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ferred from elementary grades to replace unusable furniture in the Northeastern Junior High School.
There was a considerable amount of maintenance and general repair work done in the schools, including electrical, heating, roofing, plumbing, resetting glass, plastering, mason work, carpentry, and painting.
RECOMMENDATIONS
In submitting this annual report covering the calendar year 1953 an attempt has been made to bring to the attention of the public the important considerations and activities of the schools, and the School Committee during the year.
Before concluding his report, it is the duty of the Super- intendent to present to the School Committee some recom- mendations upon matters which he considers to be deserving of study and action during the coming year. Naturally these items will be based on the discussions of the foregoing pages and upon matters which it is anticipated will soon need definite action.
It is therefore recommended:
(1) That continued support be given to bills before the General Court which will increase the state's contribution to- ward the expenses of the educational systems of the various communities of the Commonwealth.
(2) That further study be given and a definite policy be established by the School Committee with reference to the bill to revise the charter of Somerville in order to place the care and maintenance of the school buildings under the control of the School Committee where the jurisdiction logically belongs.
(3) That early study be given to and action taken to revise the Rules and Regulations of the School Committee, as pre- viously contemplated, so that the Rules will conform with the requirements of recently adopted legislation, and so that necessary revisions may be made to the eligibility rules for candidates for teacherships and cadetships, and the methods and procedures of the examination plan.
(4) That the schedule of rehabilitation of the present buildings which are in need of modernization to be a part of
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the eventual modern school plant in accordance with the recommendations made in the survey, be stressed by the School Committee, and the Mayor and City Government be urged to provide a substantial appropriation for this purpose in. the budget for 1954.
(5) That, as part of the previous recommendation, a fair priority be given to the necessary enlarging of the quarters for the auto body work and the painting and decorating activities. at the Trade School.
(6) That every possible effort be made by the School Com- mittee to quicken the necessary actions which must be taken by the City Government to make the two proposed elementary school buildings available as soon as possible.
(7) That speed be urged in the construction of the pro- posed stadium, in the hope that the scheduled home football games may be played there next fall, with a resulting increase in revenue from such games which will allow a decrease in the appropriation for athletics in the budget for 1955.
(8) That serious consideration be given during the early part of 1954 by the School Committee to the orders awaiting action which concern the furthering of the testing program in the elementary schools and the further study of the program. of guidance now in operation.
(9) That attention be given to furthering of the experi- mental plan for those having learning lags or deficiencies, which has now been in operation in the Southern Junior High School for two years, so that the plan may be extended to in- clude the other two junior high schools.
(10) That provision be made for extension to other ele- mentary school centers of the remedial reading program which. has for several years been so successful at the Proctor School.
CONCLUSION
It has previously been called to the attention of the public through annual reports of the Superintendent of Schools that the continued development of the American way of life re- quires an ever improving system of public education. The instructional program must be continually extended and en- riched, and it must be geared to the individual and social
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needs of the students. Functionally designed and adequately equipped buildings must be provided, and those who give the instruction must be thoroughly and properly prepared, aware of the latest and most up-to-date methods and techniques for the successful accomplishing of their tasks.
It is therefore evident that such a program of improved "schools will cost money. The tax conscious public will un- doubtedly question the necessity for such a program, but the old idea that "what was good for father and grandfather is good ›enough for the children of today" is no longer good common sense. The public now must be assured that their children and their grandchildren will enjoy freedom in a world where dignity and integrity of human life are respected. Equality of oppor- tunity for all people is demanded.
The Superintendent of Schools in submitting this, his twenty-sixth report in the series of eighty-two such reports has discussed briefly the conditions of the curriculum, the build- ings, and the teaching during the year 1953, in order to main- tain the faith of the public in the power of education, and in the necessity for demanding good schools and providing for the support of them, to the end that the cost of education will be seen to be a good investment in the necessary values for a world at peace.
