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November 20-Trapp Family Concert for benefit of Scholar- ship Fund.
January 14-Book Reviews by Mrs. Lewis Putnam.
March 11-Victory Bridge and Fashion Show.
April 15-Famous Women of History in a series of tableaus under direction of Mrs. Henry W. Inman.
May-Pops Concert, Symphony Hall.
May 13-Annual Meeting. Election of Officers. Reports of Committees.
170
ANNUAL REPORTS
In Memoriam
GLADYS B. HASTINGS
High School Librarian
Died February 1, 1941
AMELIA M. GRAY Northeastern Junior High School
Died April 30, 1941
EVA A. WILSON Morse School Died July 28, 1941
ELFRIDA V. CALLISTER Supervisor of Art Died November 8, 1941
171
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS OF APPENDIX
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Population and school census. School buildings.
Teachers. Attendance for year. Cost of school maintenance.
Teachers' salaries.
MISCELLANEOUS TABLES
CONCERNING FINANCE
No. of Table
1. Schedule of school property.
2. Cost of maintaining schools, school year 1940-1941.
3. Cost per capita of maintaining schools, school year 1940-1941.
4. Cost of maintaining schools for a series of years.
5. Cost per capita for maintaining schools for a series of years.
6. Amount spent annually for new school buildings and for repairs for a series of years.
CONCERNING PUPILS
7. Population and school registration.
8. Attendance, etc., of the schools for school year 1940-1941.
9. Statistics of the high school for school year 1940-1941.
10. Pupils by grades, June, 1941.
11. Separate statistics for high, junior high, elementary and voca- tional schools, for school year 1940-1941.
12. Admission to first grade in September, 1941.
13. Number of junior high school graduates, 1941.
14. Truant statistics for a series of years.
15. Evening school statistics, 1940-1941.
16. Elementary school promotees for a series of years.
17.
Attendance statistics of all schools for a series of years.
18. Statistics of the high school for a series of years.
19. Promotions, junior high schools, 1941.
19a. Promotions, elementary schools, 1941.
CONCERNING TEACHERS
20. Resignations of teachers, 1941.
21. Teachers elected in 1941.
22. Leave of absence of teachers.
23. Transfers of teachers.
24. Number of teachers employed for a series of years.
172
ANNUAL REPORTS
STATISTICAL AND GENERAL TABLES
25. Changes in text books, 1941.
26. High and Junior High School graduation exercises, 1941.
26a. Evening High School graduation exercises, 1941.
27. Vocational School graduation exercises, 1941.
28. Organization of school board for 1942.
29. Teachers in service, December, 1941.
30. Officers in service, December, 1941.
31. School custodians.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
1 - POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS
Population, State census, 1895
52.200
Population, United States census, 1900
61,643
Population, State census, 1905
69,272
Population, United States census, 1910
77,236
Population, State census, 1915
86,854
Population, United States census, 1920
93,033
Population, State census, 1925
99,032
Population, United States census, 1930
103,604
Population, State census, 1935
100,773
Population, United States census, 1940
102,304
Children between five and fifteen years of age inclusive,
17,490
2 - SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Number of school buildings in June
31
Number of classrooms in use in June
527
Valuation of school property
$4,869,800
3 - TEACHERS
*1940
*1941
Change
In high school
129
128
-1
In junior high schools
167
160
-7
In elementary schools
230
232
+2
In kindergartens
28
28
0
Total, elementary and kindergarten
258
260
+2
Vocational School for Boys
21
21
0
Independent Household Arts
1
1
0
Atypical classes
10
10
0
Sight saving
1
1
0
Cadet teachers
4
6
+2
Special
22
20
-2
Continuation
5
5
0
Americanization
1
1
0
Total
619
613
-6
4 - ATTENDANCE FOR YEAR
*1940
*1941
Change
Entire enrollment for the year
17,486
17,266
-220
Average number belonging
16,325
15,988
-337
Average number attending
15,276
14,792
-484
Per cent. of daily attendance
93.6
92.5
-1.1
High school graduates
996
985
-11
Junior High School graduates
1,264
1,196
-68
October, 1941 by school census
STATEMENT OF WORK OF SCHOOL NURSES For School Year Ending June 30, 1941
PUPILS ESCORTED TO CLINICS
Oper-
Corrected Hearing
Tonsils
Adenoids
School
Home
New
Old
School
Home
September ..
