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5. That provision be made to increase the offerings in the Evening Trade School, opened in October, to meet the needs of those veterans who have registered their interest in at least three other trades, namely, carpentry, electrical work, and machine shop practice.
6. That the School Committee take formal action to re- quest the Board of Health to consider the advisability of revising the present medical inspection plan for school chil- dren in order to make possible a more thorough annual ex- amination, by the employment of an adequately compensated full-time force of two or three physicians to replace the force of seven inadequately paid inspectors of the present time. (This recommendation received much very favorable
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commendation when presented last year from prominent citizens, particularly doctors and parents.)
7. That consideration be given to the advisability of establishing as an integral part of the school system a read- ing disability clinic, the need and benefits of which have been so well demonstrated by the project of the Somerville Kiwanis Club during the last four summers.
8. That his Honor the Mayor, the City Government, and the City Engineer be urged to give all possible consideration and action to providing an adequate stadium located as near as possible to the High School gymnasium, which will allow for the proper program of athletic contests of all kinds, in addition to those parts of the programs of physical educa- tion, bands, and other field music groups, which can and should be carried on out-of-doors.
9. That, as soon as possible after the completion of the High School Manual Arts Curriculum now under revision, the Mayor, City Government, and the Commissioner of Pub- lic Buildings be called upon to provide the necessary equip. ment to replace that which was recently removed from the High School shops because of the belief that it was unsafe for operation.
CONCLUSION
The year 1946, during which it was sincerely anticipated that the representatives of the United Nations would be able speedily to make progress toward the establishment of a world organization which would develop and maintain a permanent and lasting peace which would allow all the peoples of the Earth to live in harmony and with brotherly love until the end of time, has been somewhat of a disappointment to the peoples of the world and a disillusionment to the brave boys of this country at least who fought and in many cases gave their lives for what they thought would result in a world fit to live in peacefully.
Such a situation has been aggravated by other local, in- ternal, social problems among various groups in our country, resulting in great unrest. Strikes, the fast increasing cost of living, cost controls, increased tax burdens, and the necessity for giving part of what we in this country have to provide for
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the needs of the peoples of other countries, the conditions in which were far more critical than our own, have not helped to relieve the unrest and the concern of all, and school people in particular, as to how their burden would be cared for as the cost of living continued to increase.
In spite of all these conditions which made perplexing and intricate problems for the school people, it cannot be questioned that those involved in the Education of our Somerville youth have recognized their responsibilities and obligations and have enthusiastically, energetically and effectively performed their tasks to their charges.
The Superintendent of Schools, cognizant of the fact that the successful results which have been accomplished could not have been attained without loyal and cooperative associates, calls on the citizenry of Somerville to join him in expressing sincere appreciation and gratitude to the Chairman and mem- bers of the School Committee, the administrative, supervisory, and teaching forces, and all other school employees, for the part they played in a task well done.
Such attitudes, characteristics, and abilities of an educa- tional force surely assure the citzens of Somerville of the con- tinuance of a good educational program.
EVERETT W. IRELAND, Superintendent of Schools
December 30, 1946
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PART II
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Population and school census. School buildings. Teachers. Attendance for year. Cost of school maintenance.
Teachers' salaries.
MISCELLANEOUS TABLES
CONCERNING FINANCE
No. of Table.
1. Schedule of school property.
1. Cost of maintaining schools, school year 1945-1946.
3. Cost per capita of maintaining schools, school year 1945-1946.
4. Cost of maintaining schools for a series of years.
5. Cost per capita for maintaining schools for a series of years.
6. Amount spent annually for new school buildings and for repairs for a series of years.
CONCERNING PUPILS
7. Population and school registration.
8. Attendance, etc., of the schools for school year 1945-1946.
9. Statistics of the high school for school year 1945-1946.
10. Pupils by grades, June 1946.
11. Separate statistics for high, junior high, elementary and vocation- al schools, for school year 1945-1946.
12. Admission to first grade in September 1946.
13. Number of junior high school graduates, 1946.
14. Truant statistics for a series of years.
15. Evening school statistics, 1945-1946.
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, 1946.