In view of the statements contained in the pages of this report, it is evident that those associated with the continuing and furthering of an adequate educational program have exerted much time and energy to the fulfillment of the respon- sibilities of their tasks, and the Superintendent of Schools re- quests all of the people of the City of Somerville to join him in expressing appreciation to those involved for the part they have performed.
EVERETT W. IRELAND,
December 28, 1953
Superintendent of Schools
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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 1952-1953.
3. Cost per capita of maintaining schools, school year 1952-1953.
4. Cost of maintaining schools for a series of years.
5. Cost per capita for maintaining schools for 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 1952-1953.
9. Statistics of the high school for school year 1952-1953.
10. Pupils by grades, June 1953.
11. Separate statistics for high, junior high, elementary and vocational .. schools, for school year 1952-1953.
12. Admission to first grade in September 1953.
13. Number of junior high graduates, 1953.
14. Truant Statistics for a series of years.
15. Evening school statistics, 1952-1953.
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, 1953.
. 19a. Promotions, elementary schools, 1953.
CONCERNING TEACHERS
20. Registration of teachers, 1953.
21. Teachers elected in 1953.
22. Leave of absence of teachers.
23. Transfer of teachers.
24. Number of teachers employed for a series of years.
25. Changes in text books, 1953.
26. High and Jupnior High School graduation exercises, 1953 ..
26a. Evening High School graduation exercises, 1953.
27. Vocational School graduation exercises, 1953.
28. Organization of school board for 1953.
29. Teachers in sevice, December, 1953.
30. Officers in service, December, 1953.
31. School Custodians.
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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 census, 1935
100,773
Population, United States census, 1940
102,304
Population, State census, 1945
105,883
Population, United States census, 1950
102,254
Children, between five and fifteen years of age inclusive,
October, 1953 by school census
16,673
2-SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Number of school buildings in June
26
Number of classrooms in use in June
513
Valuation of school property
$4,891,600
3-TEACHERS
1952
1953
Change
In high school
123
122
-1
In junior high schools
126
122
-4
In elementary schools
196
198
+2
In Kindergartens
30
33
+3
Total: elementary and kindergar- tens
226
231
++5
Vocational School for Boys
21
21
0
Independent Household Arts
1
1
0
Atypical Classes
13
12
-1
Sight saving
1
1
0
Cadet teachers
9
5
-4
Special
13
13
0
Cont. and Jr. Vocational
4
4
0
Americanization
1
1
0
Total Teachers
538
533
-5
Supervisors, Principals, etc.
21
21
0
Total
559
554
-5
4-ATTENDANCE FOR THE YEAR
1952
1953
Change
Entire enrollment for the year
13,384
13,369
-15
Average number belonging
12,465
12,498
+33
Average number attending
11,293
11,418
+125
Percent of daily attendance
90.60
91.40
+.80
High school graduates
641
636
-5
Junior High School graduates
812
794
-18
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5-COST OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE *1952 1953
Change
Salaries of teachers ..
$2,308,171.86
Salaries of officers ...
69,651.00
$2,433,702.46 75,381.98
+$125,530.60 +5,730.98
Cost of books & sup- plies
87,265.70
82,822.19
-4,443.51
Cost of care of build- ings
485,789.34
550,161.56
+64,372.22
Total cost of day and evening schools ..
2,950,877.90
3,142,068.19
+191,190.29 +14.67
Cost of High School
instruction
579,615.70
610,774.54
+31,158.84
Per capita cost ..
267.85
297.21
+29.36
6-MISCELLANEOUS
*1952
1953
Change
Paid for new school buildings
Repairs & permanent improvements
$156,289.96
$192,824.38
+$36,534.42
Total school expend- itures
2,950,877.90
3,142,068.19
+191,190.29
Valuation of city
129,972,800.00
130,714,000.00
+741,200.00
Number of dollars spent to maintain
schools out of every $1,000 of valuation
1.20
1.48
+.20
Number of dollars
spent for all school
22.70
24.04
+1.34
* 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, 1953, is $3,142,068.19.
