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The Per Capita Cost of Schools for 1951-52
High School
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1951.
1952.
Change
1951.
1952.
Change
1951.
1952.
Change
1951.
1952.
Change
instruction
$252.73
$267.85
+$15.12
$205 24
$227.75
+$22.51
$135 21 $143.64
+$8 43
$170.34
$182 81
+$12.47
Supplies.
11.47
11.32
-. 15
7.41
6 54
--. 87
4.07
4.94
-7.87
6 08
F.40
1.32
Carp.
34 85
36.17
+1.32
4.4 29
17.69
+3.40
33.51
33.14
- . 37
35.87
36.65
+.78
Total
$299.05
$315.34
+ $16.29
$256.94
$281.98
+$25.04
$172.79
$181.72
+$8.93
$212.29
$225.86
+$13.57
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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166
ANNUAL REPORTS
A comparison of the per capita cost for previous years is as follows:
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
Cost of Instruct-
tion
$108.11
$124.74 $139.28
$155.74 $170.34 $182.81
Cost of Supplies
3.42
5.31
4.82
5.41
6.08
6.40
Cost of Care
31.67
31.57
29.23
34.48
35.87
36.65
Total
$143.20 $161.62 $173.33 $195.63 $212.29
$225.86
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $15.12 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1951, and $. 15 less per pupil for supplies.
The elementary schools have cost $8.43 more per pupil for instruction, and $0.87 more for supplies.
The amount yielded for each child in the average mem- bership of the schools for 1952 not including the vocational schools, was $225.86.
TABLE 1-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1952
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
+$1,263,500
1895
1906, 1918, 1928
Prescott
1 ..
13
$439
C
Steam
Fan
1867
Southworth
S.
10
2401
49,310
C
Steam
Fan
139,200
1916
Knapp
13
473
24,517
C
Steam
Gravity
58,500
1889
° Pope
Southern Junior High
47
1,308
64,460 A-C
Steam
Fan
374,400
1918
[ Edgerly Elementary
10
304
43,927
A Steam
Unit System
412,800
1936
[ Boys' Vocational ....
18
110
Glines
15
515
28,800
C Steam
Gravity
101,400
1891
Chandler (Northeastern Jr. High)
42
1,290
74,124
A Steam
Gravity
638,000
1923
Folsom
1.
12
S
756
30,632
C Steam
Gravity
112,000
1866
Forster
2
Carried forward
296
9,033
$3,099,800
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.
A-Brick walls, concrete floors and corridors.
B-Brick walls, concrete corridors, wooden floors.
C-Brick exterior walls. 0 Not used School Year 1949-1950 :- ordered closed by Building Commissioner August 1949. Organization housed at Bennett and Hanscom Buildings.) Dental Clinics in Prescott, Knapp and Glines.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Enlargements
...
..
1931, 1933
Vocational { Continuation
6
30
1894 Razed, December 1950
1899
8
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TABLE 1-CONCLUDED, SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1952
Name
ONo. of Classrooms
No. of Sittings
Size of Lot, includ-
ing Space occupied
Class of
Construction
How Heated
How Ventilated
Valuation including
Furniture
When Built
Brought forward
16
462
35,586
C
Steam
Gravity
82,000
1886
1904
Bingham
14
649
20,450
C
Steam
Gravity
63,100
1898
Morse
12
484
29,000
C
Steam
Gravity
64,000
1869
1890
Cholerton (Highland)
12
458
23,260
C
Steam
Gravity
73.600
1880
1891
Hodgkins
11
584
35,034
C
Steam
Gravity
126 200
1896
Cliff (Western Jr. High)
43
1,480
218,071
B
Steam
Fan
548 000
1917
1923, 1931
Cutler
20
929
53,719
C
Steam
Fan
154,000
1912
1915
Bennett
12
475
21,964
C
C
Steam
Fan
70,500
1897
1907
Hanscom
10
472
26,733
C
Steam
Gravity
83,700
1901
1907
Brown
8
252
T
C Steam
Gravity
147,000
1905
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
1899
Burns
8
386
21,650
C
Steam
Gravity
59,000
1903
Lowe
6
210
11,000
C Steam
Gravity
41,200
1901
Baxter
6
242
46,080
C Steam
Gravity
56,100
1899
Durell
4
163
13,883
C
Steam
Gravity
26,100
1894
Total
512
17,634
|| State property; land not included in valuation.
