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24. Number of teachers employed for a series of years.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
STATISTICAL AND GENERAL TABLES
25. Changes in text books, 1942.
26. High and Junior High School graduation exercises, 1942.
26a. Evening High School graduation exercises, 1942.
27. Vocational School graduation exercises, 1942.
28. Organization of school board for 1943.
29. Teachers in service, December, 1942.
30. Officers in service, December, 1942.
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 censsus, 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,
October, 1942 by school census
17,105
2 - SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Number of school buildings in June
31
Number of classrooms in use in June
527
Valuation of school property
3 - TEACHERS
*1941
*1942
Change
In high school
128
125
-3
In junior high schools
160
155
-5
In elementary schools
232
223
-9
In kindergarten's
28
28
0
Total, elementary and kindergarten
260
251
-9
Vocational School for Boys
21
20
-1
Independent Household Arts
1
1
0
Atypical classes
10
12
+2
Sight saving
1
1
0
Cadet teachers
6
8
+2
Special
20
18
Continuation
5
4
-1
Americanization
1
1
0
Total
613
596
-17
4 - ATTENDANCE FOR YEAR
*1941
*1942
Change
Entire enrollment for the year
17,266
16,416
-850
Average number belonging
15,988
15,170
-818
Average number attending
14,792
13,939
-853
$4,869,800
1
134
ANNUAL REPORTS
Per cent. of daily attendance
92.5
91.9
0.6
High School graduates
985
906
-79
Junior High School graduates
1,196
1,087
109
5 - COST OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE
*1941
*1942
Change
Salaries of teachers
$1,279,227.17 $1,246,545.29
-$32,681.88
Salaries of officers
32,808.70
30,567.02
-2,241.68
Cost of books and supplies
46,175.37
45,596.89
-578.48
Cost of light and power
22,785.28
19,541.06
-3,244.22
Cost of janitors' services, etc.
113,990.58
112,649.59
-1,340.99
Cost of fuel and insurance
31,822.23
39,056.31
+7,234.08
Total cost of day and evening schools
1,526,809.33 ,1,493,956.16
-32,853.17
Per capita cost
95.50
98.49
+2.99
Cost of high school instruction
311,575.17
311,964.22
+389.05
Per capita cost
93.57
101.19
+7.62
6 - MISCELLANEOUS
*1941
*1942
Change
Paid for new school build- ings
Repairs and permanent im- provements
$59,691.71
$58,519.29
-$1,172.42
Total school expenditures
1,586,501.04
1,552,475.45
-34,025.59
Valuation of city
113,273,800.00
113,069,300.00
-204,500.00
Number of dollars spent to
maintain schools out of
every $1,000 of valuation
13.48
13.21
1 -0.27
Number of dollars spent for
all school purposes out of
every $1,000 of valuation
14.06
13.73
-0.33
* 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, 1942, is $1,493,956.16.
This includes the sums spent for care of school buildings, including janitors' services, fuel and light; the amount paid for salaries of officers, the amount spent for school and admin- istrative supplies and services ; 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
$112,649.59
The cost of fuel is
39,056.31
The cost of light is 19,541.06
A total cost of
$171,246.96
A total cost per capita of
$11.29
Cost of repairs
$58,519.29
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STATEMENT OF WORK OF SCHOOL NURSES For School Year Ending June 30, 1942
INSPECTIONS
PUPILS ESCORTED TO CLINICS
Oper-
ations
Conta- gion found in
*Home Visits
Hy- giene Talks
Pedic- ulosis
Un- clean
Eye
Ear
Nose and Throat
*Med- ical
Sur- gical
Skin
Dental
¡ School
seen
Notice sent to
Guardian
Teachers
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
Old
New
Old
Old
New
Old
New
olá
New
Old
Corrected Vislon
Corrected Hearing
Tonsils
Adenoids
School
Home
New
Old
School
Home
September ..! 141
11884
637
663
16
261
104
12
198
278
4 22!