141
10043
729
536
23
137
4
26
109
21
11
21
10
1
96
14
1
23
63
63
19
2
25
4
126
11
October
159
13052
2244
663
23
130
488
10
257
788
76
49
21
1
157
1
19
7
1
18
18
21
37
6 160
10
November ..
172
14268
5010
694
28
105
977
88
933
4
73
5
168
7
6
15
6
3
3
23
2
41
9
56
8
December ...
125
9027
2058
479
19
76
2029
67
813
327
41
6
4
1
9
1
4
12
1
30
5
71
1
January ...
149
10076
1648
664
14
460
476
55
906
65
9
1
4
5
10
12
8
1
7
1
3
1
22
2
45
3
90
10
February ...
122
8070
2021
653
12
97
1095
5
868
64
16
5
1
1
2
2
2
12
31
2
11
9
3
2
2
86
13
84
11
March
158
9900
1550
721
18
173
1239
7
30 1262
90
14
2
4
3
1
2
30
13
5
12
1
1
30
46
13
98
20
April
148
8618
1490
669
12
160
929
46
894
93
20
4
2
1
3
14
5
4
3
2
22
3
26
4
86
14
May
158
9414
3718
657
13
179
658
762
10
63
7
1
15
4
7
3
3
25
6
28
8
81
12
June
97
5355
1185
476
7
139
173
12
1
1
1
11
1
1
15
10
3
29
4
Total ... 1429
97823
21653
6112
146
1666
7895
51
810 7608 440
551 119
7
21
7
434
33
7
19 |161
65
8
4
63
2
96
94
/210
18
324
68
871
96
· Treated by family physician or dentist.
New: Seen first time during school year. Old: Cases followed up
19,986 children weighed and measured. 7,220 Physical Examinations made.
DATE
School
seen
Guardian
Teachers
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
Corrected Vision
ations
Conta- gion found in
* Home Visits
Hy- giene Talks
Dental
Pedic- ulosis
Un- clean
Eye
Ear
Nose and Throat
*Med- ical
Sur- gical
Skin
Dental
Notice sent to
Consultation with
Consultation with
Treatment in School
INSPECTIONS
Total No. of Pupils
Med. Inspector
Optician
...
...
2
1
...
10
1
L
8
....
206
4
45
2
14
....
2
New
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5 - COST OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE
*1940
*1941
Change
Salaries of teachers
$1,293,550.20 $1,279,227.17
-$14,323.03
Salaries of officers
32,049.09
32,808.70
+759.61
Cost of books and supplies
47,677.59
46,175.37
-1,502.22
Cost of light and power
24,813.45
22,785.28
-2,028.17
Cost of janitors' services, etc.
111,835.53
113,990.58
+2,155.05
Cost of fuel and insurance
33,857.92
31,822.23
-2,035.69
Total cost of day and evening schools
1,543,783.78
1,526,809.33
-16,974.45
Per capita cost
94.57
95.50
+0.93
Cost of high school instruction
304,720.08
311,575.17
+6,855.09
Per capita cost
89.41
93.57
+4.16
6 - MISCELLANEOUS
*1940
*1941
Change
Paid for new school build- ings
$9,138.92
-$9,138.92
Repairs and permanent im- provements
55,420.98
$59,691.71
+4,270.73
Total school expenditures ..
1,608,343.68
1,586,501.04
-21,842.64
Valuation of city
114,057,800.00
113,273,800.00
-784,000.00
Number of dollars spent to
maintain schools out of
every $1,000 of valuation
13.53
13.48
-0.05
Number of dollars spent for
all school purposes out of
every $1,000 of valuation
14.10
14.06
-0.04
School year.
COST OF THE SCHOOLS
The total amount spent for the maintenance of the schools of Somerville for the school year ending June 30. 1941, is $1.526,809.33.
This includes the sums spent for care of school buildings, including janitors' services, fuel, light, and school telephones ; the amount paid for salaries of officers. and the amount spent for school supplies ; and the sum paid for salaries of teachers.
The expenditures for care for school buildings is wholly in charge of the City Government.
The amount paid for janitors is $113,990.58
The cost of fuel is
31,822.23
The cost of light is
22,785.28
A total cost of
$168,598.09
A total cost per capita of
$10.55
Cost of repairs
$59,691.71
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.