* Dental Clinics in Proctor, Hodgkins
ANNUAL REPORTS
10
364
16,767
Steam
Gravity
58,000
1902
·
.
... .
Perry
$4,891,600
Carr
296
9,033
$3,099,800
Enlargements
by Building
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TABLE 2-COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1951 - 1952
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$579,615.70
$24,505.87
$78,281.13
$682.402.70
Northeastern Jr.
196,181.29
6,037.28
38,936.91
241,155.48
Southern Jr.
179,070.64
4,325.80
40,005.30
223,401.74
Western Jr.
191,613.49
5,911.78
39,767.88
237,293.15
Prescott
81,045.16
3,136.64
20,342.16
104,523.96
Hanscom
19,369.37
907.29
7,418.91
27,695.57
Bennett
31,872.38
827.92
6,461.63
39,161.93
Baxter
20,676.60
628.14
4,547.07
25,851.81
Knapp
35,399.84
1,321.55
11,248.02
47,969.41
Perry
22,206.19
701.95
5,504.35
28,412.49
Pope
26,984.07
929.15
17,410.63*
45,323.85
Cummings
39,874.61
1,298.10
7,418.91
48,591.62
Edgerly
35,929.44
905.41
6,461.63
43,296.48
Glines
54,411.35
1,791.88
13,880.53
70,083.76
Grimmons
33,728.13
1,385.80
7,658.22
42,772.15
Forster
84,293.47
2,774.28
18,427.60
105,495.35
Bingham
68,513 25
1,677.83
14,119.85
84,310.93
Carr
62,283.68
2,161.87
12,923.25
77,368.50
Morse
51,250.76
1,731.67
10,290.74
63,273.17
Proctor.
36,700.61
1,429.40
7,658.23
45,788.24
Durell
16,858.44
552.13
3,589.79
21,000.36
Burns
26,232.80
1.002.80
7,418.91
34,654.51
Brown
45,859.12
1,646.64
9,333.46
56,839.22
Cholerton
34,842.87
1,228.43
9,094.14
45,165.44
Hodgkins
61,104.44
1,890.66
10,051.42
73,046.52
Cutler
102,292.34
3,680.03
18,666.91
124,639.28
Lowe.
32,250.38
1,016.62
7,418.91
40,685.91
Vocational
101,417.12
7,274.19
14,126.49
122,817.80
Independent House- hold Arts
5,725.02
95.09
6.692.55
12,512.66
Atypical.
56,501.87
2,685.64
11,965.98
71,153.49
Sight Saving
4,271.27
19.42
957.28
5,247.97
Cont'uation & Jr. Voc.
18,854.46
788.72
5,698.09
25,341.27
Americanization
5,577.50
12.52
1,887.24
7,477.26
Evening High & Elem.
3,246.02
179.65
4,606.53
8,032.20
Evening Practical Arts
2,233.98
2.165.82
4,899.80
Evening Vocational
3,552.00
728.46
2,492.92
6,773.38
Dist. Education
5,983.20
75.09
859.95
6,918.24
Total
$2,377,822.86
$87,265.70
$485,789.34
$2,950,877.90
* Includes $10,949.00 for Buses.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 3-PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1951 - 1952
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision .
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$267.84
$11.33
$36.17
$315.34
Northeastern Jr.
228.12
7.02
45.27
280.41
Southern Jr.
208.96
5.03
46.69
260.68
Western Jr.
