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11. Separate statistics for high, junior high, elementary and voca- tional schools, for school year 1944-1945.
12. Admission to first grade in September, 1945.
13. Number of junior high school graduates, 1945.
14. Truant statistics for a series of years.
15. Evening school statistics, 1944-1945.
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, 1945.
19a. Promotions, elementary schools, 1945.
CONCERNING TEACHERS
20. Resignations of teachers, 1945.
21. Teachers elected in 1945.
22. Leave of absence of teachers.
23. Transfers of teachers.
24. Number of teachers employed for a series of years.
164
ANNUAL REPORTS
STATISTICAL AND GENERAL TABLES
25. Changes in text books, 1945.
26. High and Junior High School graduation exercises, 1945.
26a. Evening High School graduation exercises, 1945.
27. Vocational School graduation exercises, 1945.
28. Organization of school board for 1946
29. Teachers in service, December, 1945.
30. Officers in service, December, 1945.
31. School Custodians.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS 1 -POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS
Population, State census, 1895
52,200
Population, United States census, 1900
61,643
Population,
State census, 1905
69,272
Population,
United States census, 1910
77,236
Population,
State census, 1915
86,854
Population,
United States census, 1920
93,033
Population, State census, 1925
99,032
Population,
United States census, 1930
103,604
Population,
State census, 1935
100,773
Population, United States census, 1940
102,304
Children, between five and fifteen years of age inclusive,
October, 1945 by school census
16,372
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
*1944
*1945
Change
In high school
113
110
-3
In junior high schools
142
139
-3
In elementary schools
213
210
-3
In kindergartens
28
28
0
Total; elementary and kindergarten
241
238
-3
Vocational School for Boys
17
17
0
Independent Household Arts
1
1
0
Atypical classes
12
11
-1
Sight saving
1
1
0
Cadet teachers
6
9
Special
17
16
-1
Continuation
4
4
0
Americanization
1
1
0
Total
555
547
-8
4 - ATTENDANCE FOR YEAR
*1944
*1945
Change
Entire enrollment for the year
14,975
14,760
-215
Average number belonging
13,742
13,693
49
Average number attending
12,296
12,348
1-52
Per cent, of daily attendance
89.5
90.1
1_0.06
High School graduates
677
677
0
Junior High School graduates
1,016
1,032
+16
165
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
5 - COST OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE
*1944
*1945
Change
Salaries of teachers
$1,275,817.79 $1,275,899.21
+ $81.42
Salaries of officers
36,009.24
33,500.50
-2,508.74
Cost of books and supplies
36,078.61
50,045.76
+13,967.15
Cost of light and power
23,350.42
26,711.85
-13,361.43
Cost of janitors' services, etc.
113,867.88
129,583.91
+- 15,716.03
Cost of fuel and insurance
63,036.95
64,219.51
-+ 1,182.56
Total cost of day and evening schools
1,548,160.89
1,579,960.74
1 31,799.85
Per capita cost
112.66
115.21
12.55
Cost of high school instruction
301,775.70
294,610.30
-7,165.40
Per capita cost
121.05
118.17
-2.88
6 - MISCELLANEOUS
*1944
*1945
Change
Paid for new school build- ings
Repairs and permanent im- provements
$104,147.49
$149,800.98
+45,653.49
Total school expenditures .. Valuation of city
115,794,150.00
116,941,600.00
+1,147,450.00
Number of dollars spent to
maintain schools out of
every $1,000 of valuation
13.37
13.51
+0.14
Number of dollars spent for
all school purposes out of
every $1,000 of valuation
14.27
13.93
-0.34
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, 1945, is $1,579,960.74.
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 $129,583.91
The cost of fuel is
64,219 51
The cost of light is
26,711.85
A total cost of
220,515.27
A total cost per capita of
16.08
Cost of repairs
149,800.98
........ ...
...............
1,652,308.38
1,729,761.72
4- 77,453.34
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 ..
