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A total cost of
$176,989.81
A total cost per capita of
10.54
Cost of repairs
$52,847.00
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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 :
Expenditures
Total
High
Junior
-Day Schools- Elementary
Vocational
High
Evening Schools- Elementary
Vocational
Continuation School and American- ization Work
Officers' Salaries ..
$33,778.47
Office Expenses
3,922.83
Text Books
17,241.48
$6,098.84
$4,819.76
$5,983.97
$177.62
$154.19
$7.10
Stationery
and
Supplies
and
Other Expenses
of Instruction ..
19,106.95
7,233.44
4,650.33
5,159.22
1,587.62
159.27
5.29
311.77
Miscellaneous
(Tuition, etc) ..
4,495.61
1,285.75
628.48
2,388.17
100.51
26.63
7.44
4.06
54.57
Total
$78,545.34
$14,618.03
$10,098.57
$13,531.36
$1,865.75
$340.09
$12.73
$4.06
$373.45
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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,
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ANNUAL REPORTS
The following statement shows the distribution of the sums paid for salaries :
-Day Schools-
Expenditures
Total
High
Junior
Elementary
Vocational
High
-Evening Schools- Elementary
Continuation School and Vocational American-
ization Work
Supervisors
$24,363.32
$3,328.01
$5,785.00
$13,450.31
$1,800.00
Principals
54,759.98
5,000.00
11,300.00
30,224.98
$6,500.00
$385.00
$324.00
$126.00
900.00
Teachers
1,180,704.48
275,687.39
344,425.40
511,847.39
29,679.59
8,181.00
1,282.50
363.38
9,237.83
Total
1,259,827.78
$284,015.40
$361,510.40
$555,522.68
$36,179.59
$8,566.00
$1,606.50
$489.38
$11,937.83
..
The total outlay for all school purposes includes all the preceding and the sums spent for schoolhouse repairs and new buildings.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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ANNUAL REPORTS
The total outlay for the school year ending June 30, 1937, is as follows :
Care
$176,989.81
Contingent
45,373.25
Salaries
1,293,317.05
Total for school maintenance
1,515,680.11
Paid for repairs
52,847.00
Paid for new buildings
152,587.22
Total for all school purposes
$1,721,114.33
Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :
1932
1933 $0.074
1934
1935
1936 $0.072
1937 $0.075
Heat and light ....
0.042
0.038
0.035
0.042
0.030
0.042
Administration ....
0,025
0.024
0.024
0.026
0.023
0.022
School supplies.
0.038
0.035
0.032
0.028
0.030
0.030
Teachers' salaries
0.821
0.829
0.834
0.831
0.845
0.831
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
Janitors' salaries ..
$0.074
$0.075
$0.073
The Per Capita Cost of Day Schools for 1936 and 1937
High School.
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1936.
1937.
Change
1936.
1937.
Change
1936.
1937.
Change
1936.
1937.
Change
Instruction Supplies Care
$85.68 4.28 9.04
$89.34 4.86 10.31
+$3.66 +0.58 +1.27
$87.64 3.01 8.87
$93.34 2.91 10.53
+ $5.70 -0.10 +1.66
$61.94 1.64 8.85
$62.72 1.66 9.96
+$0.78 +0.02 +1.61
$72.89 2.48 8.58
$75.46 2.61 10.14
+0.13
++1.56
Total
$99.00
$104.51
+$5.51
$99.52
[$106.78
+$7.26
$71.93
$74.34
+$2.41
$83.95
$88.21
+$4.26
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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.
The following shows :
+$2.57
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :
1932
Cost of Instruction
$71.95
1933 $72.15
1934 $72.17
1935 $72.40
1936 $73.23
1937 $75.47
Cost of Supplies ..
3.15
2.83
2.67
2.51
2.01
2.61
Cost of Care
9.99
9.41
9.12
9.60
8.62
10.17
Total
$85.09
$84.39
$83.96
$84.51
$83.86
$88.25
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $3.66 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1936, and 58 cents more per pupil for supplies.