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
Jr. Vocational Continuation School and American- ization Work
Supervisors
$24.165.00
$5,560.00
$4,660.00
$12,145.00
$1,800.00
Principals
49,858.50
5,000.00
11,400.00
27,500.00
$4,503.50
$380.00
$55.00
$120.00
900.00
Teachers
1,205,203.67
302,187.67
336,735.77
493,705.56
48,047.17
7,726.50
1,017.00
473.50
15,310.50
Total
$1,279,227.17
$312,747.67
$352,795.77
$533,350.56
$52,550.67
$8,106.50
$1,072.00
$593.50
$18,010.50
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
Jr. Vocational Continuation School and American- ization Work
Office Salaries
$32,808.70
Office Expenses ....
2,999.76
Text Books
15,368.67
$4,987.08
$4,555.59
$5,708.41
$60.95
$11.85
$44.80
Stationery
and
Supplies and
Other Expenses
of Instruction ..
23,222.36
7,850.19
5,775.21
5,832.01
3,035.10
132.21
.66
596.98
Miscellaneous
(Tuition, etc.) ..
4,684.88
1,039.57
573.17
2,477.39
495.53
18.05
3.24
2.29
75.64
Total
$79,084.37
$13,876.84
$10,903.97
$14,017.81
$2,591.57
$162.11
$3.90
$2.29
$717.42
174
ANNUAL REPORTS
..
..
175
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
The total outlay for all school purposes includes all the pre- ceding and the sums spent for schoolhouse repairs and new buildings :
The total outlay for the school year ending June 30, 1941, is as follows :
Care
$168,598.09
Contingent
46,175.37
Salaries
1,312,035.87
Total for school maintenance
$1,526,809.33
Paid for repairs
59,691.71
Paid for new buildings
Total for all school purposes
$1,586,501.04
Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :
1936
1937
1938 $0.071
1939
1940 $0.072
1941 $0.075
Heat and light
0.030
0.042
0.037
0.037
0.038
0.036
Administration
0.023
0.022
0.022
0.021
0.021
0.021
School supplies
0.030
0.030
0.034
0.032
0.031
0.030
Teachers' salaries
0.845
0.831
0.836
0.838
0.838
0.838
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
...
Janitors' salaries
$0.072
$0.075
$0.072
The Per Capita Cost of Day Schools for ,1940 and 1941
High School.
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1940.
1941.
Change
1940.
1941.
Change
1940.
1941.
Change
1940.
1941.
Change
Instruction Supplies Care.
$91.36 4.64 9.95
$95.60 4.46 10.41
+$4.24 -0.18 +0.46
$97.44 3.45 10.43
$95.99 3.23 10.33
-$1.45 -0.22 -0.10
$63.99 1.65 9.79
$64.37 1.70 9.87
+$0.38 +0.05 +0.08
$77.75 2.71 9.97
$78.61 2.65 10.09
+$0.86 -0.06 +0.12
Total
$105.95
$110.47
+$4.52
$111.32
$109.55
-$1.77
$75.43
$75.94
+$0.51
$90.43
$91.35
+$0.92
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
176
177
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
. Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :
1936
1937
1939
1940 $77.92
1941
Cost of Instruction ..
$73.23
$75.47
1938 $77.21
$78.33
$75.80
Cost of Supplies
2.01
2.61
3.01
2.77
2.72
2.55
Cost of Care
8.62
10.17
9.67
9.93
10.01
9.75
Total
$83.86
$88.25
$89.89
$91.03
$90.65
$88.10
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $4.24 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1940, and 18 cents less per pupil for supplies.
The elementary schools have cost 38 cents more per pupil for instruction, and 5 cents more for supplies.
The amount spent for the school year 1941 was $13.48, or 5 cents less than was spent in 1940. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1941, not including the vocational schools, was $88.10.
TABLE 1-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1941
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
f 8 rooms added 1906
High School
*102
3,047
........
A-C
Steam
Fan
+$1,263,500
1895
¿ 30 rooms added 1913 [ 27 rooms and Gym- | nasium added 1928
Prescott
..
....
....
S
C Steam
Fan
1867
Southworth
±11
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
f 8 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Ad- ditions made in 1931
Edgerly Elementary
8
335
Vocational ‹ Continuation
6
43,927
A
Steam
Unit System
372,800
1936
Glines
¥14
642
28,800
C Steam
Gravity
101,400
1891
Chandler (Northeastern Jr. High)
35
1,499
74,124
A Steam
Fan
638,900
1923
Forster
13
756
30,632
C Steam
Gravity
112,000
1899
Carried forward
305
9,500
$3,150,700
Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13-1/10 acres; land not included in valuation.
