Report of the city of Somerville 1949, Part 10

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7. That because of the overcrowded conditions in state institutions for the mentally retarded, making it impossible to obtain admission for those children needing custodial care, and in view of the justifiable resistance of parents to institutional placement, the School Commit-


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ANNUAL REPORTS


tee take steps to confer with school officials of neigh- boring communities with reference to the advisability of possible planning for the establishment of a regional class for custodial cases.


8. That the question of re-establishing a summer school, suspended since 1933, be studied. The need for this activity is definitely manifested by the fact that three privately operated summer schools have recently been established within our community.


9. That the Professional Improvement Plan for teachers be studied from the point of view of improving the already high scholastic attainment of the teachers by making provision for all teachers to keep abreast of the latest methods and techniques.


10. That urgent request be made of the City Gov- ernment for either the speedy replacement of the pre- sently closed Pope School or the necessary repairs to make it usable.


11. That the appropriations already made for the purchase of window shades be expended before more complaints are received from the parents of the school children.


In view of the statements contained in the pages of this report, which indicate to the citizens of Somerville the con- tinuance of an adequate educational program, the Superin- tendent of Schools requests all the people of the community to join him in expressing appreciation to the members of the School Committee and all their employees for the part they played in a job well done.


EVERETT W. IRELAND


December 19, 1949


Superintendent of Schools


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


PART II


SUMMARY OF STATISTICS


Population and school census School buildings Teachers Attendance for year Cost of school maintenance Miscellaneous Cost of Schools


MISCELLANEOUS TABLES CONCERNING FINANCE


No. of Table


1. Schedule of School property.


2. Cost of maintaining schools, school year 1948-1949.


3. Cost per capita of maintaining schools, school year 1948-1949.


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 1948-1949.


9. Statistics of the high school for school year 1948-1949.


10. Pupils by grades, June 1949.


11. Separate statistics for high, junior high, elementary and vocational schools, for school year 1948-1949.


12. Admission to first grade in September 1949.


13.


Number of junior high graduates, 1949.


14. Truant statistics for a series of years.


15. Evening school statistics, 1948-1949.


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, 1949.


19a. Promotions, elementary schools, 1949.


CONCERNING TEACHERS


20. Registration of teachers, 1949.


21. Teachers elected in 1949.


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, 1949.


26. High and Junior High School graduation exercises, 1949.


26a. Evening High School graduation exercises, 1949.


27. Vocational School graduation exercises, 1949.


28. Organization of school board for 1950.


29. Teachers in service, December, 1949.


30. Officers in service, December, 1949.


31. School Custodians.


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ANNUAL REPORTS


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, States census, 1935


100,773


Population, United States census, 1940


102,304


Population, State census, 1945


105,883


Children, between five and fifteen years of age inclusive,


October, 1949 by school census


16,121


2-SCHOOL BUILDINGS


Number of school buildings in June


31


Number of classrooms in use in June


527


Valuation of school property


$5,097,900


3-TEACHERS


*1948


*1949


Change


In high school


119


122


+3


In junior high schools


124


122


-2


In elementary schools


199


194


-5


In Kindergartens


30


30


0


Total: elementary and kindergartens


229


224


-5


Vocational School for Boys


18


20


+2


Independent Household Arts


1


1


0


Atyptical Classes


10


11


++1


Sight saving


1


1


0


Cadet teachers


4


7


+3


Special


12


14


+2


Cont. and Jr. Vocational


4


4


0


Americanization


1


1


0


Total Teachers


523


527


+4


Supervisors, Principals, etc.


21


21


0


Total


544


548


+4


4 -- ATTENDANCE FOR THE YEAR


1948


1949


Change


Entire enrollment for the year


14,591


14,139


-452


Average number belonging


13,507


13,282


-225


Average number attending


12,263


12,189


-74


Per cent of daily attendance


90.8


91.8


+1.0


High School graduates


742


789


+47


Junior High School graduates


869


943


+74


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5-COST OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE 1948 1949


Change


Salaries of teachers


Salaries of officers ..