$33,170.58
Office expenses
3,267.74
Text Books
18,111.53
$5,419.31
$4,389.69
$7,704.30
$524.46
$66.81
$6.96
Stationery and
Supplies and
Other expenses
of Instruction
21,919.15
5,446.29
5,382.21
7,349.89
3,379.83
1.29
359.64
Miscellaneous
(Tuition, etc.) ..
5,119.53
1,008.79
611.81
3,201.69
250.82
1.53
..
..
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
Jr. Vocational Continuation - School and Vocational American-
Supervisors
$22,490.07
$3,068.12
$3,350.00
$14,483.95
$1,588.00
Principals
46,143.51
4,317.68
12,150.00
25,533.33
$38.50
$292.50
Teachers
1,207,265.63
287,224.50
323,032.46
537,517.39
48,135.90
1,332.00
$135.00
$157.50
9,730.88
Total
$1,275,899.21
$294,610.30
$338,532.46
$577,534.67
$51,985.90
$1,624.50
$135.00
$157.50
$11,318.88
..
............
..
..
..
..
..
. .
..
..
..
..
44.89
Total
$81,588.53
$11,874.39
$10,383.71
$18,255.88
$4,155.11
$69.63
$411.49
ANNUAL REPORTS
.
166
ization Work
.....
167
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, 1945, is as follows :
Care
$220,515.27
Contingent
50,045.76
Salaries
1,309,399.71
Total for school maintenance
1,579,960.74
Paid for repairs
149,800.98
Paid for new buildings
Total for all school purposes
$1,729,761.72
Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :
1940
1941
1942
1943
1945
Janitors salaries
$0.072
$0.075
$0.075
$0.074
1944 $0.074
$0.082
Heat and light
0.038
0.036
0.039
0.047
0.056
0.058
Administration
0.021
0.021
0.021
0.022
0.023
0.021
School supplies
0.031
0.030
0.031
0.021
0.023
0.032
Teachers salaries
0.838
0.838
0.834
0.826
0.824
0.807
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
The Per Capita Cost of Day Schools for 1944 and 1945
High School.
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1944.
1945.
Change
1944.
1945.
Change
1944.
1945.
Change
1944.
1945.
Change
Instruction Supplies. Care ..
$124.51 4.14 16.08
$102.62 5.27 16.91
-$21 89 +1.13 +0.83
$105.16 2.99 13.79
$106.16 3.71 16.13
+$1.00 +0.72 +2.34
$75.41 1.58 13.51
$75.38 2.58 14.73
-$0.03 +1.00 +1.22
$91.74 2.40 14.04
$92.39 3.36 15.51
+$0.65 +0.96 +1.47
Total
$144.73
$124.80
-$19.93
$121.94
$126.00
+$4.06
$90.50
$92.69
+$2.19
$108.18
$111.26
+$3.08
The following shows :
168
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
169
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Including the cost of maintainance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
Cost of Instruction ..
$77.92
$75.80
$81.26
$86.12
$91.77
$92.29
Cost of Supplies
2.72
2.55
2.73
3.05
2.40
3.36
Cost of Care
10.01
9.71
10.92
12.35
14.04
15.49
Total
$90.65
$88.10
$94.91
$101.52
$108.21
$111.14
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $3.89 less for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1944, and $1.13 more per pupil for supplies.
The elementary schools have cost three cents less per pupil for instruction, and $1.00 more for supplies.
The amount spent for the school year 1945 was $13.51, or 14 cents more than was spent in 1944. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1945, not including the vocational schools, was $111.14.
TABLE 1-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1945
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 Furniture
When Built
Enlargements
8 rooms added 1906
High School
*102
3,047
........ A-C
Steam
Fan
+$1,263,500
1895
30 rooms added 1913 27 rooms and Gym- [ nasium added 1928
Prescott
....
..
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
170
..
#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
..
¥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
Vocational
Continuation
6
.......
43,927
A Steam
Unit System
372,800
1936
[ Boys' Vocational ......
§18
.. .....