248.20
7.66
51.51
307.37
Prescott
128.03
4.95
32.14
165.12
Hanscom
118.11
5.53
45.24
168.88
Bennett
163.45
4.24
33.14
200.83
Baxter
150.92
4.59
33.19
188.70
Knapp
150.00
5.60
47.66
203.26
Perry
129.11
4.08
32.00
165.19
Pope
140.54
4.84
90.68
236.06
Cummings
119.02
3.88
22.15
145.05
Edgerly
144.88
3.65
26.05
174.58
Glines
145.10
4.78
37.01
186.89
Grimmons
152.62
6.27
34.65
193.54
Forster
137.74
4.53
30.11
172.38
Bingham
178.42
4.37
36.77
219.56
Carr
143.18
4.97
29.71
177.86
Morse
129.75
4.38
26.05
160.18
Proctor
141.70
5.52
29.57
176.79
Durell
160.56
5.26
34.19
200.01
Burns
134.53
5.14
38.05
177.72
Brown
132.16
4.74
26.90
163.80
Cholerton
124.88
4.40
32.60
161.88
Hodgkins
152.38
4.71
25.07
182.16
Cutler
119.50
4.30
21.81
145.61
Lowe
159.66
5.03
36.73
201.42
Atypical
338.33
16.08
71.65
426.06
Sight Saving
610.18
2.77
136.76
749.71
Evening High & Elem.
19.79
1.10
28.09
48.98
All Elementary
143.64
4.94
33.14
181.72
All schools ( without state-aided schools)
182.81
6.40
36.65
225.86
Vocational
456.83
32.77
63.63
553.23
Jr. Voca. & Cont.
496.17
20.76
149.95
666.88
Eve. Prac. Arts
7.98
7.73
15.71
Eve. Voca.
19.20
3.94
13.47
36.61
Ind. Household Arts
212.04
3.52
247.87
463.43
Dist. Occupations
130.07
1.63
18.69
150.39
Americanization
32.81
.07
11.10
43.98
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 4-ANNUAL COST OF MAINTAINING THE SCHOOLS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS
Amounts are given to the nearest dollar and include what has been paid for maintaining day and evening schools of all grades.
YEAR.
Average Member- ship.
Instruction and Super- vision.
School Supplies.
Light.
Heating. Janitors.
School Tele- phones.
Total.
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
941,588
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
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
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
1950
12,957
2.091,696
77,767
30,331
60,648
182,504
2,442.946
1951
12.504
2,225,289
84,320
31,955
59,560
182,207
2,583,331
1952
12,465
2,377,823
87,266
32,575
62,646
205,676
2,765.986
* Includes $882.50, rent of Armory in 1919.
750.00
in 1920.
.
350.00
in 1921.
250.00,
in 1922.
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 5-ANNUAL COST PER CAPITA OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS (Based on the average membership)
YEAR.
Instruction and Supervision.
School Supply Expenses.
Care
Total.
Assessors' Valuation of City.
Ratio of Cost of School Main- tenance to Valuation.
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
1 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 4
88,158,139
.01009
1923
50 39
2 85
9 24
62 48
92,519,400
.01010
192-
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
4 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
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
1
.01357
1940
17 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
.01828
1950
155 74
5 41
34 48
195 63
128,191,550
.02060
195
170 34
6 08
35 87
212 29
127,760,800
02181
1952
182 81
6 40
36 65
225 86
129,972,800
.02270
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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
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
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
48,936
1,550,748
1,621,998
1939
29,328
62,088
1,547,639
1,639,055
1940
9,139
55,421
1,543,784
1,608,344
1941
59,692
1,526 809
1,586,501
1942
58,519
1,493,956
1,552,475
1943
56,935
1,520,250
1,577,185
1944
104,147
1,548,161
1,652,308
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
1950
147,363
2,493,053
2,640,416
1951
171,698
2,614,604
2,786,302
1952
156,290
2,794,588
2,950,878
For years prior to 1914 see School Report of 1917.