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 $204,177.07
The cost of fuel is 60,300.72
The cost of light is 37,862.93
Miscellaneous expense of operation 54,996.46
A total cost of 357,337.18
A total cost per capita of
28.59
Cost of repairs
192,824.38
.. ... . .. ..
..
.....
purposes, etc.
236.73
251.40
Per capita cost
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 School-
- Evening Schools
Expenditures
Total
High
Junior High
Elementary
Vocational
High
Elementary
Vocational
Office Salaries ..
$75,381.98
Office Expenses
6,850.04
Text Books
19,846.91
$4,800.37
$4,127.65
$10,648.40
$130.89
$106.30
...
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 Americaniza- tion Work
Supervisors
73,245.00
18,465.00
40,515.00
$5,146.75
$560.50
$19.50
$400.00
908.25
Teachers
2,315,229.46
586,829.35
540,185.94
1,057,123.05
98,806.53
5,884.00
308.00
3,612.00
22,480.59
Total
$2,433,702.46
$603,243.85
$565,768.44 $1,124,829.05
$103,953.28
$6,444.50
$327.50
$4,012.00
$25,123.84
...
$33.30
Stationery, Supplies, etc.
48,249.64
16,773.86
8,182.41
14,947.85
6,333.69
174.32
15.00
1,212.49
610.02
Miscellaneous, etc.
7,875.60
1,444.57
3,432.91
2,185.32
803.85
2.82
6.13
Total
$158,204.17
$23,018.80
$15,742.97
$27,781.57
$7,268.43
$283.44
$15.00
$1,212.49
$649.45
- Evening Schools High
Expenditures
Total $45,228.00
High $9,184.50 7,230.00
-Day School- Junior High $7,117.50
Elementary
Vocational
Elementary
Vocational
$27,191.00
$1,735.00
Principals
ANNUAL REPORTS
298
Jr. Vocational Continuation School and Americaniza- tion Work
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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, 1953 is as follows:
Care
$357,337.18
Contingent
82,822.19
Salaries
2,509,084.44
Total for school maintenance
2,949,243.81
Paid for repairs
192,824.38
Total for all school purposes
3,142,068.19
Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion:
1953
Janitors salaries
1948 $0.063
1949 $0.071
1950 $0.074
1951 $0.070
1952 $0.074
$0.069
Other Maintenance expenses
0.056
0.054
0.056
0.046
0.044
0.052
Administration
0.026
0.028
0.027
0.028
0.027
0.028
School supplies
0.034
0.029
0.028
0.030
0.029
0.026
Teachers salaries
0.801
0.818
0.815
0.826
0.826
0.825
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
300
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. The following shows:
The Per Capita Cost of Schools for 1952-53
High School.
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1952.
1953.
Change
1952.
1953.
Change
1952.
1953.
Change
1952.
1953.
Change
Instruction Supplies. Care ..
$267.85 11.32 36.17
$297.21 11.35 42.80
+$29.36 +.03 +6.63
$227.75 6.54 47.69
$241.43 7 03 55.65
+$13.68 +.49 +7.96
$143.64 $149.94 4.94 33.14 4.24 36.69
+$6.30 --. 70 +3.55
$182.81 6.40 36.65
$193.14 6.00 41.53
+$10.33 -. 40
+4.88
Total
$315.34
$351.36
+$36.02
$281.98
$304.11
+$22.13
$181.72
$190.87
+$9.15
$225.86
$240.67
+$14.81
ANNUAL REPORTS
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A comparison of the per capita cost for previous years is as follows:
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
Cost of Instruct-
tion
$24.74
$139.28
$155.74
$170.34
$182.81
$193.14
Cost of Supplies
5.31
4.82
5.41
6.08
6.40
6.00
Cost of Care
31.57
29.23
34.48
35.87
36.65
41.53
Total
$61.62
$173.33
$195.63
$212.29
$225.86
$240.67
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $29.36 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1952, and $.03 more per pupil for supplies.
