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33,612.72
36,009.24
+2,396.52
Cost of books and supplies
47,119.82
36,078.61
-11,041.21
Cost of light and power
22,493.96
23,350.42
+856.46
Cost of janitors' services, etc.
112,467.41
113,867.88
+1,400.47
Cost of fuel and insurance
48,532.73
63,036.95
+14,504.22
Total cost of day and evening schools
1,520,250.45
1,548,160.89
+27,910.44
Per capita cost
106.28
112.66
+6.38
Cost of high school instruction
305,282.70
301,775.70
-3,507.00
Per capita cost
115.81
121.05
+5.24
6 - MISCELLANEOUS
*1943
*1944
Change
Paid for new school build- ings
Repairs and permanent im- provements
$56,935.14
$104,147.49
+$47,212.35
Total school expenditures
1,577,185.59
1,652,308.38
+75,122.79
Valuation of city
113,470,800.00
115,794,150.00
+2,323,350.00
Number of dollars spent to
maintain schools out of
every $1,000 of valuation
13.40
13.37
-0.03
Number of dollars spent for
all school purposes out of
every $1,000 of valuation
13.81
14.27
+0.46
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* 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, 1944, is $1,548,160.89.
This includes the sum 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 $113,867.88
The cost of fuel is
63,036.95
The cost of light is 23,350.42
A total cost of
200,255.25
A total cost per capita of
14.57
Cost of repairs
104,147.49
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
$36,009.24
Office Expenses
3,467.48
Text Books
14,411.95
$3,593.92
$4,475.08
$6,120.12
$225.91
$14.92
Stationery and
Supplies and
Other Expenses
of Instruction ..
13,455.56
4,942.09
3,582.62
2,016.14
2,623.92
290.79
Miscellaneous
(Tuition, etc.) ..
4,743.62
808.70
670.01
2,956.05
210.20
$8.39
90.27
Total
$72,087.85
$9,344.71
$8,709.71
$11,092.31
$3,060.03
$8.39
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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.
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
$22,587.96
$3,236.46
$3,350.00
$14,417.50
$1,584.00
Principals
47,766.66
5,250.00
12,150.00
25,333.33
$3,750.00
$300.00
983.33
Teachers
1,205,463.17
293,289.24
323,992.57
526,674.47
47,807.22
1,476.00
$162.00
12,061.67
Total
$1,275,817.79
$301,775.70
$339,492.57
$566,425.30
$51,557.22
$1,776.00
$162.00
$14,629.00
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$395.98
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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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, 1944, is as follows :
Care
$200,255.25
Contingent
36,078.61
Salaries
1,311,827.03
Total for school maintenance
1,548,160.89
Paid for repairs
, 104,147.49
Paid for new buildings
Total for all school purposes
$1,652,308.38
Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :
1939
1940 $0.072
1941 $0.075
1942 $0.075
1943 $0.074
1944
Janitors salaries
$0.072
$0.074
Heat and light
0.037
0.038
0.036
0.039
0.047
0.056
Administration
0.021
0.021
0.021
0.021
0.022
0.023
School supplies
0.032
0.031
0.030
0.031
0.031
0.023
Teachers salaries
0.838
0.838
0.838
0.834
0.826
0.824
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
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The Per Capita Cost of Day Schools for 1943 and 1944
High School.
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1943.
1944.
Change
1943.
1944.
Change
1943.
1944.
Change
1943.
1944.
Change ·
Instruction Supplies Care ..
$117.78 5.32 14.76
$124.51 4.14 16.08
+$6.73 -1.18 +1.32
$100.10 3.20 12.39
$105.16 2.99 13.79
+$5.06 -0.21 +1.40
$70.58 2.21 11.55
$75.41 1.58 13.51
+$4 83 -0.63 +1.96
$85.91 3 04 12.31
$91.74 2.40 14.04
+$5.83 -0.64 +1.73
Total
$137.86
$144.73
+$6.87
$115.69
$121.94
+$6.25
$84.34
$90.50
++$6.16
$101.26
$108.18
+$6.92
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.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
159
160
ANNUAL REPORTS
Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :
Cost of Instruction ..
1939 $78.33
1940 $77.92
1941 $75.80
1942 $81.26
1943 $86.12
1944 $91.77
Cost of Supplies
2.77
2.72
2.55
2.73
3.05
2.40
Cost of Care
9.93
10.01
9.75
10.92
12.35
14.04
Total
$91.03
$90.65
$88.10
$94.91
$101.52
$108.21
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $6.73 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1943, and $1.18 less per pupil for supplies.