6
8
3
1 42
2
9
9
39
3
8
90
90
12
1
35
1
139
4
October
14333
3446
755
32
219
302
3
82
813
4
44
15
3
49
2
2
28
12
19
4
6
23
45
2
141
9
November ..
136
10285
3662
558
19
164
390
4
27
693
40
5
6
74
2
1
15
8
6
66
65
22
3
23
9
69
4
December ...
129
9261
2225
618
16
136
1711
30
621
2
34
9
1
84
1
1
15
9
7
1
16
2
38
1
78
14
January ....
155
10749
1397
769
12
634
2151
6
41
861
6
56
9
7
4
3
15
1
24
13
26
15
15
32
1
37
6
122
13
February ...
106
7227
171
519
12
139
7
3
707
6
26
12
1
4
1
31
21
8
1
5
6
20
23
3
126
5
March
120
8115
1307
695
14
194
513
1
14
940
35
1
5
41
25
3
4
1
3
3
21
25
16
93
6
April
14:2
10833
4042
648
20
182
460
19
923
2
65
9
2
1
1
1
39
1
5
1
4
1
23
1
98
8
87
6
May
120
8433
3215
673
17
191
800
10
484
33
4
2
2
9
17
13
3
20
2
18
12
84
5
June
101
6106
1250
526
11
247
2
18
2
291
20
1
3
4
3
23
26
. 2
2
7
16
7
54
4
Total ... 1932
97226
21352
6214
169
2367
6440
64
448 6511
25
375
13
23
7
265
2
24
1
272 151
9
8
1 82
23 190
185
196
10
298
65
993
70
· Treated by family physician or dentist.
New: Seen first time during school year. Old: Cases followed up
18,429 Children weighed and measured. 6,923 Physical Examinations made.
DATE
Total No. of Pupils
Consultation with
Consultation with
Treatment in School
Dental
Med. Inspector
Optician
..
...
17
182
...
26
9
1
15
1
91
New
New
8
1
28
41
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
$30,567.02
Office Expenses
3,808.73
Text Books
15,142.40
$4,479.32
$4,926.62
$5,470.43
$364.46
$172.50
$29.07
Stationery and
Supplies
and
Other Expenses
of Instruction ..
22,172.31
8,749.52
4,394.53
4,679.41
3,887.85
116.96
$0.05
343.99
Miscellaneous
1
(Tuition, etc.) ..
4,163.45
1,061.30
635.73
2,148.29
185.72
25.06
4.95
$4.25
98.15
Total
$76,153.91
$14,290.14
$9,956.88
$12,298.13
$4,438.03
$314.52
$5.00
$4.25
$471.21
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
$18,225.00
$3,000.00
$3,025.00
$10,400.00
$1,800.00
Principals
48,408.49
5,000.00
11,400.00
27,299.99
$4,500.00
$333.25
$49.25
$126.00
900.00
Teachers
1,177,511.80
303,964.22
328,374.49
476,278.96
47,527.50
6,871.50
1,008.00
472.50
14,214.63
Total
$1,246,545.29
$311,964.22
$342,799.49
$513,978.95
$52,027.50
$7,204.75
$1,057.25
$598.50
$16,914.63
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
135
136
ANNUAL REPORTS
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, 1942, is as follows :
Care
$171,246.96
Contingent
45,596.89
Salaries
1,277,112.31
Total for school maintenance
$1,493,956.16
Paid for repairs
58,519.29
Paid for new buildings
Total for all school purposes
$1,552,475.45
Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :
1937
Janitors salaries
$0.075
1938 $0.071
1939 $0.072
1940 $0.072
1941 $0.075
1942 $0.075
Heat and light
0.042
0.037
0.037
0.038
0.036
0.039
Administration
0.022
0.022
0.021
0.021
0.021
0.021
School supplies
0.030
0.034
0.032
0.031
0.030
0.031
Teachers' salaries
0.831
0.836
0.838
0.838
0.838
0.834
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
The Per Capita Cost of Day Schools for ,1941 and 1942
High School.