The elementary schools have cost 78 cents more per pupil for instruction, and 2 cents more for supplies.
The amount spent for the school year 1937 was $13.36, or 76 cents more than was spent in 1936. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1937, not including the vocational schools, was $88.25.
TABLE 1-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1937
Name
No. of Classrooms
No. of Sittings
Size of Lot, includ-
ing Space occupied
Class of
Construction
How Heated
How Ventilated
Valuation including
Furniture
When Built
Enlargements
High School
*102
3,047
7 ........
A-C
Steam
Fan
+$1,263,500
1895
{ 8 rooms added 1906 ¿ 30 rooms added 1913 | 27 rooms and Gym- [nasium added 1928
Prescott
13
S
863
49,310
C
Steam
Fan
139,200
1916
Knapp
¥13
486
24,517
C
Steam
Gravity
59,900
1889
4 rooms added 1894
Pope
12
564
27,236
C
Steam
Gravity
88,600
1891
Southern Junior High
47
1,308
64,460
A-C
Steam
Fan
374,400
1918
~ Edgerly Elementary
8
335
Vocational
Continuation
6
..
43,927
A
Steam
Unit System
372,800
1936
(Boys' Vocational ......
§18
Glines
#14
· 642
28,800
C Steam
Gravity
101,400
1891
Chand'er (Northeastern Jr. High)
35
1,499
74,124
A Steam
Fan
639,000
1923
Forster 2
13
756
30,632
C Steam
Gravity
112,000
1899
Carried forward
305
9,500
$3,150,800
· 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.
# One room used for dental clinic.
A-Brick walls, concrete floors and corridors.
B-Brick walls, concrete corridors, wooden floors.
C-Brick exterior walls.
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f 8 rooms added 1923 ₹ Alterations and Ad- ( ditions made in 1931
Folsom
5
13
2
1
1.
1
i
1
4+
1
C Steam®
Fan
1867
Southworth
#11
..
..
..
§ Includes related work rooms.
1866
by Building
TABLE 1-(Concluded)-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1937
Name
No. of Classrooms
No. of Sittings
Size of Lot, includ-
ing Space occupied
by Building
Class of
Construction
How Heated
How Ventilated
Valuation including
When Built
Enlargements
Brought forward
305
9,500
Bingham
16
657
35,586
C
Steam
Gravity
$3,150,800 82,000
1886
4 rooms added 1894 8 rooms added 1904
Carr
15
649
20,450
C Steam
Gravity
63,100
1898
Morse
12
484
29,000
C
Steam
Gravity
64,000
1869
6 rooms added 1890
Highland
12
422
23,260
C
Steam
Gravity
73,600
1880
4 rooms added 1891
Hodgkins
º14
584
35,034
C
Steam
Gravity
126,200
1896
Cliff (Western Jr. High)
44
1,512
218,071
B
Steam
Fan
483,000
1917
Cutler
20
929
53,729
C
Steam
Fan
145,800
1912
Bennett
12
475
21,964
C Steam
Gravity
58,000
1902
Hanscom
10
441
16,767
C
Steam
Fan
70,500
1897
4 rooms added 1907
Brown
10
472
26,733
C
Steam
Gravity
83,700
1901
4 rooms added 1907
Proctor
19
356
0
C
Steam
Gravity
°47,000
1905
Cummings
8
331
22,800
A
Steam
Unit System
89,500
1932
Grimmons
8
324
84,354
B
Steam
Unit System
100,800
1930
Burns
8
336
16,080
C
Steam
Gravity
49,000
1886
Lowe
8
386
21,650
C Steam
Gravity
59,000
1903
Baxter
6
290
11,000
C Steam
Gravity
40,700
1901
Perry
6
242
46,080
C Steanı
Gravity
56,100
1899
Durell
4
163
13,883
C
Steam
Gravity
26,100
1894
Total
527
18,553
$4,868,900
I State property.
° One room for Dental Clinic.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
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..
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9 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Ad- ditions made in 1931 6 rooms added 1915
...
Original built 1884
4 rooms added 1899
..