The elementary schools have cost $4.83 more per pupil for instruction, and 63 cents less for supplies.
The amount spent for the school year 1944 was $13.37, or 3 cents less than was spent in 1943. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1944, not including the vocational schools, was $108.21.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 1-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1944
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
f ........
A-C
Steam
Fan
+$1,263,500
1895
1 8 rooms added 1906 30 rooms added 1913 | 27 rooms and Gym- [ nasium added 1928
Prescott
13
C Steam
Fan
1867
Southworth 5
$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
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
2
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.
* 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.
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Folsom
5
13
2
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[ Boys' Vocational.
§18
1866
by Building
Furniture
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TABLE 1-CONCLUDED, SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1944
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
$3,150,700
Bingham
16
657
35,586
C
Steam
Gravity
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
°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
Brown
10
472
26,733
C
Steam
Gravity
83,700
1901
4 rooms added 1907
Proctor
0 9
35G
1 ........
C
Steam
Gravity
147,000
1905
Cummings
8
331
22,800
A
Steam
Unit System
89,500
1932
Original built 1884
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 Steamı
Gravity
56,100
1899
Durell
4
163
13,883
C
Steam
Gravity
26,100
1894
Total
527
18,553
$4,869,800
I State property; land not included in valuation.
· One room for Dental Clinic.
ANNUAL REPORTS
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9 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Ad- ditions made in 1931 6 rooms added 1915
4 rooms added 1907
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Furniture
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 2-COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1943 - 1944
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$310,398.83
$10,323.31
$40,094.94
$360,817.08
Northeastern Jr.
121,951.35
3,802.71
14,148.42
139,902.48
Southern Jr.
115,504.46
3,219.59
15.216.50
133,940.35
Western Jr.
113,010.01
2,970.09
16,538.59
132,518.69
Prescott
42,203.45
1,254.54
8,201.19
51,659.18
Hanscom
18,361.56
387.71
3,450.96
22,200.23
Bennett
18,359.81
618.52
4,278.88
23,257.21
Baxter
14,710.82
243.64
2,945.43
17,899.89
Knapp
22,131.41
337.42
4,250.88
26,719.71
Perry
11,589.83
262.23
2,945.43
14,797.49
Pope
25,618.97
509.20
4,174.88
30,303.05
Cummings
17,693.26
422.49
3,337.92
21,453.67
Edgerly
19,170.30
392.70
2,345.32
21,908.32
Glines
29,421.42
565.17
1,723.36
34,709.95
Grimmons
15,930.95
362.45
3,545.92
19,839.32
Forster
47,414.59
1,030.77
8,898.23
57,343.59
Bingham
32,887.50
535.62
5,219.82
33,642.94
Carr
31,825.34
587.99
5,127.59
37,540.92
Morse
25,778.63
491.33
4,304.87
30,574.83
Proctor
14,523.91
347.05
3,141.48
18,012.44
Durell
9,067.69
165.35
2,552.96
11,786.00
Burns
17,001.55
293.14
3,337.92
20,632.61
Brown
25,602.85
549.86
·3,782.39
29,935.10
Cholerton
17,113.54
385.38
3,565.73
21,064.65
Hodgkins
30,454.09
558.22
4,775.36
35,787.67
Cutler
50,610.48
1,224.77
7,616.79
59,452.04
Lowe
16,620.80
273.92
3,337.92
20,232.64
Atypical.
24,503.36
393.34
3,879.38
28,776.08
Sight Saving
2,282.52
24.85
356.58
2,663.95
.Cont'uation & Jr. Voc.
10,521.94
400.29
2,235.38
13,157.61
Americanization
4,199.00
14.92
62.75
4,276.67
Evening High
1,776.00
8.39
214.27
1,998.66
Evening Practical Arts
162.00
45.50
207.50
Vocational
51,529.08
2,953.29
6,705.97
61,188.34
Independent House- hold Arts.
1,895.73
168.36
895.74
2,959.83
Total
$1,311,827.03
$36,078.61
$200,255.25
$1,548,160.89
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 3-PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS
For School Year 1943 - 1944
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$124.51
$4.14
$16.08
$144.73
Northeastern Jr.
100.70
3.14
11.68
115.52
Southern Jr.
100.32
3.08
14.40
127.81
Western Jr.