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1941.
1942.
Change
1941.
1942.
Change
1941.
1942.
Change
1941,
1942.
Change
Instruction Supplies. Care
$95.60 4.46 10.41
$103.56 4.97 11.71
+$7.96 +0.51 +-1.30
$95.99 3.23 10.33
$100.42 3.11 11.40
+$4.43 -0.12 +1.07
$64.37 1.70 9.87
$63.95 1.68 10.45
-$0.42 -0.02 +0.58
$78.61 2.65 10.09
$81.26 2.73 10.95
+$2.65 +0.08
+0.86
fotal.
$110.47
$120.24
+$9.77
$109.55
$114.93
+$5.38
$75.94
$76.08
+$0.14
$91.35
$94.94
+$3.59
The following shows :
Per Capita Cost. The proper method of comparison of the cost of schools year by year is to consider the sum spent for each pupil in the average membership. In this computation we exclude the cost of evening schools, and the vocational schools.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
137
138
ANNUAL REPORTS
Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows:
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
Cost of Instruction .. $75.47
$77.21
$78.33
$77.92
$75.80
$81.26
Cost of Supplies
2.61
3.01
2.77
2.72
2.55
2.73
Cost of Care
10.17
9.67
9.93
10.01
9.75
10.92
Total
$88.25
$89.89
$91.03
$90.65
$88.10
$94.91
...
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $7.96 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than 1941, and 51 cents more per pupil for supplies.
The elementary schools have cost 42 cents less per pupil for instruction, and 2 cents less for supplies.
The amount spent for the school year 1942 was $13.21, or 27 cents less than was spent in 1941. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1942, not including the vocational schools, was $94.91.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 1-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1942
Name
No. of Classrooms
No. of Sittings
Size of Lot, includ-
ing Space occupied
Class of
Construction
How Heated
How Ventilated
Valuation including
When Built
Enlargements
High School
*102
3,047
+ ........ A-C
Steam
Fan
+$1,263,500
1895
[ 8 rooms added 1906 30 rooms added 1913 27 rooms and Gym- ¿ nasium added 1928
Prescott
...
¢11
2 863
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
..
........
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
2
.
13
) 756
30,632
C Steam
Gravity
112,000
1899
Carried forward
305
9,500
$3,150,700
t 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.
139
13
S
C Steam
Fan
1867
Southworth
8 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Ad- ditions made in 1931
[ Boys' Vocational ..
§18
Folsom
13
2
1866
S
§ Includes related work rooms,
Furniture
by Building
TABLE 1-(Concluded)-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1942
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
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
Stearı
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
Brown
10
472
26,733
C
Steam
Gravity
83,700
1901
4 rooms added 1907
Proctor
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
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
$4,869,800
Total
527
18,553
" State property; land not included in valuation.
· One room for Dental Clinic.
ANNUAL REPORTS
140
..
...
..
9 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Ad- ditions made in 1931 6 rooms added 1915
4 rooms added 1907
C
Steam
Gravity
147,000
1905
356
Original built 1884
Cummings
....
4 rooms added 1899
..
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...
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Furniture
141
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 2-COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS
For the School Year 1941-1942
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$319,206.13
$15,324.08
$36,100.93
$370.631.14
Northeastern Jr.
128,406.90
4,774.93
12,077.54
145,259.37
Southern Jr.
116,794.88
3,264.86
13.829.44
133,889.18
Western Jr.