·
1
Furniture
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TABLE 2-COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS
For the School Year 1936-1937
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total
High
$291,613.55
$15,852.43
$33,628.52
$341,094.50
Northeastern Jr.
133,267.27
4,418.15
12,682.87
150,368.29
Southern Jr.
119,541.21
3,483.45
14,571.06
137,595.72
Western J
118,130.98
3,712.20
14,287.79
136,130.97
Prescott
42,282.59
1,335.42
7,243.78
50,861.79
Hanscom
20,341.92
562.30
3,400.82
24,305.04
Bennett
23,394.13
1,029.15
3,435.25
27,858.53
Baxter
14,096.89
310.56
2,539.69
16,947.14
Knapp
23,241.66
528.93
3,727.76
27,498.35
Perry
13,244.84
337.17
2,539.68
16,121.69
Pope
25,525.93
822.75
3,779.39
30,128.07
Cummings
17,614.50
453.63
2,944.25
21,012.38
Edgerly
15,868.71
514.77
2,208.19
18,591.67
Glines
27,875.41
680.84
4,123.91
32,680.16
Grimmons
18,854.98
425.58
2,944.25
22,224.81
Forster
38,780.90
1,098.92
7,833.31
47,713.13
Bingham
36,173.12
750.62
4,588.47
41,512.21
Carr
34,623.72
744.42
4,581.23
39,949.37
Morse
25,831.60
560.22
3,776.20
30,168.02
Proctor
13,551.33
391.30
2,762.29
16,705.42
Durell
8,071.50
188.18
2,109.15
10,368.83
Burns
18,619.79
400.81
2,944.26
21,964.86
Brown.
22,865.92
580.12
3,348.82
26,794.86
Highland
20,654.55
443.62
2,834.54
23,932.71
Hodgkins
28,763.18
640.25
4,209.97
33,613.40
Cutler
48,334.49
1,218.82
6,827.63
56,380.94
Lowe
16,225.19
371.66
2,944.24
19,541.09
Atypical
12,856.64
F55.63
2,654.42
16,166.69
Sight Saving
2,132.50
14.53
314.95
2,461.98
Continuation
6,263.04
383.51
2,537.67
9,184.22
Americanization
5,886.40
37.91
734.78
6,659.09
Evening High
8,777.62
389.59
1,549.70
10,761.91
66
Practical Arts
489.38
6.36
110.77
606.51
Boys' Vocational
34,048.36
1,843.77
5,071.04
40,963.17
Independent House- hold Arts.
2,871.90
89.00
947.18
3,908.08
Total
$1,293,317.05
$45,373.25
$176,989.81
$1,515,680.11
Elementary
1,659.40
15.03
251.98
1,926.41
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 3-Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools For the School Year 1936-1937
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$89.34
$4.86
$10.31
$104.51
Northeastern Jr.
91.53
3.03
8.71
103.27
Southern Jr.
91.74
2.67
11.18
105.59
Western Jr.
96.75
3.04
11.70
111.49
Prescott
51.13
1.61
8.76
61.50
Hanscom
65.41
1.81
10.94
78.16
Bennett
64.80
2.85
9.52
77.17
Baxter
71.56
1.58
12.89
86.03
Knapp
73.55
1.67
11.80
87.02
Perry
61.60
1.57
11.81
74.98
Pope
61.21
1.97
9.06
72.24
Cummings
55.74
1.44
9.32
66.50
Edgerly
50.22
1.63
6.99
58.84
Glines
59.18
1.45
8.76
69.39
Grimmons
72.51 53.27
1.51
10.76
65.54
Bingham
69.70
1.44
8.84
79.98
Carr
72.43
1.56
9.58
83.57
Morser
67.98
1.47
9.94
79.39
Procto
57.67
1.67
11.75
71.09
Durell
76.87
1.79
20.09
98.75
Burns
71.34
1.54
11.28
84.16
Brown
62.65
1.59
9.17
73.41
Highland
67.06
1.44
9.20
77.70
Hodgkins
55.85
1.24
8.17
65.26
Cutler
57.95
1.46
8.19
67.60
Lowe
73.09
1.67
13.26
88.02
Atypical
116.88
5.96
24.13
146.97
Sight Saving
152.32
1.04
22.50
175.86
Evening
8.44
.32
1.48
10.24
Continuation
71.17
4.36
28.84
104.37
Americanization
19.43
.13
2.42
21.98
Elementary
62.72
1.66
9.96
74.34
All schools (without state-aided schools)
75.47
2.61
10.17
88. 25
Boys' Vocational
193.46
10.48
28.81
232.75
Ind. Household Arts
52.22
1.62
17.22
71.06
1.64
11.32
85.47
Forster
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Table 4-Annual Cost of Maintaining the Schools
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS
Amounts are given to the nearest dollar and include what has been paid for maintaining day and evening schools of all grades.