19a. Promotions, elementary schools, 1946.
CONCERNING TEACHERS
20. Resignations of teachers, 1946.
21. Teachers elected in 1946.
22. Leave of absence of teachers.
23. Transfers of teachers.
24. Number of teachers employed for a series of years.
25. Changes in text books, 1946.
26. High and Junior High School graduation exercises, 1946.
26a. Evening High School graduation exercises, 1946.
27. Vocational School graduation exercises, 1946.
28. Organization of school board for 1947.
29. Teachers in service, December, 1946.
30. Officers in service, December, 1946.
31. School Custodians.
STATEMENT OF WORK OF SCHOOL NURSES For School Year Ending June 30, 1946
PUPILS ESCORTED TO CLINICS
Oper-
ations
Conta- gion found in
*Home "Visits
Hy- giene Talks
Dental
Pedic- ulosis
Un- clean
Eye
Ear
Nose and Throat
*Med- ical
Sur- gical
Skin
Dental
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
'New
Old
New
Old
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
Corrected Vision
Corrected Hearing
Tonsils
Adenoids
School
Home
New
Old
School
Home
September ..
139
12139
1945
603
23
412
11
48
170
352
8
29
6
12
1
23
S
35
8
13
44
46
19
15
2
158
7
October
142
11749
1984
602
27
194
321
71
315
420
12
79
11
7
4
6
103
9
1
44
19
7
24
21
36
2
24
12
129
12
November ..
159
121 60
4291
874
24
391
1589
6
81
992
5
45
9
2
102
133
2
15
7
8 -
18
5
4
4
8
6
32
8
20
5
69
12
December ...
112
7827
2416
423
18
174
1736
29
28
634
41
2
1
1
1
35
13
1
.. .
...
...
6
58
7
January
115
8405
1568
516
9
536
1786
33
70
895
20
59
12
1 1
2
64
21
3
1
4
2
34
31
6
70
3
February ...
124
8695
1652
573
7
402
1713
23
71
844
3
74
18
3
9
4
3
44
11
2
1
6
3
3
42
32
7
100
11
March
150
1074L
2005
745
22
280
858
33
57 1187
3
156
8
2
3
1
13
6
59
22
2
3
6
1
1
59
50
11
125
25
April
147
9934
3570
645
15
343
1706
14
49 1061
113
8
1
2
1
55
23
6
3
3
42
35
10
125
20
May
119
7719
3150
484
7
188
116
5
11
770
57
5
......
4
30
10
3
1
1
18
43
3
79
13
June
107
5948
2682
475
6
263
8
1
225
1
43
2
1
2
1
12
28
·2
3
2
2
12
11
3
46
25
Total ... 1314
95317
25263
5940
158
3163
9836
270
853 7380
61
696
27
29
11
247 133
31
15
10
9
396
160
4
6
52
90
92
324
25
261
65
959
135
* Treated by family physician or dentist.
New: Seen first time during school year. Old: Cases followed up.
8,397
23,116 Children weighed and measured Physical Examinations made.
DATE
School Visits
seen
Notice sent to
Consultation with
Consultation with
Med. Inspector
Treatment in School
INSPECTIONS
Total No. of Pupils
Guardian
Teachers
.
...
... ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
30
14
8
..
.....
...
6
...