$1,701,743.85 48,339.39


$1,872,701.99 55,891.19


+$170,958.14 +7,551.80


Cost of books & sup- plies


79,201.39


71,355.93


-7,845.46


Cost of care


of buildings


442,228.94


410,710.89


-31,518.05


Total cost of day &


evening schools ..


2,271,513.57


2,410,660.00


+139,146.43


Per capita cost


168.17


181.50


+13.33


Cost of High School


instruction Per capita cost


432,703.91


461,593.19


28,889.28 +25.06


6-MISCELLANEOUS


*1948


*1949


Change


Paid for new school buildings


Repairs & permanent improvements


$146,238.66


$122,295.22


-$23,943.44


Total school expendi- tures


Valuation of city ..


Number of dollars


spent to maintain schools out of


every $1,000 of valuation


1.05


.93


-. 12


Number of dollars


spent for all school


purposes, etc. ..


16.27


18.38


+2.11


* School year.


7-COST OF THE SCHOOLS


The total amount spent for the maintenance of the schools of Somerville for the school year ending June 30, 1949, is $2,410,660.00.


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 $163,243.64


The cost of fuel is 77,058.65


The cost of light is 32,976.41


Miscellaneous expense of operation 15,136.97


A total cost of 288,415.67


A total cost per capita of 21.71


Cost of repairs


122,295.22


2,271,513.57


2,410,660.00


+139,146.43


139,631,300.00


131,136,700.00


-8,494,600.00


167.91


192.97


,


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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 acount:


Day School


Expenditures


High


Junior


Elementary


Vocational


High


Evening Schools Elementary


Vocational ization Work


Office Salaries


Office expenses


19,091.44


5,962.12


3,453.37


8,836.92


$665.89


$13.21


$159.93


Stationery and Supplies and Other expenses of Instruction


41,715.89


17,052.35


6,469.43


10,790.30


6,066.67


71.77


546.10


719.27


Miscellaneous


(Tuition, etc.)


5,120.57


1,505.05


643.33


2,706.20


197.15


3.60


..


65.24


Total


$127,247.12


$24,519.52


$10,566.13


$22,333.42


$6,929.71


$88.58


$546.10


$944.44


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.


Jr. Vocational Continuation School and


Expenditures


Total


$31,895.64


High $3,394.00 5,950.00 452,249.19


Junior $4,399.00 15,165.00 428,345.85


Elementary $20,422.64 33,135.00 801,089.93


5,055.00 74,042.22


535.50 4,799.00


378.00


Teachers


1,780,587.85


308.00


3,498.00


16,255.66


Total


$1,872,701.99


$461,593.19


$447,909.85


$854,647.57


$79,097.22


$5,334.50


$308.00


$3,876.00


$19,935.66


ANNUAL REPORTS


- Day School


Vocational


High


Evening Schools Elementary


Vocational ization Work


Supervisors


$3,680.00


Principals


60,218.50


.


Text Books


Total $55,891.19 5,428.03


Jr. Vocational Continuation School and American-


.


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


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, 1949, is as follows:


Care


$288,415.67


Contingent


71,355.93


Salaries


1,928,593.18


Total for school maintenance


2,288,364.78


Paid for repairs


122,295.22


Paid for new buildings


Total for all school purposes


2,410,660.00


Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools; has been divided in the following proportion:


Janitors salaries


1944 $0.074


1945 $0.082


1946 $0.083


1947 $0.088


1948 $0.083


1949 $0.071


Other Maintenance


expenses


0.056


0.058


0.047


0.068


0.056


0.054


Administration


0.023


0.021


0.023


0.024


0.026


0.028


School supplies


0.023


0.032


0.031


0.027


0.034


0.029


Teachers salaries


0.824


0.807


0.816


0.793


0.801


0.818


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000,


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The Per Capita Cost of Schools for 1948-1949


High School.