174
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 7 .- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS For School Year 1951 - 1952
1842
1,013
1911
78,000
1935
100,773
1850
3,540
1912
80,000
1940
102,304
1860
8,025
1913
81,000
1945
105,883
1865
9,366
1914
85,000
1950
102,254
1870
14,693
1915
86,854
1875
21,594
1916
88,000
1880
24,985
1917
93,000
1885
29,992
1918
91,000
1890
40,117
1919
91,500
1895
52,200
1920
93,033
1900
61,643
1921
94,500
1901
63,000
1922
98,000
1902
65,273
1923
99,000
1903
67,500
1924
100,440
1905
69,272
1925
99,032
1906
70,875
1926
101,000
1907
72,000
1927
102,000
1908
75,500
1928
104,000
1909
75,500
1929
105,000
1910
77,236
1930
103,604
School Census
Number of children between 5 and 15 years
of age inclusive, October 1, 1952
16,521
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years
of age inclusive, October 1, 1952
In public schools
10,656
In private schools
5,767
Total
16,423
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 15 inclusive:
In public schools, males
4,219
females
3,900
8,119
In private schools, males
2,531
females
2,415
4,946
Total
13,065
175
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 8-ATTENDANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS For School Year 1951 - 1952
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending
in October.
No. Attending in June.
High
2,316
2,164
1,990
91.96
2,285
2,078
Northeastern Jr. High
905
860
784
91.16
881
851
Southern Jr. High
916
857
795
92.77
886
832
Western Jr. High
812
772
715
92.62
779
752
Vocational
254
222
19
86.49
242
142
Prescott
705
633
563
88.94
662
620
Hanscom
183
164
150
91.46
176
159
Bennett
213
195
178
91.28
199
198
Baxter
150
137
120
87.59
137
133
Knapp
256
236
215
91.10
253
235
Perry
185
172
149
86.63
174
164
Pope
206
192
173
90.10
199
189
Cummings
357
335
297
88.66
340
332
Edgerly
263
248
216
87.04
257
246
Glines
400
375
341
90.93
366
381
Grimmons
212
221
200
90.50
183
250
Forster
685
612
548
89.54
643
597
Bingham
419
384
348
90.63
405
373
Carr
464
435
396
91.03
448
437
Morse ..
403
395
352
89.11
409
396
Proctor
271
259
235
90.73
261
252
Durell
115
105
97
92.38
111
103
Burns
207
195
178
91.28
195
195
Brown
376
347
318
91.64
364
340
Choler ton
293
279
246
88.17
285
272
Hodgkins
442
401
364
90.77
416
397
Cutler
915
856
767
89.60
868
831
Lowe
221
202
182
90.10
208
196
Atypical
189
167
145
86.83
172
159
Sight Saving
7
6
85.71
6
7
Continuation, Jr. Voca.
44
38
33
86.84
44
32
Total
13,384
12,465
11,293
90.60
12,854
12,154
Total for 1950-1951
13,724
12,504
11,464
91.78 12,796112,204
176
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year Ending June, 1952
Number of teachers, including Headmaster
129
Number of days school kept
180
Number enrolled
2,297
Average number belonging
2,163.96
Average daily attendance
1,989.86
Tardiness
5,760
Dismissals
1,344
In class of 1954, September
834
June
739
Per cent of loss 11.3
In class of 1953, September
778
June
688
Per cent of loss 11.6
In class of 1952, September
650
June
647
Per cent of loss
.9
Special Students, September (Post Graduates)
1
June
4
Per cent of gain 75.0
Number of graduates, male (includ. 6 in Armed Forces)
287
Number of graduates, female
354
Total
641
Average age, male graduates
18
Average age, female graduates
17.6
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
177
TABLE 10-PUPILS BY GRADES, JUNE 1952
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
High
Post Graduate
1
3
4
Twelfth
360
287
647
Eleventh
391
297
678
Tenth
399
3.10
739
Total
59
64
1,151
927
2,078
Junior High
Ninth
422
406
828
Eighth
389
413
802
Seventh
387
418
805
Total
6-1
62
1,198
1,237
2,435
Elementary
Sixth
6
20
448
437
8×5
Fifth
11
18
512
433
945
Fourth
36
526
484
1,010
Third
35
538
514
1,052
Second
34
485
437
922
First
86
529
143
972
936
Total
17
179
3,038
2,748
5,786
Kindergarten
16
14
796
719
1,515
Special
2
11
Sight Saving
1
5
2
7
Cadets
7
2
Atypical ..