1
1
6
81
New
Optician
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
1 -POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS
Population, United States 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 censsus 1935
100,773
Population, United States census, 1940
102,304
Children, between five and fifteen years of age inclusive,
October, 1946 by school census
16,218
2 - SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Number of school buildings in June
31
Number of classrooms in use in June
527
Valuation of school property
$4,908.400
3-TEACHERS
*1945
*1946
Change
In high school
110
127
+17
In junior high schools
139
160
+21
In elementary schools
210
221
+11
In kindergartens
28
28
0
Total: elementary and kinder- gartens
238
249
₹11
Vocational School for Boys
17
17
0
Independent Household Arts
1
0
-1
Atypical classes
11
12
$1
Sight saving
1
1
0
Cadet teachers
9
8
-1
Special
16
16
0
Continuation
4
4
0
Americanization
1
1
0
Total
547
595
+48
4-ATTENDANCE FOR YEAR
*1945
*1946
Change
Entire enrollment for the year
14.760
14,811
+51
Average number belonging ....
13,693
13,670
-23
Average number attending
12,348
12,347
-1
Per cent, of daily attendance
90.1
90.3
+0.2
High school graduates
677
688
#11
Junior High School graduates
1,032
1064
៛32
-
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ANNUAL REPORTS
5-COST OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE
*1945 *1946
Change
Salaries of teachers
$1,275,899.21 $1,341,914.33
$$66,015.12
Salaries of officers
33,500.50
38,633.98
+5,133.48
Cost of books and supplies
50,045.76
51,194.12
₮1,148.36
Cost of light and power
26,711.85
23,463.31
-3,248.54
Cost of janitors' services, etc.
129,583.91
136,453.90
₮6,869.99
Cost of fuel and insurance
64,219.51
53,555.08
-10,664.43
Total cost of day and evening schools
1,579,960.74
1,645,214.72
765,253.98
Per capita cost
115.12
120.35
+5.14
Cost of high school instruction
294,610.30
327,819.92
+33,209.62
Per capita cost
118.17
128.02
+9.85
6-MISCELLANEOUS
*1945
*1946
Change
Paid for new school build- ings
..
..........
............
Repairs and permanent im- provements
$149,800.98
$102,367.11
-$47,433.87
Total school expenditures
1,729,761.72
1,747,581.83
៛17,820.11
Valuation of city
116,941,600.00
116,705,950.00
-235,650.00
Number of dollars spent to maintain schools out of
every $1,000 of valuation
13.51
14.10
10.59
Number of dollars spent for
all school purposes out of
every $1,000 of valuation
13.93
14.97
71.04
1
* 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, 1946, is
This includes the sum spent for care of school buildings, including salaries of officers, the amount spent for school and administrative 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
$136,453.90
The cost of fuel is
53,555.08
The cost of light is
23,463.31
A total cost of
213,472.29
A total cost per capita of
15.62
Cost of repairs
104,899.88
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 .
Expenditures
Total
High
-- Day Schools- Junior
Elementary
Vocational
High
Elementary Vocational
Jr. Vocational Contiuation · School and American- ization Work
Office Salaries
$38,633,98
Office expenses
3,404.97
Text Books
15,322.92
5,869.72
$2,795.34
$6,489.71
$168.15
Stationery and
Supplies and
Other expenses
of Instruction
25,385.92
8,230.09
4,625.06
9,421.73
2,740.67
35.69
332.68
Miscellaneous
(Tuition, etc.)
2,197.14
672.85
291.77
960.96
196.58
24.51
50.47
Total
$84,944.93
$14,772.66
$7,712.17
$16,872.40
$3,105.40
$60.20
$383.15
..
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 :
Expenditures
Total
High
---- Day Schools- Junior
Elementary
Vocational
----- Evening Schools- Elementary Vocational High
Jr. Vocational Contiuation School and American- ization Work $1,760.00
Supervisors
$27,370.12
$6,958.02
$6,669.16
$11,982.94
Principals
47,350.18
4,392.68
12,375.00
26,250.00
$4,025.00
$307.50
Teachers
1,267,194.03
316,469.22
331,629.28
553,006.68
51,988.60
1,534.50
$175.50
$324.00
12,066.25
Total
$1,341,914.33
$327,819.92
$350,673.44
$591,239.62
$56,013.60
$1,842.00
$175.50
$324.00
$13,826.25
..
..
