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$753,080.28
Northeastern Jr.
212,019.21
7,570.83
44,784.81
264,374.85
Southern Jr.
201,673.19
6,342.89
43,708.90
251,724.98
Western Jr.
203,666.23
6,916.21
45,995.22
256,577.66
Prescott
76,600.69
2,139.41
22,774.89
101,514.99
Hanscom
37,014.51
1,507.27
10,302.93
48,824.71
Bennett
35,111.93
895.93
7,320.50
43,328.36
Baxter
22,434.09
587.54
5,151.46
28,173.09
Knapp
42,022.70
1,231.55
12,471.97
55,726.22
Perry
25,268.41
647.78
6,235.98
32,152.17
Pope
26,990.67
885.92
* 15,742.98
43,619.57
Cummings
49,626.93
1,231.39
10,302.93
61,161.25
Edgerly
43,305.28
957.76
7,320.50
51,583.54
Glines
64,157.90
2,023.16
15,454.39
81,635.45
Grimmons
47,248.80
1,181.71
8,405.02
56,835.53
Forster
101,362.79
2,447.67
20,876.99
124,687.45
Bingham
65,624.89
1,418.09
15,454.39
82,497.37
Carr
62,040.34
2,077.58
14,641.00
78,758.92
Morse
53,994.83
1,595.86
11,658.58
67,249.27
Proctor
41,691.73
1,492.05
8,405.02
51,588.80
Durell
18,539.24
441.05
4,066.95
23,047.24
Burns
35,705.95
1,360.56
8,405.02
45,471.53
Brown
53,221.72
1,345.55
10,302.93
64,870.20
Cholerton
34,947.92
1,119.66
10,302.93
46,370.51
Hodgkins
63,347.36
1,705.73
11,387.45
76,440.54
Cutler
119,452.79
3,363.88
20,605.86
143,422.53
Lowe
34,625.45
878.89
8,405.02
43,909.36
Vocational
110,703.10
8,263.39
16,004.17
134,970.66
Ind'p. Household Arts
7,426.85
69.49
7,151.15
14,647.49
Atypical
55,881.14
1,152.70
13,556.48
70,590.32
Sight Saving
4,508.86
6.63
1,084.52
5,600.01
Cont. & Junior Voc.
19,866.25
1,405.69
6,455.46
27,727.40
Americanization
6,926.50
7.07
2,177.22
9,110.79
Evening High &
Elem.
3,817.05
13.27
5,232.10
9,062.42
Evening Practical
Arts
2,599.95
35.39
2,492.49
5,127.83
Evening Vocational
3,632.00
1,052.63
2,824.27
7,508.90
Distributive Educa-
tion
6,100.00
5.51
920.65
7,026.16
Total
$2,630,929.02
$91,606.64
$547,462.69 $3,269,998.35
..
* Includes $9,507.00 for Buses
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ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 3-PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1953 - 1954
From School Appropriation
Spent By City Government
Schools
Instruction and Supervision
Supplies
Care
Total
High
$310.35
$12.76
$43.35
$366.46
Northeastern Jr.
250.91
8.96
53.00
312.87
Southern Jr.
235.60
7.41
51.06
294.07
Western Jr.
253.00
8.59
57.14
318.73
Prescott
165.09
4.61
49.08
218.78
Hanscom
118.64
4.83
33.02
156.49
Bennett
160.33
4.09
33.43
197.85
Baxter
175.27
4.59
40.24
220.10
Knapp
166.10
4.87
49.29
220.26
Perry
151.31
3.88
37.34
192.53
Pope
147.49
4.84
86.03
238.36
Cummings
150.84
3.74
31.32
185.90
Edgerly
158.63
3.51
26.82
188.96
Glines
141.63
4.47
34.11
180.21
Grimmons
158.55
3.97
28.20
190.72
Forster
153.12
3,70
31.53
188.35
Bingham
156.63
3.38
36.88
196.89
Carr
139.42
4.67
32.90
176.99
Morse
154.71
4.57
33.41
192.69
Proctor
162.86
5.83
32.83
201.52
Durell
213.09
5.07
46.75
264.91
Burns
115.55
4.40
27.20
147.15
Brown
158.40
4.00
30.66
193.06
Cholerton
161.80
5.18
47.70
214.68
Hodgkins
157.97
4.25
28.40
190.62
Cutler
133.47
3.76
23.02
160.25
Lowe
201.31
5.11
48.87
255.29
Atypical
375.04
7.74
90.98
473.76
Sight Saving
751.47
1.11
180.75
933.33
Evening High & Elem.