YEAR.
Average Member- ship.
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
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
1935
16,613
1,238,414
44,462
22,577
38,186
105,058
1,448,697
1936
16,779
1,265,145
43,295
18,157
25,463
105,138
1,457,378
1937
16,626
1,293,317
45,373
22,077|
42,028
112,885
1,515.680
+ $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.
1,213,521
1930
15,632
1,076,845
59,560
18,403
31,827
89,483
1,276,118
1931
15,915
54,663
19,458
30,032
87,452
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
Total.
258
ANNUAL REPORTS
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
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
3 49
72 32
116,406,900
.00969
1928
62 23
3 01
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
1935
72 40
2 51
9 60
84 51
117,182,500
.01236
1936
73 23
2 01
8 62
83 86
115,688, 600
.01259
1937
75 47
2 61
10 17
88 25
113,453.300
.01335
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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
1935
72,418
40,507
1,448,697
1,561,622
1396
339,510
39,194
1,457,378
1,836,082
1937
152,587
52,847
1,515,680
1,721,114
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 7-POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS For School Year 1936-1937
1842
1,013
1907
72,000
1923
99,000
1850
3,540
1908
75,500
1924
100,440
1860
8,025
1909
75,500
1925
99,032
1865
9,366
1910
77,236
1926
101,000
1870
14,693
1911
78,000
1927
102,000
1875
21,594
1912
80,000
1928
104,000
1880
24,985
1913
81,000
1929
105,000
1885
29,992
1914
85,000
1930
103,604
1890
40,117
1915
86,854
1931
104,000
1895
52,200
1916
88,000
1932
104,000
1900
61,643
1917
93,000
1933
104,000
1901
63,000
1918
91,000
1934
104,000
1902
65,273
1919
91,500
1935
100,773
1903
67,500
1920
93,033
1936
101,000
1905
69,272
1921
94,500
1937
100,000
1906
70,875
1922
98,000
School Census
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age inclusive, October 1, 1937
18,560
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age,
inclusive October 1, 1937:
In public schools
13,986
In private schools
4,535
Total
18,521
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive:
In public schools, males
4,382
females
4,201
8,583
In private schools, males
1,634
females
1,632
3,266
Total
11,849
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Table 8-Attendance of the Public Schools For the School Year 1936-1937
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending
in October.
No. Attending
in June.
High
3,594
3,264
3,020
92.4
3,455
3,173
Northeastern Jr. High
1,501
1,456
1,375
94.4
1,478
1,438
Southern Jr. High
1,376
1,303
1,226
95.4
1,329
1,233
Western Jr. High
1,281
1,221
1,159
94.9
1,220
1,197
Boys' Vocational
215
176
163
92.5
205
151
Prescott
889
827
778
94.1
809
820
Hanscom
308
311
297
95.1
287
322
Bennett
380
361
340
94.1
359
348
Baxter
224
197
182
92.4
199
194
Knapp
338
316
300
94.8
316
319
Perry
233
215
201
93.5
221
212
Pope.
448
417
399
95.7
423
412
Cummings
357
316
291
92.1
331
316
Edgerly
351
317
290
91.5
319
309
Glines
521
489
468
95.7
499
482
Grimmons ..