The elementary schools have cost $6.36 more per pupil for instruction, and $0.70 less for supplies.
The amount yielded for each child in the average mem- bership of the schools for 1953 not including the vocational schools, was $240.67.
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TABLE 1-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1953
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
...
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
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
8
Forster
2 ..
12
756
30,632
C Steam
Gravity
112,000
1866
Carried forward
296
9,033
$3,099,800
+ 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,
ANNUAL REPORTS
.....
13
$439
C
Steam
Fan
1867
Southworth
.....
...
..
1931, 1933
Vocational ‹ Continuation
6
30
( Boys' Vocational ....
18
110
..
1899
1894 Razed, December 1950
Enlargements
..
TABLE 1-CONCLUDED, SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1953
Name
ONo. of Classrooms
Sittings
Size of Lot, includ-
ing Space occupied
by Building
Class of
Construction
How Heated
How Ventilated
Valuation including
Furniture
When Built
Brought forward
296
9,033
Bingham
16
462
35,586
C
Steam
Gravity
$3,099,800 82,000
1886
1904
Carr
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 Steam
Gravity
58,000
1902
Hanscom
10
364
16,767
C
Steam
Fan
70,500
1897
1907
Brown
10
472
26,733
C
Steam
Gravity
83,700
1901
1907
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
Baxter
6
210
11,000
C Steam
Gravity
41,200
1901
Perry
6
242
46,080
C Steam
Gravity
56,100
1899
Durell
4
163
13,883
C
Steam
Gravity
26,100
1894
Total
513
17,658
[ State property; land not included in valuation.
* Dental Clinics in Proctor, Hodgkins
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
....
.....
.....
.
.
.....
............
9
276
.... . . .
C
Steam
Gravity
147,000
1905
........
...
........
..
Lowe
.
......
$4,891,600
Enlargements
..
.
304
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 2-COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1952 - 1953
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
High
$610,774.54
$23,322.73
$87,956.67
$722.053.94
Northeastern Jr.
202,555.01
5,776.45
44,320.47
252,651.93
Southern Jr
185,709.77
5,152.13
45,536.58
236,398.48
Western Jr.
197,938.16
6,144.76
45,266.33
249,349.25
Prescott
79,543.71
2,455.59
23,099.88
105,099.18
Hanscom
30,669.01
1,071.28
8,424.66
40,164.95
Bennett
35,215.61
763.17
7,337.61
43,316.39
Baxter
20,331.80
552.46
5,163.50
26,047.76
Knapp
39,782.19
1,222.23
12,772.87
53,777.29
Perry
23,864.82
642.51
6,250.56
30,757.89
Pope
27,439.13
796.86
*18,437.36
46,673.35
Cummings
43,583.61
1,044.20
8,424.66
53,052.47
Edgerly
38,823.83
938.28
7,337.61
47.099.72
Glines
64,672.77
1,550.16
15,762.27
81,985.20
Grimmons
40,412.30
1,144.20
8,696.43
50,252.93
Forster
92,092.11
2,357.63
20,925.77
115,375.51
Bingham
65,052 04
1,306.29
16,034.03
82,392.36
Carr
62,236.31
1,729.61
14,675.22
78,641.14
Morse
50,697.63
1,533.48
11,685.82
63,916.93
Proctor
37,284.66
1,204.63
8,696.43
47,185.72
Durell
18,300.78
535.58
4,076.45
22,912.81
Burns
28,832.98
932.47
8,424.66
38,190.11
Brown
48,902.75
1,447.08
10,598.77
60,948.60
Cholerton
36,720.50
1,142.14
10.327.00
48,189.64
Hodgkins
67,171.08
1,669.68
11,414.06
80,254.82
Cutler
110,578.62
3,140.50
21,197.54
134,916.66
Lowe.
