
28,216.47
Cutler
45,188.35
1,479.97
6,222.31
52,890.63
Lincoln
8,150.06
389.37
1,988.06
10,527.49
Lowe
16,877.18
407.22
2,702.12
19,986.52
Atypical.
13,803.60
180.11
2,330.52
16,314.23
Sight Having
2,068.70
26.22
284.68
2,379.60
Continuation
6,122.41
193.76
2,832.12
9,148.29
Americanization
5,409.75
43.38
1,385.15
6,838.28
Evening High
8,788.25
382.53
1,153.13
10,323.91
66
Elementary
1,417.00
23.65
909.17
2,349.82
Practical Arts
740.75
11.34
100.54
852.63
Boys' Vocational
31,891.57
1,623.55
2,754.12
36,269.24
Independent House- hold Arts.
2,817.00
82.02
985.25
3,884.27
Total
$1,231,329.92
$45,837.21
$157,782.67
$1,434,949.80
231
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 3-Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools For the School Year 1933-1934
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total
High
$86.33
$4.62
$10.37
$101.32
Northeastern Jr
83.55
2.83
6.78
93.16
Southern Jr.
85.94
2.60
9.65
98.19
Western Jr.
81.99
3.39
8.63
94.01
Prescott
51.17
2.09
8.76
62.02
Hanscom
53.93
1.44
7.22
62.59
Bennett
64.07
2.95
7.86
74.88
Baxter
73.86
1.62
12.75
88.23
Knapp
75.41
2.47
10.51
88.39
Perry
69.05
1.49
12.48
83.02
Pope
50.15
1.64
6.81
58.60
Cummings
59.77
1.59
9.32
70.68
Edgerly.
71.37
1.91
13.16
86.44
Glines
57.80
1.77
6.77
66.34
Grimmons.
67.07
1.88
10.72
79.67
Forster ..
52.76
1.57
6.36
60.69
Bingham
63.11
1.53
7.19
71.83
Carr
68.05
1.76
9.59
79.40
Morse
65.87
1.61
8.66
76.14
Proctor
58.59
1.73
9.20
69.52
Durell
81.16
2.44
18.76
102.36
Burns
73.91
1.72
10.47
86.10
Brown
65.37
1.88
8.14
75.39
Highland
68.12
2.59
8.35
79.06
Hodgkins
50.99
2.12
8.23
61.34
Cutler
56.27
1.84
7.75
65.86
Lincoln
51.58
2.46
12.58
66.62
Lowe
74.35
1.79
11.90
88.04
Atypical
131.46
1.72
22.20
155.38
Sight Saving
159.13
2.01
21.90
183.04
Evening
13.86
.53
2.74
17.13
Continuation
127.55
4.04
56.00
187.59
Americanization
20.19
.16
5.17
25.52
Elementary
61.50
1.88
8.92
72.30
All schools ( without
state-aided schools)
72.17
2.67
9.12
83.96
Boys' Vocational
226.18
11.51
19.53
257.22
Ind. Household Arts
38.59
1.12
13. 50
53.21
232
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 4-Annual Cost of Maintaining the Schools
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS
Amounts are given to the nearest dollar and include what has been paid for maintaining day and evening schools of all grades.
YEAR.
Average Member- ship.
Instruction and Super- vision.
School Supplies.
Light.
Heating.
Janitors.
School Tele- phones.
1912
11,710
$306,709
$30,319
$5,995
$15,676
$30,219
$512
$389,431
1913
11,856
320,744
25,877
5,842
16,055
32,939
542
402,092+
1914
12,320
338,587
26,843
6,448
18,952
33,711
624
425,165
1915
12,903
357,581
29,389
5,755
18,366
32,674
213
443,978
1916
13,191
363,948
26,098
6,233
20,197
34,667
451,143
1917
12,770
376,138
29,221
5,429
25,487
35,718
471,993
1918
12,656
410,589
33,587
6,966
35,839
42,063
18
529,062
1919
12,733
437,730
33,225
8,821
22,960
55,710
*559,328
1920
12,836
613,294
40,079
10,092
37,083
56,381
*757,679
1921
13,396
714,859
26,329
12,163
63,017
61,435
*878,153
1922
14,109
747,905
42,682
10,531
26,521
61,987
*889,877
1923
14,308
752,272
44,106
9,883
64,726
63,408
934,395
1924
14,544
769,773
52,757
9,803
34,162
67,277
933,772
1925
14,699
790,963
45,259
12,226
41,846
73,967
964,261
1926
15,042
851,758
46,497
13,319
23,316
74,924
1,009,814
1927
15,042
944,548
47,388
13,187
39,524
82,773
1,127,460
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
1932
16,030
1,188,529
53,788
26,819
32,306
104,709
1,406,151
1933
16,303
1,200,830
48,644
22,777
29,751
105,412
1,407,413
1934
16,616
1,231,330
45,837 20,944
29,371
107,468
1,434,950
¡ $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.