274
260
246
94.6
256
217
Forster
788
728
674
92.6
731
721
Bingham
542
519
492
94.8
521
505
Carr
513
477
453
95.0
475
483
Morse
418
380
361
95.0
387
360
Proctor
253
235
224
95.1
241
225
Durell
119
105
100
94.7
100
109
Burns
283
261
248
94.0
262
246
Brown
415
365
338
92.6
361
368
Highland
334
308
290
94.1
319
307
Hodgkins
554
515
484
94.0
516
512
Cutler
896
834
765
91.7
848
805
Lowe
214
222
211
94.9
218
226
Atypical
132
110
98
89.1
106
167
Sight Saving
14
14
13
95.7
14
14
Open Air
16
19
18
94.0
16
20
Continuation
90
88
60
73.1
43
39
Total
17,871
16,626
15,564
93.6
16,864
16,250
Total for 1935-36.
18,003
16,779
15,537
92.6
16,895|
16,481
:262
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year Ending June, 1937
Number of teachers, including Head Master
123
Number of days school kept
177
Number enrolled
3,594
Average number belonging 3,264
Average daily attendance
3,019.6
Tardinesses
7,602
Dismissals
1,750
In class 1938, September
1,453
June
1,277
Per cent. of loss
12.1
In Class 1937, September
1,093
June
993
Per cent. of loss
9.1
In Class 1936, September
857
June
866
Per cent. of gain
1.1
Special students, September
52
June
37
Total, September
3,455
June
3,173
Per cent. of loss
8.2
Number of graduates, male
411
Number of graduates, female
456
Total
857
Average age, male graduates
17 yrs. 7 mos.
Average age, female graduates
17 yrs. 11 mos.
Number of graduates entering college
79
Number of graduates entering scientific schools
13
Number of graduates entering normal schools
19
Cost of Instruction
$284,682.94
Cost of supplies
14,609.78
Total
$299,292.72
Per capita cost of instruction
$87.22
Per capita cost of supplies
4.48
Total cost per capita
$91.70
Per cent. of loss
28.8
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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Table 10-Pupils by Grades, June, 1937
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Never in First Grade Before
-
High
Special
23
14
37
Twelfth
411
455
866
Eleventh
469
524
993
Tenth
630
647
1277
Total
49
77
5
1,533
1,640
3,173
Junior High
Ninth
655
656
1,311
Eighth
593
670
1,263
Seventh
639
655
1,294
Total
55
112
16
1,887
1,981
3,868
Elementary
Sixth
10
37
1
57.4
555
1,129
Fifth
1
37
1
585
540
1,125
Fourth
38
643
647
1,290
Third
38
2
712
627
1,339
Second
38
779
689
1,468
First
43
1
816
783
1,599
Total
11
231
5
4,109
3,841
7,950
Kindergarten
16
14
462
406
868
Special
6
12
11
9
20
Sight Saving
1
9
5
14
Cadets
1
Atypical
8
111
56
167
Boys' Vocational ...
13
151
151
Independent
Household Arts
1
1
Continuation
2
1
29
10
39
Grand Total
137
460
40
8,302
7,948
16,250
1387
Americanization
264
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 1.1-Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational and Continuation Schools, 1936-1937
High
School
Junior High
Schools
Elementary
Schools
Kinder-
gartens
School
for Boys
Atypical
Schools
Sight
Saving
School
Total
Annual enrollment
3594
4158
8565
1103
215
132
14
90
17.871
Average membership
3264
3980
8093
901
176
110
14
88
16,626
Average attendance
3020
3760
7665
785
163
98
13
60
15,564
Per cent. of attendance.
92.4
94.3
94.7
87.1
92.5
89.L 226
95.7
73.1
93.6
Number cases of tardiness
7602
1194
3527
104
376
3
615
13,647
Number cases of dismissal
1750
1237
1556
44
137
74
61
4,859
Membership, October, 1936
3455
4027
8026
988
205
106
14
43
16,864
Membership, June, 1937
3173
3868
7970
868
151
167
14
39
16.250
No. cases corp. punishment
1
1
Table .12-Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1 in September
SCHOOL.
