Report of the city of Somerville 1944, Part 10

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1944
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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


..


...


..


.......


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


..


...


157


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158


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.


..


.


Folsom


5


13


2


..


2 ..


...


..


[ Boys' Vocational.


§18


1866


by Building


Furniture


161


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


162


Furniture


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163


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


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


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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