Report of the city of Somerville 1943, Part 9

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1943
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1,812.53


Dues


5.00


Entry Fees


16.00


Transportation


235.97


Orchestra


14.00


Chance Book Prizes


226.25


Federal Tax


795.28


Athletic Supplies Cleaned and Repaired


785.09


Miscellaneous


13.78


$8,983.55


$1,109.23


Balance in Treasury, January 1, 1944


147


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


SOMERVILLE TEACHERS' CLUB Officers, 1943 - 1944 Honorary President, ANN DEE President, HELEN O'BRIEN Vice Presidents (FRANCES BLUTE


MARY LAWLER Recording Secretary, PHILOMENA LOMBARDI Corresponding Secretary, ANNA TERESA DIOTAIUTI Treasurer, MARION MORAN Auditor, ANNA MURPHY


OBJECT


The object shall be to secure a close union among the women teachers in Somerville; to promote the spirit of mutual helpfulness; to advance professional interests; to create a deeper sense of the dignity of the profession ; to unite the inter- est of the home and school.


PROGRAM


October 18-Dinner at the Hotel Woodbridge Mrs. Francis Flagg, Speaker


December 16-Tea at Unitarian Hall. Russell Curry and Partner, Guests January 30, 1944-Scholarship Fund Concert, High School Auditorium Soloist, Conrad Thibault


February 16-Home Talent Night and Tea at Unitarian Hall February 26-Dance


March 13-Lecture at the High School Auditorium. Speaker.


April 17-Springtime Dessert Bridge, Unitarian Hall


May 9-Annual Meeting. Election of Officers. Reports of Committees. Tea


148


ANNUAL REPORTS


In Memoriam


GEORGE E. PEARSON High School Died August 2, 1943


149


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 1942-1943.


3. Cost per capita of maintaining schools, school year 1942-1943.


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 1942-1943.


9. Statistics of the high school for school year 1942-1943.


10. Pupils by grades, June 1943.


11 Separate statistics for high, junior high, elementary and voca- tional schools, for school year 1942-1943.


12. Admission to first grade in September, 1943.


13. Number of junior high school graduates, 1943.


14. Truant statistics for a series of years.


15 Evening school statistics, 1942-1943.


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, 1943.


19a. Promotions, elementary schools, 1943.


CONCERNING TEACHERS


20 Resignations of teachers, 1943.


21 Teachers elected in 1943.


22. Leave of absence of teachers.


23. Transfers of teachers.


24. Number of teachers employed for a series of years.


150


ANNUAL REPORTS


STATISTICAL AND GENERAL TABLES


25. Changes in text books, 1943.


26. High and Junior High School graduation exercises, 1943.


26a. Evening High School graduation exercises, 1943.


27. Vocational School graduation exercises, 1943.


28. Organization of school board for 1944.


29. Teachers in service, December, 1943.


30. Officers in service, December, 1943.


31. School Custodians.


SUMMARY OF STATISTICS 1 - POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS


Population, State cesus, 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,


October, 1943 by school census


16,637


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


*1942


*1943


Change


In high school


125


117


-8


In junior high schools


155


148


-7


In elementary schools


223


208


-15


In kindergartens


28


28


0


Total, elementary and kindergarten


251


236


-15


Vocational School for Boys


20


17


-3


Independent Household Arts


1


1


0


Atypical classes


12


13


+1


Sight saving


1


1


0


Cadet teachers


8


12


+4


Special


18


19


+1


Continuation


4


4


0


Americanization


1


1


0


Total


596


569


-27


4 - ATTENDANCE FOR YEAR


*1942


*1943


Change


Entire enrollment for the year


16,416


15,703


-713


Average number belonging


1 5,170


14,304


-866


Average number attending


13,939


12,758


-1,181


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old Out Here


*


Nicole


151


PARTMENT


91.9


89.2


-2.7


...


906


800


-106


. .


1,087


1,073


-14


It.


$112,467.41


ørs is


48,532.73


22,493.96


$183,494.10


$12.83


$56,935.14


151


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Per cent. of daily attendance


91.9


89.2


-2.7


High School graduates


906


800


-106


Junior High School graduates


1,087


1,073


-14


5 - COST OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE


*1942


*1943


Change


Salaries of teachers


$1,246,545.29 $1,256,023.81


+$9,478.52


Salaries of officers


30,567.02


33,612.72


+3,045.70


Cost of books and supplies


45,596.89


47,119.82


+1,522.93


Cost of light and power


19,541.06


22,493.96


+2,952.90


Cost of janitors' services, etc.