107,025.20
3,047.36
13,536.49
123,609.05
Prescott
38,980.08
1,234.04
6,835.24
47,049.36
Hanscom
19,570.44
465.90
2,909.79
22,946.13
Bennett
22,749.71
709.45
3,550.08
27,009.24
Baxter
12,748.27
286.85
2,434.82
15,469.94
Knapp
20,334.75
396.61
3,529.75
24,261.11
Perry
10,433.99
246.55
2,434.82
13.115.36
Pope
22,975.19
603.20
3,569.64
27,148.03
Cummings
15,883.77
455.74
2,804.46
19,143.97
Edgerly
16,235.84
475.07
1,886.93
18.597.84
Glines.
25,629.56
641.84
3,886.90
30,158.30
Grimmons
16,280.86
484.62
3,038.46
19,803.94
Forster
43,417.37
1,162.89
7,378.89
51,959.15
Bingham
30,338.87
660.00
4,308.91
35,307.78
Carr
29,517.99
821.84
4,319.05
34,658.88
Morse
22,457.91
401.00
3,576.51
26,435.42
Proctor
12,533.67
366.59
2,628.79
15,529.05
Durell
6,384.36
214.03
2,143.21
8,741.60
Burns
16,097.16
279.86
2.804.44
19,181.46
Brown
20,053.85
604.18
3,174.03
23,832.06
Highland
13,863.91
465.38
2,987.45
17.316.74
Hodgkins
28,843.94
740.49
3,964.86
33,549.29
Cutler
44,323.11
1,217.12
6,478.04
52.018.27
Lowe
15,710.43
322.07
2,804.46
18,836.96
Atypical.
18,516.82
554.99
2,165.86
21,237.67
Sight Saving
2,072.55
23.73
297.47
2,393.75
Cont'uation & Jr. Voc.
11,008.88
477.15
1,875.42
13,361.45
Americanization
5,998.96
16.52
715.01
6,730.49
Evening High
7,256.91
315.22
530.52
8,102.65
Elementary ..
1,008.00
5.00
155.61
1,168.61
Practical Arts
598.50
4.25
104.38
707.13
Vocational
51,453.55
4.248.77
5,625.81
61,328.13
Independent House- hold Arts
2,400.00
284.71
782.95
3,467.66
Total
$1,277,111.31
$45,596.89
$171,246.96
$1,493,956.16
142
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 3-PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS
For the School Year 1941-1942
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$103.56
$4.97
$11.71
$120.24
Northeastern Jr.
93.39
3.47
8.78
105.64
Southern Jr.
107.45
3.00
12.72
123.17
Western Jr.
100.40
2.86
12.70
115.96
Prescott
54.29
1.72
9.52
65.53
Hanscom
71.69
1.71
10.66
84.06
Bennett
85.85
2.68
13.40
101.93
Baxter
74.99
1.69
14.32
91.00
Knapp
75.59
1.47
13.12
90.18
Perry
56.71
1.34
13.23
71.28
Pope
65.83
1.73
10.23
77.79
Cummings
57.97
1,66
10.24
69.87
Edgerly
62.93
1.84
7.31
72.08
Glines
60.73
1.52
9.21
71.46
Grimmons
67.36
2.01
12.61
82.18
Forster
60.56
1.55
9.84
71.95
Bingham
73.64
1.60
10.46
85.70
Carr
62.14
1.73
9.09
72.96
Morse
64.91
1.16
10.34
76.41
Proctor
61.14
1.79
12.82
75.75
Durell
51.48
1.73
17.28
70.49
Burns
86.54
1.50
15.08
103.12
Brown
55.71
1.68
8.82
66.21
Highland
52.51
1.76
11.32
65.59
Hodgkins
64.24
1.65
8.83
74.72
Cutler
52.39
1.44
7.66
61.49
Lowe
79.35
1.63
14.17
95.15
Atypical
105.21
3.15
12.31
120.67
Sight Saving
207.26
2.37
29.75
239.38
Evening
15.63
.57
1.40
17.60
Jr. Voca. Continuation,
174.74
7.57
29.77
212.08
Americanization
14.74
.04
1.76
16.54
Elementary
63.95
1.68
10.45
76.08
All schools (without
state-aided schools)
80.69
2.73
10.93
94. 35
Vocational
189.17
15.62
20.68
225.47
Ind. Household Arts
88.88
10.54
29.00
128.42
143
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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
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
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
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
47,678
24,813
33,858
111,836
1,543,784
1941
15,988
1,325,599 1,312,036
46,175
22,785
31,822
113,991
1,526,809
1942
15,170
1,277,111
45,597
19,541
39,057
112,650
1,493,956
+ $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.