Glines
Edgerly Elementary
8
335
C Steam
Fan
139,200
1916
Southworth 5
#11
2863
49,310
C Steam
Fan
1867
Knapp
18
1866
Folsom
13
1
TABLE 1-CONCLUDED, SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER,1945
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
·14
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
4 rooms added 1907
Brown
10
472
26,733
C
Steam
Gravity
83,700
1901
4 rooms added 1907
Proctor
356
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 Steam
Gravity
56,100
1899
Durell
4
163
13,883
C
Steam
Gravity
26,100
1894
Total
527
18,553
$4,869,800
..
....
...
...
..
..
....
..
....
....
..
..
[ State property; land not included in valuation.
· One room for Dental Clinic.
171
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
9 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Ad- ditions made in 1931 6 rooms added 1915
. ** 1 -17
€
.
Furniture
172
ANNUAL REPORTS
COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS
For School Year 1944-1945
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$300,700.30
$13,137.37
$42,156.43
$355.994.10
Northeastern Jr
121,812.12
4,293.40
16,987.09
143,092.61
Southern Jr
113,516.87
3,789.17
17,802.52
135,108.56
Western Jr.
111,176.62
4,030.14
17,845.60
133,052.36
Prescott
44,180.80
1,569.80
7,157.08
52,907.68
Hanscom
17,505.12
611.14
3,845.58
21,961.84
Bennett
18,644.77
840.52
4,663.76
24,149.05
Baxter
13,844.05
425.85
3,241.98
17,511.88
Knapp
21,484.77
737.47
4,746.87
26,969.11
Perry
12,489.18
392.50
3,241.98
16,123.66
Pope
25,762.19
751.86
4,663.77
31,177.82
Cummings
19,038.28
786.65
3,906.55
23,731.48
Edgerly
20,151.65
562.97
2,096.57
22.811.19
Glines
31,241.78
1,035.31
6,910.42
39,217.51
Grimmons
16,437.18
554.35
3,906.59
20,898.12
Forster
49,867.94
1,711.76
9,576.08
61,155.78
Bingham
33,485.20
902.79
5,837.03
40,225.02
Carr
33,963.00
993.24
5,088.88
40,045.12
Morse
26,193.08
876.30
4,793.81
31,863.19
Proctor
16,021.88
711.69
3,410.40
20,143.97
Durell
9,104.70
392.93
2,785.37
12,283.00
Burns
15,834.47
607.59
3,698.60
20,140.66
Brown
25,717.53
793.22
4,467.29
30,978.04
Cholerton
18,084.14
505.21
3,997.77
22,587.12
Hodgkins
29,877.70
1,100.46
5,328.37
36,306.53
Cutler
52,993.43
2,012.83
10,026.30
65,032.56
Lowe
16,571.53
614.87
3,698.57
20,884.97
Atypical.
25,572.97
507.16
2,554.75
28,634.88
Sight Saving
2,345.23
39.67
385.02
2,769.92
Cont' uation & Jr. Voc.
7,708.22
426.34
2,305.95
10,440.51
Americanization
3,740.16
13.23
68.04
3,821.43
Evening High & Elem.
1,788.85
75.99
221.10
2,085.94
Evening Practical Arts
157.50
44.34
201.84
Vocational
50,782.98
4,076.84
8,087.62
62,947.44
Independent House- hold Arts
1,603.52
165.14
937.19
2,705.85
Total
$1,309,399.71
$50,045.76
$220,515.27
$1,579,960.74
173
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 3-PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1944-1945
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$102.62
$5.27
$16.91
$124.80
Northeastern Jr.
104.74
3.70
14.61
123.05
Southern Jr.
109.26
3.65
17.13
130.04
Western Jr.