Junior High Schools.


Elementary Schools.


All Day Schools.


1948.


1949.


Change


1948.


1949.


Change


1948.


1949.


Change


1948.


1949.


Change


Instruction Supplies Care ..


$171.49 10.54 31.70


$193.00 10.60 29.94


+$21.51 +.06 -1.76


$149.26 4.94 36.45


$165.96 4 22 34.38


+ $16.70 -. 72 -2.07


$.100.37 $113.42 3.26 27.20 3.72 29.74


+$13.05 --. 46 -2.54


$124.74 5.31 31.57


$139.28 4.82 29.23


+$14.54 --. 49 -2.34


Total


$213.73


$233.54


+$69.81


$190.65


$204.56


+$13.91


$133.83


$143.88


$10.05


$161.62


$173.33


+$11.71


ANNUAL REPORTS


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A comparison of the per capita cost for previous years is as follows:


1944


1945


1946


1947


1948


1949


Cost of Instruc-


tion


$91.77


$92.29


$94.39 $108.11 $124.74 $139.28


Cost of Supplies


2.40


3.36


3.42


3.42


5.31


4.82


Cost of Care


14.04


15.49


21.74


31.67


31.57


29.23


Total


$108.21 $111.14 $119.55 $143.20 $161.62 $173.33


An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $21.51 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1948, and $0.06 more per pupil for supplies.


The elementary schools have cost $13.05 more per pupil for instruction, and $0.72 less for supplies.


The amount yielded for each child in the average mem- bership of the schools for 1949, not including the vocational schools, was $173.62.


TABLE 1-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1949


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


High School


* 102


3,407


...... .


A-C Steam Fan


+$1,406,000 1895


[ 8 rooms added 1906 ¿ 30 rooms added 1918 27 rooms and Gym- [ nasium added 1928


Prescott


13


M


C Steam


Fan


1867


Southworth


-


¥11


1863


49,310


C


Steam


Fan


139,200


1916


Knapp


$13


486


24,517


C Steam


Gravity


58,500


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


[ Edgerly Elementary


8


335


43,927


A


Steam


Unit System


412,800


1936


Glines


¥14


642


28,800


C Steam


Gravity


101,400


1891


Chandler (Northeastern Jr. High)


35


1,499


74,124


A


Steam


Gravity


638,000


1923


Folsom


..


13


756


30,632


C Steam


Gravity


112,000


1866


Forster


1.


13


S


Carried forward


305


9,500


$3,330.900


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.


° Not used School Year 1949-1950 :- ordered closed by Building Commissioner August 1949. (Organization housed at Bennett and Hanscom Buildings.)


ANNUAL REPORTS


172


f 8 rooms added 1933 Alterations and Ad- Į ditions made in 1931


Vocational { Continuation


6


..


[ Boys' Vocational


§18


1899


Enlargements


..


TABLE 1-CONCLUDED, SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1949


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


Bingham


16


657


35,586


C


Steam


Gravity


$3,330,900 82,000


1886


4 rooms added 1904 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


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


548,000


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


Proctor


8


331


22,800


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


Baxter


6


242


46,080


C


Steam


Gravity


56,100


1899


Perry


4


163


13,883


C


Steam


Gravity


26,100


1894


Durell


....


[ State property; land not included in valuation.


* One room for Dental Clinic.


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290


11,000


C Steam


Gravity


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Total


527


18,553


$5,114,500


Enlargements


Brought forward


305


9,500


.... ....


1


6 rooms added 1890 4 rooms added 1891


9 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Ad- ditions made in 1931 6 rooms added 1915


4 rooms added 1907 4 rooms added 1907


C Steam


Gravity


147,000


1905


Original built 1884


4 rooms added 1899


·


Lowe


41,200


1901


...