3
10
100
59
159
Vocational
21
142
142
Americanization
1
Continuation &
Jr. Vocational
2
2
20
12
32
Independent
Household Arts
1
Total
175
349
267
73
340
Supervisors and
Principals, etc.
18
3
Grand Total
193
352
14
6,450
5,704
12,154
Never in First Grade Before
1
178
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 11-PUPILS IN HIGH, JUNIOR HIGH, ELEMENTARY, VOCATIONAL, AND CONTINUATION SCHOOLS 1951 - 1952
High
School
Junior
High
Schools
Schools
Kinder-
g'r'ens
Vocacional
School
Atypical
Schools
Sight
Saving
Class
| Jr. Voc. and
Continuation
Schools
Total
Annual enrollment
2316
2633
6196
1745
254
189
44
13,384
Average membership
2164
2489
5815
1563
222
167
7
38
12.465
Average attendance
1990
2294
5345
1289
192
144
6
33
11.293
Per cent. of attendance
91.96
92.17
91.92
82.47
86 23
85.71
86.84
90.60
No. cases of tardiness
5760
3782
2880
105
86.49 1107
216
22
170
14.042
Number cases of dismissal
1344
1825
1449
17
164
96
0
43
4,938
Membership. October, 1951
2285
2546
5893
1666
242
172
6
44
12,854
Membership, June, 1952.
2078
2435
5786
1515
142
159
7
32
12.154
TABLE 12-NUMBER OF PUPILS ADMITTED TO GRADE 1 IN SEPTEMBER
SCHOOL
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
Prescott
60
58
47
63
64
Hanscom
45
30
23
32
50
Bennett
28
18
21
15
40
Baxter
26
22
25
23
30
Knapp
39
24
23
22
26
Perry
39
39
28
35
32
Pope
55
49
29
19
33
Cummings
41
48
42
45
70
Edgerly
68
42
58
33
67
Glines
77
103
41
46
83
Grimmons
51
29
17
25
64
Forster
126
99
70
43
111
Bingham
75
65
58
85
,2
Carr
53
58
47
29
60
Morse
51
45
44
42
72
Proctor
52
33
39
29
49
Durell
33
44
21
23
28
Burrs
56
54
41
41
84
Brown
54
16
42
48
42
Hodgkins
61
71
59
46
83
Cutler
146
157
116
110
136
Lowe
16
66
38
61
51
Total
1,297
1,189
936
900
1,347
Elementary
179
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 13-EIGHTH GRADE PROMOTIONS, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1952
Promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth grade in the Junior High School corresponds to the promotion from the last grade of an elementary school to the High School.
SCHOOL
Number in Class
in June
No. Promoted to
Grade 9
No. Entering Grade 9
No. Entering Schools
Outside City
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering Voca- tional School
No. Entering Other
Junior High Schools In City
Northeastern Junior High
286
269
253
9
0
00
arco
4
Southern Junior High
238
238
225
4
3
Western Junior High
245
231
210
17
1
O
3
0
Total
769
738
688
30
4
0
11
5
TABLE 13a-NINTH GRADE PROMOTIONS, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1952
Promotion from the ninth grade to the tenth is the pro- motion from the Junior High School to the Senior High School. The tenth grade corresponds to the second year of a four-year High School.
SCHOOL
Number in Class
No. Promoted to
High School
No. Entering
Somerville High
Other Schools, Pub-
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering
No. Remaining at Home
Northeastern Junior High
283
277
236
5
19
0
17
0
Southern Junior High
257
257
247
6
1
0
2
1
Western Junior High
264
258
224
21
2
0
11
0
Total
804
792
707
32
22
O
30
1
Vocational School
in June
School
No. Entering
lic or Private
1
180
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department For School Year 1951 - 1952
1951 447
1952
Change
Number of visits to the school
382
-65
Number of visits to the homes
3,577
3,919
+342
Number of cases to be investigated ..
3,400
3,657
+257
Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism
364
379
+15
truants or habitual absentees ..