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
Total.
233
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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
$4 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
1932
71 95
3 15
9 99
85 09
150,285,500
.00936
1933
72 15
2 83
9 41
84 39
119,798,800
.00704
1934
72 17
2 67
9 12
83 96
118,100,500
.00711
234
ANNUAL REPORTS
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
1932
440,776
52,637
1,406,152
1,899,565
1933
15,142
39,350
1,407,413
1,461,905
1934
29
50,357
1,434,950
1,485,336
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
235
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 7 - POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS
FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1933-1934
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
1932
104,000
1933
104,000
1934
104,000
School Census
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age,
inclusive, October 1, 1934
19,093
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age,
inclusive, October 1, 1934 :-
In public schools
14,270
in private schools
4,753
Total
19,023
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive :-
In public schools, males
4,555
females
4,510
9,065
In private schools, males
1,607
females
1,871
3,478
Total
12,543
236
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 8-Attendance of the Public Schools For the School Year 1933-1934
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending
in October.
No. Attending in June.
High
3,442
3,112
2,891
92.9
3,311
3,069
Northeastern Jr. High
1,524
1,453
1,386
95.3
1,464
1,437
Southern Jr. High
1,410
1,318
1,242
94.3
1,344
1,288
Western Jr. High
1,318
1,271
1,214
95.5
1,290
1,261
Boys' Vocational
170
141
132
93.6
151
128
Prescott
854
780
731
93.7
769
783
Hanscom
472
429
38
92.8
430
417
Bennett
417
382
364
95.3
397
376
Baxter
204
185
170
92.0
182
189
Knapp
374
337
319
94.6
341
345
Perry
205
189
174
92.1
190
188
Pope
535
502
476
94.8
505
510
Cummings
327
290
270
93.1
303
280
Edgerly
189
173
166
94.6
164
168
Glines
556
530
503
95.0
524
537
Grimmons
274
252
236
93.6
248
245
Forster
688
621
573
92.3
625
631
Bingham
611
571
539
94.4
564
573
Carr
512
470
445
94.7
467
473
Morse
433
397
376
94.7
410
390
Proctor
280
257
246
95.8
254
261
Durell
106
106
100
94.9
97
110
Burns
275
258
241
93.7
255
255
Brown
407
374
346
92.5
372
357
Highland
339
307
287
93.5
304
305
Hodgkins
492
460
433
94.1
449
456
Cutler
859
803
744
92.7
821
777
Lincoln
161
158
148
93.4
160
158
Lowe
248
227
211
92.1
222
237
Atypical
114
105
94
89.5
106
110
Sight Saving
13
13
12
92.3
13
13
Continuation
94
145
124
85.3
53
39
Total
17,903
16,616
15,591
93.8
16,785
16,366
Total for 1932-33
17,758
16,303
15,322
93.9
16,437 16,211
237
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year Ending June, 1934
Number of teachers, including Head Master
115
Number of days school kept
177
Number enrolled
3,442
Average number belonging
3,112
Average daily attendance
2,891
Tardinesses
9,879
Dismissals
1,215
In Class 1936, September
1,387
June
1,252
Per cent. of loss
9.7
In Class 1935, September
1,044
June
938
Per cent. of loss
10.2
In Class 1934, September
849
June
852
Per cent. of increase
4
Special Students, September
31
June
27
Per cent. of loss
12.9
Total, September
3,31I
June
3,069
Per cent. of loss
7.9
Number of graduates, male
415
Number of graduates, female
432
Total
847
Average age, male graduates
18 yrs. 3 mos.
Average age, female graduates
18 yrs. 2 mos ..
Number of graduates entering college
78
Number of graduates entering scientific schools
12
Number of graduates entering normal school
26
Cost of instruction
$264,132.08
Cost of supplies
13,281.36
Total
277,413.44
Per capita cost of instruction
84.87
Per capita cost of supplies
4.27
Total cost per capita
89.14
238
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 10-Pupils by Grades, June, 1934
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Never in First Grade Before
1
High
Special
14
13
27
Twelfth
420
432
852
Eleventh
494
4.44
938
Tenth
644
608
1252
Total
43
70
1,572
1,497
3,069
Junior High
Ninth
695
658
1,353
Eighth
675
643
1,318
Seventh
679
636
1,315
Total
48
112
4
2,049
1,937
3,986
1,289
Elementary
Sixth
10
36
3
662
684
1,346
Fifth
37
1
663
682
1,345
Fourth
88
3
678
684
1,362
Third
40
1
720
681
1,401
Second
39
1
705
612
1,317
First
41
5
760
646
1,406
Total
10
231
14
4,188
3,989
8,177
Kindergarten
16
10
428
416
844
Special
5
16
Sight Saving
1
7
6
13
Cadets
3
8
Atypical.