SCHOOL, DEPARTMENT
. -- Evening Schools- -
...
..
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ANNUAL REPORTS
The total outlay for all school purposes includes all the preceding and the sums spent for schoolhouse repairs and new buildings :
The total outlay for the school year ending June 30, 1946, is as follows:
Care
$213,472.29
Contingent
51,194.12
Salaries
1,380,548.31
Total for school maintenance
1,645,214.72
Paid for repairs
102,367.11
Paid for new buildings
Total for all school purposes
1,747,581.83
Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945 $0.082
1946
Janitors salaires
$0.075
$0.075
$0.074
$0.074
$0.083
Heat and light
0.036
0.039
0.047
0.056
0.058
0.047
Administration
0.021
0.021
0.022
0.023
0.021
0.023
School supplies
0.030
0.031
0.031
0.023
0.032
0.031
Teachers salaries
0.838
0.834
0.826
0.824
0.807
0.816
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
-
The Per Capita Cost of Day Schools for 1945 and 1946
High School.
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1945.
1946.
Change
1945.
1946.
Change
1945.
1946.
Change
1945.
1946.
Change
Instruction Supplies. Care
$102.62 5.27 16.91
$128.02 6.10 24.38
+$25 40 1.83 +7.47
$106.16 3.71 16.13
$116.67 3 26 23.68
+ $10.51 -. 45 +7.55
$75.38 2.58 14.73
$76.18 2.74 20.98
+$.80 +.16 +6.25
$92.39 3.36 15.51
$94.39 3.42 21.74
+$2.00 +.06
+6.23
Total
$124.80
$158.50
+$33.70
$126.00
$143.61
+$17.61
$92.69
$99.90
+$7.21
$111.26
$119.55
+$8.29
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
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164
ANNUAL REPORTS
Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :
1941
1942
1943
1944 $91.77
1945 $92.29
1946
Cost of Instruction
$75.80
$81.26
$86.12
$94.39
Cost of Supplies
2.55
2.73
3.05
2.40
3.36
3.42
Cost of Care
9.75
10.92
12.35
14.04
15.49
21.74
Total
$88.10
$94.91 $101.52 $108.21 $111.14 $119.55
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $25.40 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1945, and $0.83 more per pupil for supplies.
The elementary schools have cost $2.20 less per pupil for instruction, and $0.16 more for supplies.
The amount yielded for each child in the average mem- bership of the schools for 1946, not including the vocational schools, was $119.55.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 1-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1946
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
High School
*102
3,407
T ........
A-C
Steam
Fan
+$1,263,500
1895
8 rooms added 1906 30 rooms added 1918 27 rooms and Gym- nasium added 19128
Prescott
13
C
Steam
Fan
1867
Southworth
S .
$11
1863
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 1933 Alterations and Ad- [ ditions made in 1931
[ Edgerly Elementary
8
335
Vocational { Continuation
6
........
43,927
A
Steam
Unit System
412,800
1936
Glines
į14
642
28,800
C Steam
Gravity
101,400
1891
Chandler (Northeastern Jr. High )
35
1,499
74,124
A
Steam
Fan
638,000
1923
Folsom
13
1,756
30,632
C
Steam
Gravity
112,000
1866
Forster
13
S
Carried forward
305
9,500
$3,189,800
7 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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1
[ Boys' Vocational
§18
1899
2 ..
Furniture
TABLE 1-CONCLUDED, SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1946
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
Brought forword
305
9,500
Bingham
16
657
35,586
C
Steam
Gravity
82,00
18686
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
Hodgkins
°14
584
35,034
C
Steam
Gravity
126,200
1896
Cliff (Western Jr. High)
14
1,512
218,071
B
Steam
Fan
483,000
1917
Cutler
20
929
53,719
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
P9
356
...