21.69
.08
29.72
51.49
All Elementary
156.50
4.34
36.15
196.99
All Schools (With-
out state-aided
schools)
200.22
6.55
40.87
247.64
Vocational
588.84
43.95
85.13
717.92
Cont. & Junior Voc.
551.84
39.05
179.31
770.20
Eve. Prac. Arts
14.05
.19
13.47
27.71
Eve. Voca.
19.96
5.78
15.52
41.26
Ind'p. Household
Arts
464.17
4.34
446.95
915.46
Dist. Occupations ..
152.50
.14
23.01
175.65
Americanization
51.31
.05
16.13
67.49
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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.
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.
1914
12,320
$338,587
$26,843
$6,448|$18,952
$33,711
$624
$425,165
1915
12,903
357,581
29,389
5,755
18,366
32,674
213
443,978
1916
13,191
363,948
26,098
6,233
20,197
34,667
451,143
1917
12,770
376,138
29,221
5,429
25,487
35,718
471,993
1918
12,656
410,589
33,587
6,966
35,839
42,063
18
529,062
1919
12,733
437,730
33,225
8,821
22,960
55,710
*559,328
1920
12,836
613,294
40,079
10,092
37,083
56,381
*757,679
1921
13,396
714,859
26,329
12,163
63,017
61,435
¥878,153
1922
14,109
747,905
42,682
10,531
26,521
61,987
*889,877
1923
14,308
752,272
44,106
9,883
64,726
63,408
934,395
1924
14,544
769,773
52,757
9,803
34,162
67,277
933,772
1925
14,699
790,963
45,259
12,226
41,846
73,967
964,261
1926
15,042
851,758
46,497
13,319
23,316
74,924
1,009,814
1927
15,042
944,588
47,388
13,187
39,524
82,773
1,127,460
1928
15,190
974,328
51,041
13,898
23,544
86,580
1,149,391
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
1953
12,498
2,509,084
82,822
37,863
60,301
204,177
2,894,247
1954
12,566
2,630,929
91,607
38,211
68,305
232,168
3,061,220
Includes $882.50, rent of Armory in 1919.
750.00
in 1920.
350.00,
in 1921.
250.00,
in 1922.
Total.
268
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
4 41
32 54
79,304,329
.00569
1917
26 72
2 05
4 61
33 38
78,921,472
.00595
1918
29 58
2 40
6 09
38 07
84,639,280
.00625
1919
31 82
2 45
6 43
40 70
87,353,424
.00643
1920
44 34
2 80
7 45
54 59
83,910,855
.00903
1921
50 07
1 60
9 62
61 29
86,718,290
.01012
1922
50 90
2 77
6 73
60 40
88,158,139
.01009
1923
50 39
2 85
9 24
62 48
92,519,400
.01010
1924
51 21
3 34
7 39
61 94
99,311,000
.00940
1925
51 25
2 79
8 35
62 39
104,769,800
.00920
1926
54 87
2 90
6 96
64 73
109,262,400
.00915
1927
60 89
2 94
8 49
72 32
116,406,900
.00969
1928
62 23
3 01
7 68
72 92
120,172,300
.00956
1929
63 95
3 19
8 33
75 47
118,840,900
.01021
1930
67 30
3 56
8 66
79 52
122,420,200
.01042
1931
69 92
3 19
9 79
82 90
123,051,300
.01105
1932
71 95
3 15
9 99
85 09
123,285,500
.00936
1933
72 15
2 83
9 41
84 39
119,798,800
.00704
1934
72 17
2 67
9 12
83 96
118,100,500
.00711
1935
72 40
2 51
9 60
84 51
117,182,500
.01236
1936
73 23
2 01
8 62
83 86
115,688, 600
.01259
1937
75 47
2 61
10 17
88 25
113,453,300
.01335
1938
77 21
3 01
9 67
89 89
114,522,100