183
201
+18
Number of truants for the first time ..
115
104
-11
Number who were truants for the second time
32
56
+24
Number who were truants for three
or more times
36
41
+5
Number of girls who were truants or absentees
81
189
+108
Number of visits to mercantile or
1
3
+2
Number of minors found to be work-
2
4
+2
ing without employm't certificates Number of employment certificates issued to boys
1
7
4-6
Number of employment certificates re-issued to boys
0
3
+3
Number of employment certificates re-issued to girls
0
0
-
-
-
-
Number of educational literature cer-
tificates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)
766
1,382
+616
Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age .
33
89
+56
Number of transfer cards investigated
2,147
2,094
-53
Number of cards forwarded
1,066
1,210
+144
Number of truants in County training School at the close of the year
0
1
+1
Amount of board paid for truants
$104.00
+$104.00
Disposition of truancy and habitual absentee cases
Warned and returned to schools
157
Transferred to other schools
1
Left School (over 16)
27
Removed from City
4
Obtained certificates
3
Sent to Lancaster
Sent to House of Good Shepherd
Sent to Youth Service Board
8
Sent to County Training School
1
201
Number of different pupils who were
manufacturing establishments
Number of employment certificates re-issued to girls
TABLE 14a TRUANCIES AND HABITUAL ABSENTEEISM BY AGES AND GRADES
BY AGES.
Total.
GRADE.
6
7
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
2
3
II.
1
()
1
III
11
3
3
1
2
2
8
1
2
3
2
8
VI.
13
15
12
VII
5
17
14
3
VIII
1
6
26
IX
0
0
2
4
X
0
0
0
0
XI
0
0
0
0
..
2
10
1
13
Voc. 1
13
0
19
Voc. 11
Voc. 111
1
0
1
4
9
Ungraded
Total
2
0
3
4
4
6
8
26
52
86
10
201
1
U
3
2
IV
1
3
2
2
40
39
35
.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
15
1
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182
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 15-Evening High School, Season 1951-1952
Male
Female
Total 288
Enrolled
94
194
Average Membership
48.25
106.82
155.07
Average Attendance
32.50
66.21
98.71
Number of teachers
3
5
8
Number of sessions
56
Cost of Instruction
$3,246.02
Cost of Janitor, fuel, light and
Supplies
4,786.18
Total Cost
$8,032.20
Table 15a-Evening Practical Arts Classes, Season 1951-1952
Women
Enrolled
380
Average Membership
340.24
Average Attendance
280.29
Number of teachers
8
Number of sessions
57
Student Hours
11,418
Cost of Instruction
$2,233.98
Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light and Supplies
2,165.82
Total expenditures
$4,399.80
Reimbursements from State
1,082.79
Net cost
$3,317.01
Table 15b-Americanization Classes
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
101
138
239
Average Membership
60
110
170
Average Attendance
32.2
85.2
117.4
Number of Classes
9
Number of teachers
5
Number of sessions
57
Membership hours
19,380
Cost of instruction
$5,577.50
Cost of supplies
12.52
Cost of Janitors, Fuel and Light ...
1,887.24
Total cost
$7,477.26
Reimbursement from the State
2,788.75
Net cost
$4,688.51
Net cost per membership hour
.242
183
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 16-Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools
197
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
Prescott
137
124
110
102
125
127
Bennett
23
19
20
20
15
226
Knapp
70
79
SS
63
78
68
Pope
51
43
52
48
46
30
Cummings
36
34
33
37
33
32
Glines
48
47
48
30
34
57
Grimmons
29
29
26
24
28
36
Forster
95
86
100
82
82
76
Bingham
46
57
52
43
47
46
·Carr
60
69
60
57
63
66
Morse
44
38
33
47
27
34
Proctor
27
33
24
34
21
20
Brown
38
41
37
35
36
34
Cholerton
101
90
101
31
65
81
Hodgkins
50
70
44
43
40
42
Cutler
96
103
94
70
88
88
Total
951
962
922
766
828
863
Average Membership of Elementary Schools
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