A
Steam
Unit System
89,500
1932
Cummings
8
324
84,354
B
Steam
Unit System
100,800
1930
Grimmons
8
336
16,080
C
Steam
Gravity
49,000
1886
Burns
8
386
21,650
C
Steam
Gravity
59,000
1903
Lowe
6
290
11,000
C Steam
Gravity
41,200
1901
Baxter
6
242
46,080
C Steam
Gravity
56,100
1899
Durrell
4
163
13,883
C
Steam
Gravity
26,100
1894
Total
527
18,553
$4,908,400
5 1
ANNUAL REPORTS
I State property; land not included in valuation.
* One room for Dental Clinic.
991
9 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Ad- [ ditions made in1931 6 rooms added 1915
4 rooms added 1907
C
Steam
Gravity
147,000
1905
8
331
22,800
Original buit 1884
4 rooms added 1899
Perry
by Building
Furniture
$3,189,800
4 rooms added 1891
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Table 2-COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOL.S For School Year 1945-1946
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care .*
Total.
High
$336,313.55
$16,020.89
$65,035.29
$417,369.73
Northeastern Jr
129,365.16
3,291.44
25,749.17
158,405.77
Southern Jr.
113,246.42
2,753.86
24,142.83
140,143.11
Western Jr.
119,060.50
4,045.59
23,524.23
146,630.32
Prescott
44,965.42
1,828.18
12,835.45
59,629.05
Hanscom
17,390.57
500.27
5,732.63
23,623.47
Bennett
18,212.95
997.96
6,564.63
25,775.54
Baxter
13,438.35
450.42
4,404.50
18,293.27
Knapp
21,905.26
791.05
7,011.59
29,707.90
Perry
13,015.04
449.90
4,399.82
17,864.76
Pope
25,082.84
809.71
6,785.61
32,678.16
Cummings
20,293.33
744.54
5,031.62
26,069.49
Edgerly
20,995.36
635.53
4,047.21
25.678.10
Glines
32,536.53
1,074.89
9,475.01
43,086.43
Grimmons
16,832.99
654.34
5,395.62
22,882.95
Forster
50,615.94
1,803.44
14,025.04
66,444.42
Bingham
35,399 20
946.65
8,508.44
44,854.29
Carr
33,928.93
1,059.75
7,889.22
42,877.90
Morse
27,001.31
953.32
6,922.29
34,876.92
Proctor
16,543.63
629.86
5,126.01
22,299.50
Durell
9,642.00
360.70
3,623.40
13,626.10
Burns
16,459.87
550.52
5,177.21
22,187.60
Brown
25,897.78
987.59
5,953.63
32,839.00
Cholerton.
19,488.49
840.01
6,234.44
26,562.94
Hodgkins
29,574.78
1,064.29
7,187.04
37,826.11
Cutler
51,559.91
2,092.30
11,502.65
65,154.86
Lowe ..
16,496,81
534.17
5,177.22
22,208.20
Vocational
58,139.20
3,199.20
10,591.77
71,930.17
Independent House- hold Arts
1,603.33
115.38
996.90
2,715.61
Atypical.
26,980.31
549.05
2,641.62
30,170.98
Sight Saving
2,362.27
5.92
330.20
2,698.39
Cont'uation & Jr. Voc.
10,252.29
383.32
3,530.21
14,165.82
Americanization
3,606.49
9.88
29.05
3,645.42
Evening High & Elem.
2,017.50
60.20
211.37
2,289.07
Evening Practical Arts
324.00
46.48
370.48
Total.
$1,380,548.31
$51,194.12
$315,839.40
$1,747,581.83
* Care includes repairs of $102,367.11.
168
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Table 3-PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS
For School Year 1945-46
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$128.02
$6.10
$24.38
$158.50
Northeastern Jr.
114.38
2.91
22.77
140.06
Southern Jr.
112.24
2.73
23.93
138.90
Western Jr.