112,649.59


112,467.41


-182.18


Cost of fuel and insurance


39,056.31


48,532.73


+9,476.42


Total cost of day and evening schools


1,493,956.16


1,520,250.45


+26,294.29


Per capita cost


98.49


106.28


+7.79


Cost of high school instruction


311,964.22


305,282.70


-6,681.52


Per capita cost


101.19


115.81


+14.62


6 - MISCELLANEOUS


*1942


*1943


Change


Paid for new school build- ings


..........


.......


Repairs and permanent im- provements


$58,519.29


$56,935.14


-$1,584.15


Total school expenditures


1,552,475.45


1,577,185.59


+24,710.14


Valuation of city


113,069,300.00


113,470,800.00


+401,500.00


Number of dollars spent to


maintain schools out of


every $1,000 of valuation


13.21


13.40


+0.19


Number of dollars spent for


all school purposes out of


every $1,000 of valuation


13.73


13.81


+0.08


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, 1943, is $1,520,250.45.


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 $112,467.41


The cost of fuel is


48,532.73


The cost of light is 22,493.96


A total cost of


$183,494.10


A total cost per capita of


$12.83


Cost of repairs


$56,935.14


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


Jr. Vocational Continuation School and American- ization Work


Office Salaries ....


$33,612.72


Office Expenses


3,872.28


Text Books


14,688.57


$4,741.16


$4,120.32


$5,640.17


$135.80


$32.76


$18.36


Stationery and


Supplies and


Other Expenses


of Instruction ..


22,124.42


5,808.35


4,910.70


7,594.82


3,230.62


155.25


1.64


423.04


Miscellaneous


(Tuition, etc.) ..


4,409.55


1,268.27


676.05


2,169.51


208.47


29.82


57.43


Total


$78,707.54


$11,817.78


$9,707.07


$15,404.50


$3,574.89


$217 83


$1.64


$498.83


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


$20,419.63


$3,166.66


$3,793.00


$11,539.97


$1,920.00


Principals


46,863.47


5,166.66


11,899.98


24,716.61


$3,566.66


$431.25


$18.75


$108.00


955.56


Teachers


1,188,740.71


298,309.82


322,417.88


504,565.81


44,324.78


5,494.50


247.50


315.00


13,065.42


Total


$1,256,023.81


$306,643,14


$338,110.86


$540,822,39


$47,891.45


$5,925.75


$266.25


$423.00


$15,940,98


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..


..


......


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152


ANNUAL REPORTS


..


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153


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, 1943, is as follows :


Care


$183,494.10


Contingent


47,119.82


Salaries


1,289,636.53


Total for school maintenance


$1,520,250.45


Paid for repairs


56,935.14


Paid for new buildings


Total for all school purposes


$1,577,185.59


Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :


1938


1939


1940


1941 $0.075


1942 $0.075


1943 $0.074


Janitors salaries


$0.071


$0.072


$0.072


Heat and light


0.037


0.037


0.038


0.036


0.039


0.047


Administration


0.022


0.021


0.021


0.021


0.021


0.022


School supplies


0.034


0.032


0.031


0.030


0.031


0.031


Teachers salaries


0.836


0.838


0.838


0.838


0.834


0.826


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


----


The Per Capita Cost of Day Schools for .1942 and 1943


High School.


Junior High Schools.


Elementary Schools.


All Day Schools.


1942.


1943.


Change


1942.


1943.


Change


1942.


1943.


Change


1942.


1943.


Change


Instruction Supplies. Care.


$103.56 4.97 11.71


$117.78


+$14.22


$100.42 3.11


$100.10 3.2 12.39


-$0.32 +0.09 +0.99


$63 95 1.68 10 45


$70.58 2.21 11.55


+$6.63 +0.53 +1.10


$81.26 2.73 10.95


$85.91 3.04 12.31


++0.31


+1.36


fotal


$120.24


$137.86


+$17.62


$114.93


$115.69


+$0.76


$76.08


$84.34


+$8.26


$94.94


$101.26


+$6.32


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


154


+$4.65


5.32 14.76


+0.35 +3.05


11.40


155


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :


1938


1939


1941


1942 $81.26


1943


Cost of Instruction ..


$77.21


$78.33


1940 $77.92


$75.80


$86.12


Cost of Supplies


3.01


2.77


2.72


2.55


2.73


3.05


Cost of Care


9.67


9.93


10.01


9.75


10.92


12.35


Total


$89.89


$91.03


$90.65


$88.10


$94.91


$101.52


...


An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $14.22 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1942, and 35 cents more per pupil for supplies.