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
Prescott
82
96
72
84
69
Hanscom
70
108
117
70
60
Bennett ..
50
42
49
60
48
Baxter
23
27
37
35
36
Knapp
32
31
33
33
42
Pope
80
60
67
47
60
Cummings
38
44
43
52
46
Edgerly
69
74
64
70
76
Grimmons.
49
39
46
46
37
Forster
94
130
118
101
113
Bingham
80
71
70
78
59
Carr
57
44
55
63
63
Morse
60
50
53
60
48
Proctor
35
32
29
45
42
Durell
18
21
26
30
34
Burns
68
64
68
67
63
Brown
55
48
56
50
58
Hodgkins
60
83
61
103
61
Cutler
121
111
114
137
141
Lincoln
41
40
26
Lowe.
67
43
57
54
56
Total
1,330
1,289
1,299
1,387
1,310
30
31
38
30
27
Perry
51
72
71
Glines
Class
Continuation
Vocational
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1937
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
In City
Northeastern Junior High
516
50
488
5
0
0
A
4
Southern Junior High
376
361
341
6
10
1
2
1
Western Junior High
423
396
370
11
0
4
7
4
Total
1315
1258 1199
22
10
5
13
co
Table 13a-Ninth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1937
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
No. Promoted to
High School
No. Entering
Somerville High
Other Schools, Pub-
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering
Vocational School
No. Remaining at Home
Northeastern Junior High
514
501
439
30
17
8
3
·
Southern Junior High
451
435
406
12
9
2
2
4
Western Junior High
363
333
312
Co
2
0
11
0
Total
1328
1269 1157
50
28
10
16
8
-
School
No. Entering
lic or Private
in June
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year, 1936-1937
1936
1937
Change
Number of visits to the schools
564
*344
-220
Number of visits to the homes
2,199
*918
-1,281
Number of cases investigated
1,633
*935
-698
Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism
261
197
-64
Number of different pupils who were tru- ants or habitual absentees
173
154
-19
Number who were truants for the first time
116
121
+5
Number who were truants for the second time
41
24
-17
Number who were truants for three or more times
16
4
-12
Number of girls who were truants or ab- sentees
38
29
-9
Number of visits to mercantile or manu- facturing establishments
13
17
+4
Number of minors found to be working without employment certificates
21
9
-12
Number of employment certificates issued to boys
12
22
+10
Number of employment certificates reis- sued to boys
1
2
+1
Number of employment certificates issued to girls
6
4
-2
Number of employment certificates reis- sued to girls
1
0
-1
Number of educational literate certificates
issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)
1,984
1,857
-127
Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age
187
103
-84
Number of transfer cards investigated
2,236
2,353
+117
Number of transfer cards forwarded
1,452
1,039
-414
Number of truants in the County Training School at the close of the year
1
2
+1
Amount paid for board of truants
$34.58
$174.86 +$140.28
* Only one attendance officer covering this period.
Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases
Warned and returned to school
55
Transferred to other schools
37
Obtained certificates (14 to 16 years)
3
Left school (over 16 years)
30
Removed from city
24
Brought before Court and then
Committed to Training School
1.
Committed to Lyman School
%
Committed to Shirley School
2
-
154
Table 14A-Truancies and Habitual Absenteeism by Ages and Grades
BY AGES.
Total
GRADIS.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17 or over
7
2
3
1
1
I.
4
II ..
8
III.
9
IV.
6
V.
7
1
. .
27
9
8
7
VII
30
3
13
14
....
10
2
20
JX
9
1
X.
7
Voc. I
1
1
1
1
3
Contin't'n
Total.
2
6
4
5
8
5
12
20
41
48
3
154
.
..
·
1
1
2
2
5
3
VI.
.
.
..
.
...
·
.
2
5
1
1
Ungraded ..
2
1.
1
7
1
1
5
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
17
3
VIII
10
6
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
267
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 15-Evening High School, Season 1936-1937
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