124.02
4.21
24.50
152.73
Prescott
70.26
2.86
20.06
93.18
Hansoom
94.00
2.70
30.99
127.69
Bennett
96.88
5.31
34.92
137.11
Baxter
71.48
2.40
28.60
102.48
Knapp
85.23
3.08
27.28
115.59
Perry
79.36
2.74
26.83
108.93
Pope
83.06
2.68
22.47
108.21
Cummings
72.48
2.66
17.97
93.11
Edgerly
76.09
2.31
14.72
93.12
Glines
83.21
2.75
24.23
110.19
Grimmons
71.03
2.76
22.77
96.56
Forster
69.24
2.47
19.19
90.90
Bingham
88.50
2.37
21.27
112.14
Carr
84.82
2.65
19.72
107.19
Morse
71.81
2.53
18.41
92.75
Proctor
78.41
2.99
24.29
105.69
Durell
81.71
3.06
30.71
115.48
Burns
75.16
2.51
23.64
101.31
Brown
72.95
2.78
16.77
92.50
Cholerton
68.62
2.96
21.95
93.53
Hodgkins
73.57
2.65
17.88
94.10
Cutler
64.13
2.60
14.31
81.04
Lowe
80.47
2.61
25.25
108.33
Atypical
186.07
3.79
18.22
208.08
Sight Saving
214.36
.54
30.02
244.92
Continuation Jr. Voca.
320.38
11.98
110.32
442.68
Americanization
32.20
.09
.26
32.55
Evening
6.03
.16
.54
6.73
Elementary
76.18
2.74
20.98
99.90
All schools ( without
state-aided schools)
94.39
3.42
21.74
119.55
Vocational
375.09
2.06
68.33
445.48
Ind. Household Arts
72.88
5.24
45.31
123.43
169
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.
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
YEAR.
Average Member- ship.
Instruction and Super- vision.
School Supplies.
Light.
Heating.
Janitors.
School Tele- phones.
1912
11,710
$306,709
$30,319
$5,995,$15,676
$30,219
$512
$389,431
1913
11,856
320,744
25,877
5,842
16,055
32,939
542
402,092+
1914
12,320
338,587
26,843
6,448
18,952
33,711
624
425,165
1915
12,903
357,581
29,389
5,755
18,366
32,674
213
443,978.
1916
13,191
363,948
26,098
6,233
20,197
34,667
451,143.
1917
12,770
376,138
29,221
5,429
25,487
35,718
471,993.
1918
12,656
410,589
33,587
6,966
35,839
42,063
18
529,062.
1919
12,733
437,730
33,225
8,821
22,960
55,710
*559,328
1920
12,836
613,294
40,079
10,092
37,083
56,381
*757,679
1921
13,396
714,859
26,329
12,163
63,017
61,435
*878,153
1922
14,109
747,905
42,682
10,531
26,521
61,987
*889,877
1923
14,308
752,272
44,106
9,883
64,726
63,408
934,395
1924
14,544
769,773
52,757
9,803
34,162
67,277
933,772.
1925
14,699
790,963
45,259
12,226
41,846
73,967
964,261
1926
15,042
851,758
46,497
13,319
23,316
74,924
1,009,814
1927
15,042
944,588
47,388
13,187
39,524
82,773
1,127,460
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
1,434,957
1935
16,613
1,238,414
44,462
22,577
38,186
105,058
1,448,690
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
1945
13,693
1,309,400
50,046
26,712
64,219
129,584
1,579,961
1946
13,670
1,380,548
51,194
23,464
53,555
136,454
1,645,215
+ $92.50 included for rental of church for schoolhouse purposes in Ward 7.
* Includes $882.50, rent of Armory, in 1919.
. 750.00,
in 1920.
350.00,
in 1921.
250.00,
in 1922.
1928
15,190
974,328
51,041
13,898
23,544
86,580
1,149,391
1931
15,915
1,141,065
56,074
22,411
41,502
98,823
1,359,876.
Total.
170
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
45
54 59
83,910,855
.00903
1921
50 07
1
. 60
9 62
61 29
86,718,290
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