The elementary schools have cost 6.63 cents more per pupil for instruction, and 53 cents more for supplies.


The amount spent for the school year 1943 was $13.40, or 19 cents more than was spent in 1942. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1943, not including the vocational schools, was $101.52.


TABLE 1-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1943


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


¿ 30 rooms added 1913 | 27 rooms and Gym ¿ nasium added 1928


1867


Prescott


2


..


£11


¿863


49,310


C


Steam


Fan


139,200


1916


Southworth


#13


486


24,517


C


Steam


Gravity


59,900


1889


4 rooms added 1894


Knapp


..


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.


§ Includes related work rooms.


A-Brick walls, concrete floors and corridors.


B-Brick walls, concrete corridors, wooden floors.


C-Brick exterior walls.


ANNUAL REPORTS


156


...


..


43,927


A


Steam


Unit System


372,800


1936


Boys' Vocational ..


§18


........


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


..


756


30,632


C


Steam


Gravity


112,000


1899


Folsom


S


13


1


Carried forward


305


9,500


$3,150,700


·


Southern Junior High


47


1,308


64,460


A-C


Steam


Fan


374,400


1918


8 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Ad- ¿ ditions made in 1931


Edgerly Elementary


8


335


Vocational


Continuation


6


Glines ..


¥14


2


13


1866


Pope


12


564


27,236


C


Steam


Gravity


88,600


1891


C Steam


Fan


13


S


by Building


Furniture


8 rooms added 1906


TABLE 1-(Concluded)-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1943


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


Cholerton (Highland)


12


422


23,260


C


Steam


Gravity


73,600


1880


4 rooms added 1891


Hodgkins


º 14


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


..........


C


Steam


Gravity


147,000


1905


Cummings


8


324


84,354


B


Steam


Unit System


100,800


1930


Grimmons


8


336


16,080


O


Steam


Gravity


49,000


1886


Burns


8


386


21,650


C


Steam


Gravity


59,000


1903


Lowe


..


6


290


11,000


C


Steam


Gravity


41,700


1901


Baxter


6


242


46,080


C


Steamı


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.


157


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


--


9 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Ad- ditions made in 1931 6 rooms added 1915


....


....


8


331


22,800


A


Steam


Unit System


89,500


1932


Original built 1884


4 rooms added 1899


$4,869,800


..


..


....


..


..


..


Perry


..


Furniture


158


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 2-COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS


For the School Year 1942-1943


FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.


SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total.


High


$311,458.90


$14,012.80


$38,910.18


$364.381.88


Northeastern Jr.


120,769.05


4,237.70


12,857.55


137,864.30


Southern Jr.


112,993.69


3,150.35


14.805.48


130,949.52


Western Jr.


111,345.77


3,742.34


14,644.82


129,732.93


Prescott


39,390.40


1,656.60


7,293.47


48,340.47


Hanscom


19,873.87


496.82


3,098.98


23,469.67


Bennett


18,726.42


793.19


3,791.96


23,311.57


Baxter


13,609.17


358.94


2,637.97


16,606.08


Knapp


21,322.57


556.93


3,767.72


25,647.22


Perry


11,626.21


338.20


2,643.97


14,608.38


Pope


25,532.46


727.08


3,819.96


30,079.50


Cummings


18,211.56


598.42


3,001.63


21,811.61


Edgerly


18,255.61


538.85


2,002.60


20,797.06


Glines.


28,474.35


995.45


4,168.45


33,638.25


Grimmons


14,859.21


607.01


3,222.64


18,688.86


Forster


46,095.90


1,409.38


7,912.53


55,417.81


Bingham


31,777.57


807.66


4,625.26


37,210.49


Carr


30,796.91


941.61


4,592.94


36,331.46


Morse


24,087.25


599.29


3,817.96


28,504.50


Proctor


14,836.96


529.91


2,812.43


18,179.30


Durell


8,146.96


244.94


2,313.32


10,705.22


Burns


16,278.20


378.14


3,001.63


19,657.97


Brown


22,892.77


800.51


3,391.29


27,084.57


Highland


15,505.11


534.64


3,183.32


19,223.07


Hodgkins


29,887.88


886.70


4,248.62


35,023.20


Cutler


47,921.70


1,651.45


6,795.59


56.368.74


Lowe


16,496.56


380.42


3,031.63


19,908.61


Atypical


24,311.94


702.80


2.316.35


27,331.09


Sight Saving


2,210.10


27.25


318.32


2,555.67


Cont'uation & Jr. Voc.