34,565.14
831.08
8,424.66
43,820.88
Vocational
107,860.69
7,378.97
15,984.61
131,224.27
Independent House- hold Arts
5,815.73
133.61
7,519.47
13,468.81
Atypical.
54,664.31
2,642.40
13,588.16
70,894.87
Sight Saving
4,484.85
24.43
1,087.05
5,596.33
Cont'uation & Jr. Voc.
19,354.30
675.65
6,447.57
26,477.52
Americanization
5,996.50
44.02
2,323.78
8,364.30
Evening High & Elem.
4,770.17
298.44
5,594.17
10,662.78
Evening Practical Arts
2,001.83
2,561.66
4,563.49
Evening Vocational
4,012.00
1,212.49
2,820.81
8,045.30
Dist. Education
6,373.20
5.09
966.41
7,344.61
Total
$2,509,084.44
$82,822.19
$550,161.56
$3,142,068.19
Total.
* Includes $11,099.75 for Buses
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TABLE 3-PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1952 - 1953
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$297.21
$11.35
$42.80
$351.36
Northeastern Jr.
238.30
6.80
52.14
297.24
Southern Jr.
227.03
6.30
55.67
289.00
Western Jr.
260.44
8.09
59.56
328.09
Prescott
146.49
4.52
42.54
193.55
Hanscom
125.18
4.37
34.39
163.94
Bennett
185.34
4.02
38.62
227.98
Baxter
151.73
4.12
38.53
194.38
Knapp
166.45
5.11
53.44
225.00
Perry
142.90
3.85
37.43
184.18
Pope
142.17
4.13
95.53
241.83
Cummings
132.88
3.18
25.69
161.75
Edgerly
148.75
3.60
28.11
180.46.
Glines
156.59
3.75
38.17
198.51
Grimmons
145.37
4.12
31.28
180.77
Forster
144.12
3.69
32.75
180.56
Bingham
166.80
3.35
41.11
211.26
Carr
142.42
3.96
33.58
179.96
Morse
131.34
3.97
30.27
165.58
Proctor
136.07
4.40
31.74
172.21
Durell
179.41
5.25
39.97
224.63.
Burns
132.87
4.30
38.82
175.99
Brown
138.14
4.09
29.94
172.17
Cholerton
135.50
4.21
38.11
177.82
Hodgkins
167.93
4.17
28.54
200.64
Cutler
124.94
3.55
23.95
152.44
Lowe
176.35
4.24
42.98
223.57
Atypical
339.53
16.41
84.40
440.34
Sight Saving
747.48
4.07
181.17
932.72
Evening High & Elem
14.59
.91
17.11
32.61
All Elementary
149.94
4.24
36.69
190.87
All schools (without state-aided schools)
193.14
6.00
41.53
240.67
Vocational
523.60
35.82
77.59
637.01
Jr. Voca. & Cont.
351.90
12.28
117.23
481.41
Eve. Prac. Arts
12.21
15.62
27.83
Eve. Voca.
22.04
6.66
15.50
44.20
Ind. Household Arts
276.94
6.36
358.07
641.37
Dist. Occupations
265.55
.21
40.27
306.03
Americanization
42.83
.31
16.60
59.74
..
..
306
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.
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
55,381
*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
866,580
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
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
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
1953
12,498
2,509,084
82,822 37,863
60,301 204, 177
2,894,247
Includes $882.50, rent of Armory in 1919.
750.00
in 1920.
·
350.00,
in 1921.
250.00,
in 1922.
1,550,748
1939
16,307
1,329,422
38,186 105,058
1,448,690
1936
16,779
1,265,145
13,295
34,703
106,429
48,963
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
Total.
307
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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
4 41
32 54
79,304,329
.00569
1917
26 72
2 05
4 61
33 38
78,921,472
.00595
1918
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