104.45
2.75
15.28
122.48
Prescott
62.25
1.85
12.10
76.20
Hanscom
76.19
1.61
14.32
92.12
Bennett
84.62
2.85
19.72
107.19
Baxter
93.70
1.55
18.76
114.01
Knapp
80.48
1.23
15.46
97.17
Perry
78.31
1.77
19.90
99.98
Pope
87.44
1.74
14.25
103.43
Cummings
67.78
1.62
12.79
82.19
Edgerly
84.08
1.72
10.29
96.09
Glines
· 69.06
1.33
11.09
81.48
Grimmons
65.83
1.50
14.65
81.98
Forster
66.59
1.45
12.50
80.54
Bingham
86.77
1.41
13.77
101.95
Carr
75.06
1.39
12.09
88.54
Morse
77.41
1.48
12.93
91.82
Proctor
73.35
1.75
15.87
90.97
Durell
72.54
1.32
20.42
94.28
Burns
84.17
1.45
16.52
102.14
Brown
78.29
1.68
11.57
91.54
Cholerton
73.13
1.65
15.24
90.02
Hodgkins
75.57
1.39
11.85
88.81
Cutler
62.95
1.52
9.47
73.94
Lowe
81.47
1.34
16.36
99.17
Atypical
136.13
2.18
21.53
159.84
Sight Saving
190.21
2.07
29.71
221.99
Evening
10.04
0.04
1.35
11.43
Jr. Voca. Continuation,
214.73
8.17
45.62
268.52
Americanization
23.33
0.08
0.35
23.76
Elementary
75.41
1.58
13.51
90.50
All schools (without
state-aided schools)
91.77
2.40
14.04
108.21
Vocational
328.21
18.81
42.71
Ind. Household Arts
135.41
12.02
63.98
389.73 211.41
.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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.
Total.
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 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
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
1944
13.742
1,311,827
36,079
23,350
63,037
113,868
1,548,161
+ $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,
,1
in 1922.
55,710
*559,328
1920
12,836
613,294
40,079
10,092
1931
15,915
1,141,065
56,074
22,411
41,502
98,823
1,359,876
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
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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
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
67
89 89
114,522,100
.01354
1939 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
1944
91 77
2 40
14 04
108 21
115,794,150
.01337
-
78 33
2 77
9 93
91 03
114,124,400
.01357
167
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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
1943
56,935
1,520,250
1,577,185
1944
104,147
1,548,161
1,652,308
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
16S
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 7 - POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS For School Year 1943-1944
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
1944
102,000
School Census
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age
inclusive, October 1, 1944
16,595
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age
inclusive, October 1, 1944:
In public schools
11,971
In private schools
4,601
Total
16,572
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive:
In public schools, males
3,699
females
3,653
7,352
In private schools, males
1,682
females
1,583
3,265
Total
10,617
169
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 8-Attendance of the Public Schools
For School Year 1943 - 1944
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
A veragel
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending
in October.
No. Attending
in June.
High
2,719
2,493
2,143
86.1
2,656
2,343
Northeastern Jr. High
1,291
1,217
1,106
91.3
1,248
1,203
Southern Jr. High
1,131
1,047
951
90.9
1,138
1,025
Western Jr. High
1,151
1,082
990
91.1
1,103
1,078
Vocational
189
157
134
85.1
180
119
Prescott
772
678
601
88.6
704
677
Hanscom
268
241
216
89.4
251
238
Bennett
233
217
200
92.1
218
216
Baxter
173
157
142
90.4
149
161
Knapp
282
275
254
92.0
263
276
Perry
178
148
135
91.2
149
155
Pope
312
293
270
92.0
299
296
Cummings
278
261
239
91.2
263
270
Edgerly
252
228
200
87.7
242
237
Glines
460
426
386
90.6
432
426
Grimmons
250
242
219
90.5
239
245
Forster
769
712
637
89.4
691
718
Bingham
403
379
338
89.2
377
381
Carr
453
424
386
91.0
426
421
Morse
358
333
300
90.1
335
320
Proctor
216
198
181
91.2
201
198
Durell
140
125
115
91.8
122
121
Burns
206
202
185
91.3
197
207
Brown
346
327
298
91.1
318
332
Choler ton
263
234
212
90.6
231
234
Hodgkins
433
403
367
91.1
408
403
Cutler
858
804
706
87.8
822
804
Lowe
224
204
188
92.1
210
203
Atypical
212
180
151
83.9
122
171
Sight Saving
12
12
11
88.5
11
13
Continuation, Jr. Voca.