10,230.13


483.67


2,002.57


12,716.37


Americanization


5,821.00


35.21


752.24


6,608.45


Evening High


6,281.05


235.82


678.90


7,195.77


& Elementary


423.00


106.46


529.46


Vocational


47,471.95


3,410.68


6,007.83


56,890.46


Independent House-


hold Arts


1,714.35


249.06


917.53


2,880.94


Total


$1,289,636.53


$47,119.82


$183,494.10


$1,520,250.45


Evening Practical Arts


1590


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 3-PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS


For the School Year 1942-1943


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total.


High


$117.78


$5.32


$14.76


$137.86


Northeastern Jr.


90.94


3.19


9.68


103.81


Southern Jr.


107.20


2.99


14.05


124.24


Western Jr


102.15


3.43


13.44


119.02


Prescott


54.63


2.30


10.12


67.05


Hanscom


73.61


1.84


11.48


86.93


Bennett


78.35


3.32


15.87


97.54


Baxter


88.37


2.33


17.13


107.83


Knapp.


75.61


1.97


13.36


90.94


Perry


66.44


1.93


15.11


83.48


Pope


77.40


2.20


11.58


91.18


Cummings


68.72


2.26


11.33


82.31


Edgerly


74.21


2.19


8.15


84.55


Glines


66.68


2.33


9.76


78.77


Grimmons


63.23


2.58


13.71


79.52


Forster


65.57


2.00


11.26


78.83


Bingham


83.62


2.13


12.14


97.89


Carr


67.83


2.07


10.12


80.02


Morse


72.77


1.81


11.53


86.11


Proctor


71.68


2.56


13.59


87.83


Durell


63.15


1.90


17.93


82.98


Burns


84.78


1.97


15.63


103.38


Brown


65.59


2.29


9.72


77.60


Highland


62.02


2.14


12.73


76.89


Hodgkins


73.08


2.17


10.39


85.64


Cutler


58.87


2.03


8.35


69.25


Lowe


84.17


1.94


15.47


101.58


Atypical


133.03


3.86


12.73


149.62


Sight Saving


221.01


2.73


31.83


255.57


Evening


19.32


.68


2.26


22.26


Jr. Voca. Continuation,


217.66


10.29


42.59


270.54


Americanization


18.78


.11


2.43


21.32


Elementary


70.58


2.21


11.55


84.34


All schools ( without


state-aided schools)


86.61


3.04


12.31


101.96


Vocational


238.55


17.14


30.19


Ind. Household Arts


61.23


8.89


32.77


285.88 102.89


160


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 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


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


1942


15,170


1,277,111:


45,597


19,541


39,057


112,650


1,493,956


1943


14,304


1,289,636


47,120


22,494


48.533


112,467


1,520,250


+ $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.


1928


15,190


974,328


13,187


39,524


82,773


1,127,460


FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.


SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.


Total.


161


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


: 94


8 49


72 32


116,406,900


.00969


1928


62 23


: 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


: 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


1943


86 61


3 04


12 31


101 96


113,470,800


.01340


~162


ANNUAL REPORTS


1


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


J1921


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


72,419


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


.. 1943


56,935


1,520,250


1,577,185


For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.


163


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 7 - POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS For School Year 1942-1943


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


1943


102,000


School Census


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age


inclusive, October 1, 1943


16,637


School Registration


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age


inclusive, October 1, 1943:


In public schools


12,020


In private schools


4,617


Total


16,637


Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive :-


In public schools, males


3,687


females


3,744


7,431


In private schools, males


1,690


females


1,598


3,288


Total


10,719


164


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 8-Attendance of the Public Schools For the School Year 1942-1943


SCHOOLS.


Annual


Enrollment.


Average


Membership.


Average


Attendance.


Per cent. of


Attendance.


No. Attending


in October.


No. Attending


in June.


High


2,974


2,636


2,281


86.4


2,886


2.466


Northeastern Jr. High


1,404


1,328


1,188


89.5


1,352


1,303


Southern Jr. High


1,154


1,054


955


90.7


1,099


1,018


Western Jr. High


1,169


1,090


991


90.9


1,119


1,066


Vocational


301


199


175


87.7


27


127


Prescott


813


721


640


86.3


720


721


Hanscom


292


270


241


89.2


274


266


Bennett


268


239


215


87.5


235


234


Baxter


182


154


133


82.6


161


158


Knapp


305


282


257


91.1


287


282


Perry


192


175


154


86.5


178


184


Pope


344


330


305


92.4


321


338


Cummings


294


265


236


86.5


277


272


Edgerly


274


246


219


87.7


257


245


Glines


460


427




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