·


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ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 2-COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1948-1949


FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.


SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total.


High


$461,653.32


$25,363.10


$71,607.80


$558,624.22


Northeastern Jr.


162,419.25


4,302.48


26,798.08


193,519.81


Southern Jr.


142,754.92


3,684.27


34,357.60


180,976.79


Western Jr.


154,361.05


3,710.46


33,860.39


191,931.90


Prescott


64,358.01


1,933.32


17,664.55


83,955.88


Hanscom


16,470.77


427.87


6,930.59


23,829.23


Bennett


22,883.78


547.14


8,451.94


31,882.86


Baxter


14,802.36


445.19


4,606.31


19,853.86


Knapp


35,791.38


1,081.29


9,212.61


46,085.28


Perry


18,976.35


500.27


4,606.31


24,082.93


Pope


36,003.31


1,177.35


9,212.61


46,393.27


Cummings


30,527.86


866.50


6,148.79


37,543.15


Edgerly


34,485.09


809.18


4,606.31


39,900.58


Glines


47,358.18


1,152.56


10,755.09


59,265.83


Grimmons


27,893.00


875.75


6,148.79


34,917.54


Forster


72,890.36


1,970.28


19,988.83


94,849.47


Bingham


49,883.07


1,224.13


12,297.57


63,404.77


Carr


49,345.91


1,342.99


11,515.77


62,204.67


Morse


35,521.57


1,101.56


9,212.61


45,835.74


Proctor


27,140.05


811.72


6,148.79


34,100.56


Durell


12,144.11


405.07


3,084.95


15,634.13


Burns


23,914.98


667.23


6,148.79


30,731.00


Brown


40,780.06


1,099.26


7,691.26


49,570.58


Cholerton


28,791.72


929.25


7,691.26


37,412.23


Hodgkins


44,345.53


1,078.73


10,755.09


56,179.35


Cutler


82,433.82


2,168.70


15,361.40


99,963.92


Lowe ..


25,326.61


680.15


6,148.79


32,155.55


Vocational


80,103.26


7,027.60


12,111.03


99,241.89


Independent House- hold Arts


4,094.50


119.45


6,148.79


10,362.74


Atypical.


41,922.49


2,173.61


7,696.69


51,792.79


Sight Saving


3,633.00


62.80


760.67


4,456.47


Cont'uation & Jr. Voc.


15,051.72


880.30


4,452.71


20,384.73


Americanization


5,107.50


85.90


741.00


5,934.40


Evening High & Elem.


2,059.17


88.58


3,705.01


5,852.76


Evening Practical Arts


1,816.83


1,482.01


3,298.84


Evening Vocational


5,642.50


546.10


1,651.50


7,840.10


Dist. Occupations


5,905.79


15.79


768.60


6,630.13


Total.


$1,928,593.18


$71,355.93


$410,710.89


$2,410,660.00


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TABLE 3-PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1948-1949


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total.


High


$193.00


$10.60


$29.94


$233.54


Northeastern Jr.


163.56


4.33


26.99


194.88-


Southern Jr.


163.34


4.21


39.52


207.07


Western Jr


171.32


4.12


37.58


213.02


Prescott


115.13


3.46


31.60


150.19


Hanscom


109.81


2.85


46.20


158.86


Bennett


140.39


3.36


51.85


195.60


Baxter


116.55


3.51


36.27


156.33


Knapp


122.15


3.69


31.44


157.28


Perry


117.87


3.11


28.61


149.59


Pope


98.10


3.21


25.10


126.41


Cummings


115.64


3.28


23.29


142.21


Edgerly


112.33


2.64


15.00


129.97


Glines


114.12


2.78


25.91


142.81


Grimmons


104.86


3.29


23.12


131.27


Forster


106.56


2.88


29.22


138.66-


Bingham.