.01354
1939
78 33
2 77
9 93
91 03
114,124,400
.01357
1940
77 92
2 72
10 01
90 65
114,057,800
.01353
1941
75 80
2 55
9 75
88 10
113,273,800
.01348
1942
80 69
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
61627
1949
145 20
5 37
30 92
181 49
131,136,700
01838
1950
155 74
5 41
34 48
195 63
128,191,550
.02060
1951
170 34
6 08
35 87
212 29
127,760,800
.02181
1952
182 81
6 40
36 55
225 86
129,972,800
.02270
1953
193 14
6 00
41 53
240 67
130,714,000
.02404
1954
200 22
6 55
40 87
247 64
131,065,450
.02490
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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
72,413
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
1,495,956
1,552,475
1943
56,935
1,520,250
1,577,185
1944
101,147
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
1953
192,824
2,949,244
3,142,068
1954
186,927
3,083,071
3,269,998
For years prior to 1914 see School Report of 1917.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 7-POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS For School Year 1953 - 1954
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, 1954
16,548
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years
of age inclusive, October 1, 1954 In public schools
10,657
In private schools
5,877
Total
16,534
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 15 inclusive:
In public schools, males
4411
females
3904
8315
In private schools, males
2462
females
2450
4912
Total
13,227
.
27
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 8-ATTENDANCE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS For School Year 1953 - 1954
Schools
Annual
Enrollment
Average
Membership
Average
Attendance
Per cent of
Attendance
No. Attending
In October
No. Attending
In June
High
2,202
2,055
1,900
92.45
2,151
2,007
Northeastern Jr.
894
845
769
91.01
852
832
Southern Jr.
927
856
788
92.06
862
845
Western Jr.
844
805
755
93.79
809
800
Vocational
204
188
167
88.82
197
129
Prescott
496
464
419
90.30
490
453
Hanscom
337
312
290
92.94
309
315
Bennett
244
219
197
89.95
217
217
Baxter
142
128
115
89.84
137
128
Knapp
270
253
234
92.49
251
254
Perry
178
167
151
90.42
169
160
Pope
191
183
168
91.80
186
184
Cummings
360
329
300
91.19
340
319
Edgerly
292
273
248
90.84
280
268
Glines
490
453
419
92.49
461
448
Grimmons
318
298
273
91.61
304
294
Forster
709
662
606
91.54
664
663
Bingham
438
419
388
92.60
431
418
Carr
488
445
413
92.81
458
452
Morse
383
349
320
91.69
360
349
Proctor
277
256
236
92.19
256
259
Durell
98
87
82
94.25
89
86
Burns
336
309
279
90.29
315
312
Brown
359
336
319
94.94
363
337
Cholerton
232
216
200
92.59
225
227
Hodgkins
428
401
373
93.02
405
393
Cutler
961
895
825
92.18
911
881
Lowe
188
172
161
93.60
170
176
Atypical Classes
161
130
129
99.92
211
126
Sight Saving Classes
7
6
5
83.33
6
6
Cont. & Jr. Voc.