4 Includes home rooms, laboratories, shops, assembly rooms, etc.
* One room used for dental clinic.
§ Includes related work rooms.
A-Brick walls, concrete floors and corridors.
B-Brick walls, concrete corridors, wooden floors.
C-Brick exterior walls.
ANNUAL REPORTS
178
..
Boys' Vocational.
§18
....
....
2
.
1866
Folsom
S
13
1
..
18
Furniture
TABLE 1-(Concluded)-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1941
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
$3,150,700 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
Highland
12
422
23,260
C
Steam
Gravity
73,600
1880
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
°9
356
1 ..
C
Steam
Gravity
147,000
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
4 rooms added 1899
Lowe
8
386
21,650
C
Steam
Gravity
59,000
1903
Baxter
6
290
11,000
C Steam
Gravity
41,700
1901
Perry
6
242
46,080
C Steam
Gravity
56,100
1899
Durell
4
163
13,883
C
Steam
Gravity
26,100
1894
Total
527
18,553
/ State property; land not included in valuation.
° One room for Dental Clinic.
179
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
--
9 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Ad- ditions made in 1931 6 rooms added 1915
Original built 1884
..
.....
.....
..
$4,869,800
......
Furniture
6 rooms added 1890 4 rooms added 1891
.....
180
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 2-COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For the School Year 1940-1941
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$318,355.82
$14,855.20
$34,663.40
$367.874.42
Northeastern Jr.
126,887.73
4,555.32
11,894.62
143,337.67
Southern Jr
115,689.22
3,835.66
13.583.70
133,108.58
Western Jr.
117,864.82
3,738.62
13,296.28
134,899.72
Prescott
42,074.93
1,361.79
6,988.12
50,424.84
Hanscom
18,654.70
519.25
2,862.14
22,036.09
Bennett
22,459.37
479.41
3,210.24
26,149.02
Baxter
14,309.65
321.85
2,388.32
17,019.82
Knapp
21,998.58
541.69
3,467.36
26,007.63
Perry
9,893.86
306.69
2,403.42
12.603.97
Pope
23,717.48
701.10
3,506.84
27,925.42
Cummings.
17,515.08
473.90
2,762.54
20,751.52
Edgerly
17,314.72
469.68
1,394.99
19.679.39
Glines.
23,977.41
785.46
3,814.24
28,577.11
Grimmons
16,405.74
509.65
2,996.54
19,911.93
Forster
43,278.00
1,307.32
7,242.85
51,828.17
Bingham
31,454.21
602.41
4,225.09
36,281.71
Carr
32,859.62
746.67
4,240.54
37,846.83
Morse
26,421.32
483.69
3,507.58
30,412.59
Proctor
13,906.81
352.20
2,586.35
16,845.36
Durell
8,263.07
239.22
2,122.29
10,624.58
Burns
15,368.00
315.86
2.762.55
18,446.41
Brown
21,178.33
592.99
3,121.74
24,893.06
Highland
16,999.61
548.86
2,647.51
20.195.98
Hodgkins
27,148.18
728.47
3,891.97
31,768.62
Cutler
46,277.40
1,334.73
6,373.37
53,985.50
Lowe
15,624.36
325.65
2,762.55
18,712.56
Atypical.
19,606.37
479.03
2,380.82
22,466.22
Sight Saving
2,124.66
8.49
292.23
2,425.38
Open Air
1,942.05
23.49
1,965.54
Cont'uation & Jr. Voc.
11,516.80
721.41
1,844.06
14,082.27
Americanization
6,762.50
39.09
748.15
7,549.74
Evening High
8,297.95
183.98
1,318.97
9,800.90
66
Elementary ..
1,025.15
5.21
213.03
1,243.29
Practical Arts
603.70
3.92
98.95
706.57
Vocational
51,913.67
3.460.38
5,531.64
60,905.69
Independent House-
hold Arts
2,345.00
217.03
953.10
3,515.13
Total.
$1,312,035.87
$46,175.37
$168,598.09
$1,526,809.33
181
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Table 3-PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For the School Year 1940-1941
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$95.60
$4.46
$10.41
$110.47
Northeastern Jr.
85.05
3.05
7.97
96.07
Southern Jr.