114.41


2.80


28.21


145.42


Carr


115.03


3.13


26.84


145.00


Morse


98.13


3.04


25.45


126.62


Proctor


100.89


3.02


22.86


126.77


Durell


94.88


3.16


24.10


122.14


Burns


110.21


3.07


28.34


141.62


Brown


112.65


3.04


21.25


136.94


Cholerton


103.19


3.33


27.57


134.09


Hodgkins


112.27


2.73


27.23


142.23.


Cutler


104.48


2.75


19.47


126.70


Lowe


116.71


3.13


28.34


148.18


Atypical


234.20


12.14


43.00


289.34


Sight Saving


403.67


6.98


84.51


495.16


Evening High & Elem ..


9.67


.42


17.39


27.49


All Elementary


113.42


3.26


27.20


143.88


All schools ( without state-aided schools)


139.28


4.82


29.23


173.33


Vocational


335.16


29.40


50.67


415.23


Jr. Voca. & Cont.


268.78


15.72


79.51


364.01


Eve. Prac. Arts


10.81


8.82


19.63


Eve. Voca.


29.24


2.83


8.55


40.62


Ind. Household Arts


163.78


4.78


245.95


414.51


Dist. Occupations


210.92


0.56


27.45


238.93


Americanization


38.40


.65


5.57


44.62


176


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 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


402,0921


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


1921


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


1931


15,915


1,141,065


56,074


22,411


41,502


98,823


1,359,876


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 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


1947


13,549


1,515,163


49,832


34,414


63,312


163,740


1,826,191


1948


13,507


1,750,083


79,201


26,554


85,166


175,696


2,116,700


1949


13,282


1,928,593


71,356


32,976|


77,059 163,244


2,273,228


$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.


in 1922.


250.00, 11


FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.


SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.


Total.


1938


16,623


1,329,084


53,473


42,028


112,885


1,515,680


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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.


Care.


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


) 63


71,848,811


.00559


1914


24 55


1 89


4 27


30 7


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


3 72


2 05


1 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


, 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


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


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


1945


92 29


3 36


15 49


111 14


116,941,600


.01351


1946


100 99


3 75


15 62


120 36


116,705,950


.01497


1947


111 83


3 67


32 56


148 06


133,975,950


.01497


1948


129 57


5 86


32 74


168 17


139,631,300


.01627


1949


145 20


5 37


30 92


181 49


131,136,700


.01838


178


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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


72,419


40,507


1,448,697


1,561,622


1936


339,510


39,194


1,457,378


1,836,082


1937


152,587


52,847


1,515,680


1,721,114


1938


22,314


49,936


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


1945


149,801


1,579,961


1,729,762


1946


102,367


1,645,215


1,747,582


1947


151,315


1,854,854


2,006,169


1948


146,239


2,125,275


2,271,514


1949


122,295


2,288,365


2,410,660


For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.


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TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS For School Year 1947-1948


1842


1,013


1910


77,236


1929


105,000


1850


3,540


1911


78,000


1930


103,604


1860


8,025


1912


80,000


1931


104,000


1865


9,366


1913


81,000


1932


104,000


1870


14,693


1914


1915


86,854


88,000


1935


100,773


1885


29,992


1917


93,000


1936


101,000


1890


40,117


1918


91,000


1937


100,000


1895


52,200


1919


91,500


1938


100,000


1900


61,643


1920


93,033


1939


100,000


1901


63,000


1921


94,500


1940


102,304


1902


65,273


1922


98,000


1941


102,000


1903


67,500


1923


99,000


1942


102,000


1905


69,272


1924


100,440


1943


102,000


1906


70,875


1925


99,032


1944


102,000


1907


72,000


1926


101,000


1945


105,883


1908


75,500


1927


102,000


1946


105,883


1909


75,500


1928


104,000


1947


105,883


1948


105,883


1949


105,883


School Census


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age inclusive, October 1, 1949


16,212


School Registrations


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age inclusive, October 1, 1949: In public schools


11,110


In private schools




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