142
49
35
71.0
60
38
Total
14,975
13,742
12,296
89.5
14,065
13,529
Total for 1942-1943
15,703
14,304
12,758
89.2
14,836| 13,942
170
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year Ending June, 1944
Number of teachers, including Head Master
... 113
Number of days school kept
180
Number enrolled
2,719
Average number belonging
2,493
Average daily attendance
2,143
Tardinesses
8,668
Dismissals
1,803
In class 1946 September
1,119
June
977
Per cent. of loss
12.6%
In class 1945, September
856
June
737
Per cent. of loss
13.9%
In class 1944, September
668
June
619
Per cent. of loss
7.3% 6
Special Students, September
June
4
Per cent. of loss
33.3%
*Number of graduates, male
269
Number of graduates, female Total
677
Average age, male graduates
18
Average age, female graduates
17.6
Number of graduates entering Colleges and Engineering Schools
21
Number of graduates entering State Teachers College
5
Number of graduates entering other institutions
8
Cost of instruction
$301,775.70
Total
$311,120.41
Per capita cost of instruction
121.05
Per capita cost of supplies
3.75
Total cost per capita
$124.80
This figure includes 43 boys in the Armed Forces, and 15 boys in the Accelerated Course.
408
Cost of supplies
9,344.71
171
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Table 10-PUPILS BY GRADES, JUNE, 1944
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Never in First Grade Before
--
High
Special
.2
2
4
Twelfth
·214
411
625
Eleventh
312
4:25
737
Tenth
451
526
977
Total
41
72
979
1,364
2,343
Junior High
Ninth
515
535
1,050
Eighth
519
578
1,097
Seventh
604
555
1,159
Total
46
96
1,638
1,668
3,306
Elementary
Sixth
31
521
540
1,061
Fifth
32
550
538
1,088
Fourth
34
574
566
1,140
Third
35
545
546
1,091
Second
34
555
537
1,092
First
40
658
547
1,205
Total
7
206
3,403
3,274
6,677
Kindergarten
16
12
433
429
862
Special
7
10
Sight Saving
1
7
6
13
Cadets
6
Atypical ..
1
11
116
55
171
Vocational
17
119
119
Independent
Household Arts
1
Americanization
1
22
16
38
Jr. Vocational
2
2
Grand Total
121
422
12
6,717
6,812
13,529
-
1087
Continuation &
172
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 11-Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational and Continuation Schools 1943 - 1944
High
School
Junior
High
Schools
Elementary
Kinder-
gartens
Vocational
School
Atypical
Schools
Sight
Saving
Class
Jr. Voc. and
Continuation
Schools
Total
Annual enrollment
2719
3573
7080
1048
189
212
12
142
114,975
Average membership
2493
3340
6628
883
157
180
12
49
13,742
Average attendance
2143
3047
6049
726
134
151
11
35
12,296
Per cent. of attendance
86.1
91.2
91.1
82.2
85.1
83.9.
88.5
71.0
89.5
No. cases of tardiness
8668
3506
1844
95
797
440
32
115
18,497
Number cases of dismissal
1803
1897
1710
20
132
71
1
140
5,774
Membership, October, 1943
2656
3489
6642
905
180
122
11
60
14,065
Membership, June, 1944 ..
2343
3306
6677
862
119
171
13
38
13,529
No. cases corp. punishment
1
6
7
Table 12-Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1 in September
SCHOOL.
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
Prescott
59
72
60
43
72
Hanscom
48
39
43
43
31
Bennett
38
25
35
20
31
Baxter
24
34
23
34
15
Knapp
26
21
23
17
20
Perry
34
39
36
29
30
Pope
46
51
39
43
45
Cummings.
47
40
42
36
49
Edgerly
57
61
44
47
59
Glines.
73
52
66
63
49
Grimmons
31
36
37
27
39
Forster
88
91
108
93
100
Bingham
68
54
60
43
37
Carr
62
52
51
41
56
Morse
43
51
35
49
69
Proctor
42
36
38
26
35
Durell
36
23
27
33
23
Burns
51
59
47
45
52
Brown
60
47
60
38
43
Hodgkins
67
54
64
69
57
Cutler
119
123
120
133
120
Lowe
56
56
43
43
55
Total
1,175
1,116
1,101
1,015
1,087
Schools
173
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June 1944
Promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth grade in the Junior High School corresponds to the promotion from the last grade of an elementary 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
390
323
302
12
2 1
0 0
4
3
Southern Junior High
322
293
279
6
Western Junior High
389
365
340
12
1
3
6
3
Total
1101
981
921
30
4
3
12
11
Table 13a-Ninth Grade Promotions, Junior High School, June, 1944
Promotion from the ninth grade to the tenth is the promo- tion from the Junior High School to the Senior High School. The tenth grade corresponds to the second year of a four-year High School.
SCHOOL
Number in Class in June
No. Promoted to
High School
No. Entering
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