1920
12,836
613,294
40,079
10,092
37,083
56,381
*757,679
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
Total.
144
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
45
54 59
83,910,355
.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
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
: 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
1942
80 69
2 73
10 93
94 35
113,069,300
.01321
145
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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
1942
58,519
1,493,956
1,552,475
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
146
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 7 - POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS For School Year 1941-1942
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
1942
102,000
School Census
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age inclusive, October 1, 1942
17,105
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age
inclusive, October 1, 1942:
In public schools
12,547
In private schools
4,558
Total
17,105
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive:
In public schools, males
3,929
females
3,867
7,796
In private schools, males
1,660
females
1,629
1
3,289
Total
11,085
147
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Table 8-Attendance of the Public Schools
For the School Year 1941-1942
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending in October.
No. Attending in June.
High
3,348
3,083
2,770
89.9
3,278
2 939
Northeastern Jr. High
1,427
1,375
1,265
91.9
1,398
1,371
Southern Jr. High
1,161
1,087
1,006
92.6
1,097
1,064
Western Jr. High
1,112
1,066
997
93.5
1,072
1,041
Vocational
319
272
249
91.0
309
195
Prescott
806
718
663
92.4
739
692
Hanscom
298
273
254
92.7
276
271
Bennett
295
265
247
93.2
271
249
Baxter
191
170
155
91.2
176
174
Knapp
293
269
250
93.2
282
273
Perry
197
184
166
90.2
185
191
Pope
350
349
326
93.4
348
341
Cummings
322
274
253
92.3
269
280
Edgerly
272
258
233
90.3
263
267
Glines
469
422
391
92.7
432
419
Grimmons
259
241
228
94.6
248
243
Forster
818
750
683
91.1
765
753
Bingham
447
412
382
92.7
407
420
Carr
513
475
447
94.1
477
460
Morse
393
346
324
93.6
349
352
Proctor
222
205
194
94.8
201
209
Durell
136
124
116
93.7
118
131
Burns
198
186
173
93.2
190
190
Brown
383
360
332
92.2
353
380
Highland
291
264
245
92.8
269
259
Hodgkins
488
119
421
93.7
449
453
Cutler
902
846
772
91.2
862
822
Lowe
201
198
183
92.3
195
200
Atypical
207
176
151
85.8
181
189
Sight Saving
11
10
10
93.9
11
10
Continuation, Jr. Voca.
87
63
53
84.3
84
48
Total
16,416
15,170
13,939
91.9
15,554 14,886
Total for 1940-1941
17,266
15,988
14,792
92.5
16,385
15,603
148
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year Ending June, 1942
Number of teachers, including Head Master
131
Number of days school kept
174
Number enrolled
3,348
Average number belonging
3,083
Average daily attendance
2,770
Tardinesses
6,937
Dismissals
2,423
In class 1944, September
1,276
June
1,106
Per cent. of loss
13.3
In class 1943, September
1,083
June
935
Per cent. of loss
13.7
In class 1942, September
899
June
893
Per cent. of loss
0.7
Special Students, September
27
June
5
Per cent. of loss
81.5
*Number of graduates, male .....
425
¡Number of graduates, female Total
905
Average age, male graduates
18
Average age, female graduates
17.6
Number of graduates entering Colleges and Engineering Schools
82
Number of graduates entering State Teachers Colleges
12
Number of graduates entering other institutions
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