104.78
3.79
16.80
125.37
Prescott
66.33
2.36
10.75
79.44
Hanscom
84.98
2.97
18.67
106.62
Bennett
96.11
4.33
24.04
124.48
Baxter
94.18
2.90
22.05
119.13
Knapp
81.07
2.78
17.91
101.76
Perry
75.69
2.38
19.65
97.72
Pope
85.31
2.49
15.44
103.24
Cummings
67.04
2.77
13.76
83.57
Edgerly
77.50
2.17
8.06
87.73
Glines
77.14
2.55
17.14
96.83
Grimmons
69.95
2.36
16.62
88.93
Forster
67.76
2.33
13.01
83.10
Bingham
92.25
2.49
16.08
110.82
Carr
79.17
2.32
11.86
93.35
Morse
79.13
2.65
14.48
96.26
Proctor
78.54
3.49
16.71
98.74
Durell
81.29
3.51
24.87
109.67
Burns
74.69
2.87
17.45
95.01
Brown
75.41
2.33
13.10
90.84
Cholerton
72.63
2.03
16.06
90.72
Hodgkins
73.41
2.70
13.09
89.20
Cutler
65.42
2.48
12.38
80.28
Lowe
75.67
2.81
16.89
95.37
Atypical
128.99
2.90
14.60
146.49
Sight Saving
213.22
3.61
35.00
251.83
Evening
5.71
.22
.78
6.71
Jr. Voca. Continuation,
175.19
9.68
52.41
237.28
Americanization
30.41
.11
.55
31.07
Elementary
78.38
2.58
14.73
92.69
All schools ( without state-aided schools)
92.29
3.36
15.49
111.14
Vocational
309.65 72.89
24.80
49.31
383.76
Ind. Household Arts
7.51
42.59
- 122.99
174
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 ember- ship.
Instruction and Super- vision.
School Supplies.
Light.
Heating. Janitors.
School Tele- phones.
1912
11,710
$306,709
$30,319
$5,995 $15,676
$30,219
$512
$389,431
1913
11,856
320,744
25,877
5,842
16,055
32,939
542
402,092+
1914
12,320
338,587
26,843
6,448
18,952
33,711
624
425,165
1915
12,903
357,581
29,389
5,755
18,366
32,674
213
443,978
1916
13,191
363,948
26,098
6,233
20,197
34,667
451,143
1917
12,770
376,138
29,221
5,429
25,487
35,718
471,993
1918
12,656
410,589
33,587
6,966
35,839
42,063
18
529,062
1919
12,733
437,730
33,225
8,821
22,960
55,710
*559,328
1920
12,836
613,294
40,079
10,092
37,083
56,381
*757,679
1921
13,396
714,859
26,329
12,163
63,017
61,435
*878,153
1922
14,109
747,905
42,682
10,531
26,521
61,987
*889,877
1923
14,308
752,272
44,106
9,883
64,726
63,408
934,395
1924
14,544
769,773
52,757
9,803
34,162
67,277
933,772
1925
14,699
790,963
45,259
12,226
41,846
73,967
964,261
1926
15,042
851,758
46,497
13,319
23,316
74,924
1,009,814
1927
15,042
944,588
47,388
13,187
39,524
82,773
1,127,460
1928
15,190
974,328
51,041
13,898
23,544
86,580
1,149,391
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 26,819
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 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
1945
13,693
1,309,400
50,046
26,712
64,219 129,584
1,579,961
+ $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.
1,213,521
1929
15,521
1,021,916
54,663
19,458
41,502
98,823
1,359,876
1932
16,030
1,188,529
53,788
32,306
104,709
1,406, 151
1933
16,303
1,200,830
48,644
22,785
31,822
113,991
1,526,809
1942
15,170
1,277,111
30,032
87,452
Total.
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
175
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 5-Annual Cost Per Capita of Maintaining Schoole
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS (Based on the average membership)
YEAR.
Instruction and Supervision.
School Supply Expenses.
Janitors. Heat and Light.
Total.
Assessors' Valuation of City.
Ratio of Cost of School Main- tenance to Valuation.