8
65
45
110
Boys' Vocational
12
128
128
Independent
Household Arts
1
Americanization
1
Continuation.
2
1
27
12
39
Grand Total
123
465
28
8,464
7,902
16,366
239
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 11-Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational and Continuation Schools, 1933-1934
High
School
Junior
High
Schools
Schools
Kinder-
gartens
School
for Boys
Atypical
Schools
Sight
Saving
School
Total
Annual enrollment
3442
4252
8787
1031
170
114
13
94
17,903
Average membership
3112
4042
8190
868
141
105
13
145
16,616
Average attendance
2891
384:2
7738
758
132
94
12
1.24
15,591
Per cent. of attendance.
92.9
95.1
94 5
87.3
93.6
89.5
92.3
85.3
93.8
Number cases of tardiness
7879
2214
4036
109
252
210
3
259
14,962
Number cases of dismissal
1218
1195
1362
13
107
19
1
51
3,966
Membership, October, 1933
3311
4098
8172
881
151
106
13
53
16,785
Membership, June, 1934
3069
3986
8177
844
128
110
13
39
16,366
No. cases corp. punishment
6
6
Table 12-Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1 in September
SCHOOL.
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
Prescott
67
76
78
82
96
Hanscom
71
80
60
70
108
Bennett ..
76
75
60
50
42
Baxter
46
29
29
23
27
Knapp
33
32
37
30
31
Perry
44
47
38
32
31
Pope
81
83
59
80
60
Cummings.
34
44
38
44
Edgerly
59
65
51
51
Glines
82
75
69
69
74
Grimmons
56
58
51
49
39
Forster.
87
93
92
94
130
Bingham
91
73
101
80
71
Carr
30
60
51
57
44
Morse
66
55
46
60
50
Proctor
40
40
30
35
32
Durell
29
2-
35
18
21
Burns
68
59
63
68
64
Brown
69
53
53
55
48
Hodgkins
59
71
60
83
Cutler
168
114
92
121
111
Lincoln
41
35
36
41
40
Lowe
69
73
50
67
43
Total
1,407
1,362
1,296
1,330
1,289
Class
Continuation
Elementary
Vocational
240
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1934
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- tional School
No. Entering Other
Junior High Schools
Northeastern Junior High
498
447
424
5
3
7
8
Southern Junior High
406
388
367
8
5
4
1
3
Western Junior High
420
399
378
6
3
4
3
5
Total
1324
1234 1169
19
11
15
4
16
Table 13A-Ninth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1934
Promotion from the ninth grade to the tenth is the promo- tion 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-
lic or Private
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering Boys'
Vocational School
No. Remaining at Home
Northeastern Junior High
478
* *470
412
21
19
3 5
2
12
Southern Junior High
491
479
430
15
20
3
6
Western Junior High
388
381
343
20
3
8
3
4
Total
1357
*1330,1185
56
42
16
8
22
* Includes 1 who has died.
In City
School
No. Entering
241
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department tor the School Year, 1933-1934
1933
1934
Change
Number of visits to the schools
868
809
-59
Number of visits to the homes
2,840
2,351
-489
Number of cases investigated
2,132
1,654
-478
Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism
361
301
-60
Number of different pupils who were tru- ants or habitual absentees
192
163
-29
Number who were truants for the first time
152
114
-38
Number who were truants for the second time
26
35
+9
Number who were truants for three or more times
15
12
-3
Number of girls who were truants or ab- sentees
33
37
+4
Number of visits to mercantile or manu- facturing establishments
14
10
-4
Number of minors found to be working without employment certificates
11
6
-5
Number of employment certificates issued to boys
39
3
-36
Number of employment certificates re-
issued to boys
5
0
-5
Number of employment certificates issued to girls
21
14
-7
Number of educational literate certificates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)
1,569
1,230
-339
Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age
154
141
-13
Number of transfer cards investigated
2,017
2,052
+35
Number of transfer cards forwarded
1,900
2,063
+163
Number of Truants in the County Training School at the close of the year
1
0
-1
Amount paid for board of truants
$279.42
$2.86-$276.56
Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases :-
Warned and returned to school
72
Transferred to other schools
22
Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years)
4
Left school (over 16 years)
35
Removed from city
17
Sent to Shirley School
2
Sent to Lyman School
3
Sent to House of Good Shepherd
2
Sent to State
Sent to Middlesex County Training School
1
Number of employment certificates re- issued to girls
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