Report of the city of Somerville 1945, Part 11

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1945
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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


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