1912
$23 61
$2 12
$3 99
$29 72
$69,632,540
$ .00556
1913
24 54
1 91
4 18
30 63
71,848,811
.00559
1914
24 55
1 89
4 27
30 71
74,887,800
.00568
1915
24 90
2 03
3 92
30 85
77,153,500
.00575
1916
26 25
1 88
4 41
32 54
79,304,329
.00569
1917
26 72
2 05
4 61
33 38
78,921,472
.00595
1918
29 58
2 40
6 09
38 07
84,639,280
.00625
1919
31 82
2 45
6 43
40 70
87,353,424
.00643.
1920
44 34
2 80
7 45
54 59
83,910,855
.00903.
1921
50 07
1 60
9 62
61 29
86,718,290
.01012:
1922
50 90
2 77
6 73
60 40
88,158,139
.01009
1923
50 39
2 85
9 24
62 48
92,519,400
.01010
1924
51 21
3 34
7 39
61 94
99,311,000
.00940
1925
51 25
2 79
8 35
62 39
104,769,800
.00920
1926
54 87
2 90
6 96
64 73
109,262,400
.00915
1927
60 89
2 94
8 49
72 32
116,406,900
.00969
1928
62 23
3 01
7 68
72 92
120,172,300
.00956
1929
63 95
3 19
8 33
75 47
118,840,900
.01021
1930
67 30
3 56
8 66
79 52
122,420,200
.01042
1931
69 92
3 19
9 79
82 90
123,051,300
.01105
1932
71 95
3 15
9 99
85 09
123,285,500
.00936
1933
72 15
2 83
9 41
84 39
119, 798,800
.00704
1934
72 17
2 67
9 12
83 96
118,100,500
.00711
1935
72 40
2 51
9 60
84 51
117,182,500
.01236:
1936
73 23
2 01
8 62
83 86
115,688,600
.01259
1937
75 47
2 61
10 17
88 25
113,453,300
.01335
1938
77 21
3 01
9 67
89 89
114,522,100
.01354
1939
78 33
2 77
9 93
91 03
114,124,400
.01357
1940
77 92
2 72
10 01
90 65
114,057,800
.01353
1941
75 80
2 55
9 75
88 10
113,273,800
.01348
1942
80 69
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
1945
92 29
3 36
15 49
111 14
116,941,600
.01351
176
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 6-Amount Spent Annually for all School Purposes. FOR A SERIES OF YEARS
YEAR.
For New Schoolhouses.
For Repairs and Permanent Improvements.
For Maintaining Schools.
Amount Spent for all School Purposes
1912
$35,527
$14,163
$389,431
$439,121
1913
34,866
19,341
402,092
456,299
1914
120,913
19,700
425,165
565,778
1915
9,745
28,212
443,978
481,935
1916
81,184
21,634
451,143
553,961
1917
94,420
27,283
471,993
593,696
1918
100,177
30,126
529,062
659,365
1919
104,067
20,492
559,328
683,887
1920
200
44,286
757,679
802,165
1921
3,285
39,573
878,153
921,011
1922
7,576
36,629
889,877
934,082
1923
588,302
63,052
934,395
1,585,749
1924
289,938
57,593
933,772
1,281,303
1925
18,663
45,848
964,261
1,028,773
1926
741
59,903
1,009,814
1,070,458
1927
22,000
77,201
1,127,460
1,226,661
1928
105,469
57,226
1,149,391
1,312,086
1929
673,185
74,968
1,213,521
1,961,674
1930
351,638
72,927
1,276,118
1,700,684
1931
690,414
59,634
1,359,876
2,109,924
1932
440,776
52,637
1,406,152
1,899,565
1933
15,142
39,350
1,407,413
1,461,905
1934
29
50,357
1,434,950
1,485,336
1935
72,418
40,507
1,448,697
1,561,622
1396
339,510
39,194
1,457,378
1,836,082
1937
152,587
52,847
1,515,680
1,721,114
1938
22,314
48,936
1,550,748
1,621,998
1939
29,328
62,088
1,547,639
1,639,055
1940
9,139
55,421
1,543,784
1,608,344
1941
59,692
1,526 809
1,586,501
1942
58,519
1,495,956
1,552,475
1943
56,935
1,520,250
1,577,185
1944
104,147
1,548,161
1,652,308
1945
149,801
1,579,961
1,729,762
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
177
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 7 - POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS
For School Year 1944-1945
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
1945
102,000
School Census
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age inclusive, October 1, 1945
16,372
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age inclusive, October 1, 1945:
In public schools
11,786
In private schools
4,575
Total
16,361
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive:
In public schools, males
3,637
females
3,539
7,176
In private schools, males
1,631
females
1,617
3,248
Total
10,424
178
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 8 Attendance of the Public Schools For School Year 1944-1945
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
A veragel
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending
in October.