99.73
3.31
11.71
112.75
Western Jr
106.86
3.39
12.05
122.30
Prescott
51.88
1.68
8.62
62.18
Hanscom
60.37
1.68
9.26
71.31
Bennett.
77.18
1.65
11.03
89.86
Baxter
79.94
1.80
13.34
95.08
Knapp
73.33
1.81
11.56
86.70
Perry
50.74
1.57
12.33
64.64
Pope
68.35
2.02
10.11
80.48
Cummings
59.17
1.60
9.33
70.10
Edgerly
55.85
1.52
6.11
63.48
Glines
53.05
1.74
8.44
63.23
Grimmons
69.22
2.15
12.64
84.01
Forster
55.56
1.68
9.30
66.54
Bingham
75.61
1.45
10.16
87.22
Carr
66.38
1.51
8.57
76.46
Morse
72.39
1.32
9.61
83.32
Proctor
66.86
1.69
12.43
80.98
Durell
65.58
1.90
16.84
84.32
Burns
78.01
1.60
14.02
93.63
Brown
60.51
1.69
8.92
71.12
Highland
60.28
1.95
9.39
71.62
Hodgkins
64.79
1.74
9.29
75.82
Cutler
55.76
1.61
7.68
65.05
Lowe
79.72
1.66
14.09
95.47
Atypical
139.05
3.40
16.90
159.35
Sight Saving
163.43
.65
22.56
186.64
Open Air.
161.84
1.96
163.80
Evening
13.94
.27
2.29
16.50
Jr. Voca. Continuation,
137.10
8.59
21.95
167.64
Americanization
15.24
.09
1.69
17.02
Elementary
64.37
1.70
9.87
75.94
All schools ( without state-aided schools)
75.80
2.55
9.75
88.10
Vocational
197.39
13.16
21.03
231.58
Ind. Household Arts
58.62
5.42
23.83
87.87
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.
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
1931
15,915
1,141,065
56,074
22,411
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
1938
16,623
1,329,084
53,473
22,769
34,703
106,429
1,550,748
1939
16,307
1,329,422
48,963
24,393
33,285
111,577
1,547,640
1940
16,325
1,325,599
47,678
24,813
33,858
111,836
1,543,784
1941
15,988
1,312,036
46,175
22,785 31,822
113,991
1,526,809
+ $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.
in 1922.
250.00,
53,788
26,819
41,502
98,823
1,359,876
1932
16,030
1,188,529
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
Total.
183
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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
1932
71 95
3 15
9 99
85 09
123,285,500
.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
1938
77 21
3 01
9 67
89 89
114,522,100
.01354
1939
78 33
2 77
9 93
91 03
114,124,400
.01357
1940
77 92
2 72
10 01
90 65
114,057,800
.01353
1941
75 80
2 55
9 75
88 10
113,273,800
.01348
184
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
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
1938
22,314
48,936
1,550,748
1,621,998
1939
29,328
62,088
1,547,639
1,639,055
1940
9,139
55,421
1,543,784
1,608,344
1941
59,692
1,526 809
1,586,501
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
185
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TABLE 7 - POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS For School Year 1940-1941
1842
1,013
1908
75,500
1925
99,032
1850
3,540
1909
75,500
1926
101,000
1860
8,025
1910
77,236
1927
102,000
1865
9,366
1911
78,000
1928
104,000
1870
14,693
1912
80,000
1929
105,000
1875
21,594
1913
81,000
1930
103,604
1880
24,985
1914
85,000
1931
104,000
1885
29,992
1915
86,854
1932
104,000
1890
40,117
1916
88,000
1933
104,000
1895
52,200
1917
93,000
1934
104,000
1900
61,643
1918
91,000
1935
100,773
1901
63,000
1919
91,500
1936
101,000
1902
65,273
1920
93,033
1937
100,000
1903
67,500
1921
94,500
1938
100,000
1905
69,272
1922
98,000
1939
100,000
1906
70,875
1923
99,000
1940
102,304
1907
72,000
1924
100,440
1941
102,000
School Census
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age inclusive, October 1, 1941
17,490
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age inclusive, October 1, 1941:
In public schools
12,917
In private schools
4,551
Total
17,468
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive :-
In public schools, males
4,072
females
3,963
8,035
In private schools, males
1,625
females
1,665
3,290
Total
11,325
186
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table &Attendance of the Public Schools For the School Year 1940-1941
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending
in October.
No. Attending
in June.
High
3,680
3,330
3,028
91.0
3,575
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