No. Attending in June.
High
2,697
2,493
2,176
87.2
2,676
2,348
Northeastern Jr. High
1,226
1,163
1,054
90.6
1,187
1,139
Southern Jr. High
1,129
1,039
947
91.1
1,060
1,027
Western Jr. High
1,107
1,062
986
92.9
1,089
1,056
Vocational
206
164
140
85.3
197
105
Prescott
726
666
586
87.9
672
680
Hanscom
235
206
187
90.7
210
203
Bennett
211
194
177
90.9
192
201
Baxter
154
147
133
90.4
144
153
Knapp
281
265
243
91.6
261
262
Perry
175
165
151
91.5
156
172
Pope
324
302
276
91.3
303
306
Cummings
303
284
258
90.8
290
289
Edgerly
287
260
227
87.3
274
245
Glines
439
405
379
93.5
421
400
Grimmons
250
235
215
91.4
239
236
Forster
800
736
661
89.8
760
726
Bingham
391
363
334
92.0
367
358
Carr
464
429
393
91.6
441
422.
Morse
357
331
302
91.2
340
325
Proctor
220
204
191
93.6
206
204
Durell
120
112
102
91.0
111
114
Burns
224
212
196
92.4
210
216
Brown
353
341
310
90.9
338
338
Choler ton
273
249
226
90.7
257
248
Hodgkins
429
407
372
91.4
402
405
Cutler
858
810
731
90.2
827
808
Lowe
234
219
197
89.9
221
225
Atypical
207
175
157
89.7
185
162
Sight Saving
10
11
9
81.8
10
10
Continuation, Jr. Voca.
70
44
32
72.7
49
29
Total
14,760
13,693
12,348
90.1
14,095
13,412
Total for 1943-1944
14,975
13,742
12,296
89.5
14,065 13,529
179
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year Ending June, 1945
Number of teachers, including Head Master
110
Number of days school kept
177
Number enrolled
2,697
Average number belonging
2,493
Average daily attendance
2,176
Tardinesses
8,064
Dismissals
1,630
In class 1947, September
1,160
June
999
Per cent. of loss
13.0%
In class 1946, September
861
June
739
Per cent. of loss
14.2
In class 1945, September
662
June
610
Per cent. of loss
7.9%
Special Students, September
June
Per cent. of loss
261
Number of graduates, female Total
656
Average age, male graduates
18
Average age, female graduates
17.6
Number of graduates entering Colleges and Engineering Schools
22
Number of graduates entering State Teachers College
6
Number of graduates entering other institutions
63
Cost of instruction
$294,610.30
Cost of supplies
11,816.82
Total
$306,427.12
Per capita cost of instruction
118.17
Per capita cost of supplies
4.74
Total cost per capita
$122.91
* This figure includes 53 boys in the Armed Forces, and 14 boys in the Accelerated Course.
1 0 100%
*Number of graduates male
395
180
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 10-PUPILS BY GRADES, JUNE, 1945
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Never in First Grade Before
High
Twelfth
211
399
610
Eleventh
314
4:25
739
Tenth
467
532
999
Total
40
70
992
1,356
2,348
Junior High
Ninth
498
535
1,034
Eighth
550
541
1,091
Seventh
523
574
1,097
Total
58
81
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