45
36
31
86.11
35
35
Total
13,499
12,566
11,560
91.99
12,914
12,373
Total for 1952-1953
13,369
12,498
11,418
91.36
12,859
12,245
272
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 9-STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOL For School Year Ending June, 1954
Number of teachers, including Head Master
126
Number of days school kept
180
Number enrolled
2,170
Average number belonging
2,055.41
Average daily attendance
1,900.11
Tardiness
5,148
Dismissals
700
In class of 1956, September
587
June
584
Per cent of loss
0.9
In class of 1955, September
730
June
668
Per cent of loss
9.1
In class of 1954, September
830
June
751
Per cent of loss
9.0
Special Students, September (Post Graduates)
2
June
6
Per cent of gain
33.3
Number of graduates, male-(includes 5 in Armed Forces)
257
Number of graduates, female
309
Total
566
Average Age, male graduates
18
Average Age, female graduates
17.6
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
273
TABLE 10-PUPILS BY GRADES, JUNE, 1954
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Never in First Grade Before
High
Post Graduate
1
3
4
Twelfth
270
314
584
Eleventh
330
338
668
Tenth
361
390
751
Total
6.2
62
962
1,045
2,007
Junior High
Ninth
377
419
796
Eighth
404
408
812
Seventh
461
408
869
Total
64
56
1,242
1,235
2,477
Elementary
Sixth
12
19
474
470
944
Fifth
15
16
514
453
967
Fourth
32
462
393
855
Third
30
436
391
827
Second
36
635
569
1,204
First
44
7:20
624
1,344
1,202
Total
27
177
3,241
2,900
6,141
Kindergarten
20
14
745
707
1,452
Special
2
12
Sight Saving
1
2
4
6
Cadets
5
Atypical
3
8
79
47
126
Vocational
21
129
129
Americanization
1
Continuation &
Jr. Vocational
2
2
22
13
35
Independent
Household Arts
Total
181
345
232
64
296
Supervisors and
Principals, etc ...
18
3
Grand Total
199
348
14
6,422
5,951
12,373
274
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 11-PUPILS IN HIGH, JUNIOR HIGH, ELEMENTARY, VOCATIONAL AND CONTINUATION SCHOOLS, 1953-1954
High
School
Junior
High
Schools
Elementary
Schools
K ndor-
g tons
Vocational
School
Atypical
Schools
Sight
Saving
Class
Jr. Voc. and
Continuation
Schools
Total
Annual enrollment
2:202
2665
6579
1425
204
161
7
45
13,499
Average membership
2055
2506
6144
1482
188
149
6
36
12,566
Average attendance
1900
2313
5733
1282
167
129
5
31
11.560
Per cent. of attendance
92.45
92.30
93.31
86.50
55.82
86 5%
83.33
91.99
No. cases of tardiness
5148
3618
3143
127
1371
283
86.11 120
13.810
Number cases of dismissal
700
1678
1633
14
199
93
36
4,353
Membership. October, 1953
2151
2523
6226
1565
197
211
6
35
12,914
Membership, June, 1954
2007
2477
6141
1452
129
126
6
35
12,373
TABLE 12-NUMBER OF PUPILS ADMITTED TO GRADE 1 IN SEPTEMBER
SCHOOL
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
Prescott
47
63
64
65
65
Hanscom
23
32
50
29
29
Bennett
21
15
40
32
31
Baxter
25
23
30
19
17
Knapp
23
22
26
24
20
Perry
28
35
32
35
25
Pope
29
19
33
30
34
Cummings
42
45
70
59
47
Ldgerly
58
33
67
62
62
Glines
41
46
83
84
90
Grimmons
17
25
64
63
51
Forster
70
43
111
104
114
Bingham
58
85
72
52
52
Carr
47
29
60
60
56
Morse
14
42
72
58
49
Proctor
39
29
49
41
31
Durell
21
23
28
25
25
Burns
4]
41
84
78
64
Brown
42
48
42
44
54
Hodgkins
59
46
83
60
49
Cutler
116
110
136
138
141
Lowe
38
61
51
40
40
Total
936
900
1,347
1,202
1,146
275
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 13-EIGHTH GRADE PROMOTIONS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1954
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
301
280
243
12
0
0
20
5
Southern Junior High
224
213
205
3
0
1
1
3
Western Junior High.
266
245
231
00
1
0
6
1
Total
791
738
679
21
1
1
27
9
TABLE 13a-NINTH GRADE PROMOTIONS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1954
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 in June
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
268
262
229
17
2
0
14
0
Southern Junior High
278
273
255
11
0
1
6
0
Western Junior High
254
245
222
13
0
0
10
0
Total
800
780
706
41
2
1
30
0
Vocational School
School
No. Entering
lic or Private
-
276
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 14 COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF THE ATTENDANCE DEPARTMENT For School Year 1953-1954
1953
1954
Change
Number of visits to the school
379
381
+2
Number of visits to the homes
3783
3449
-334
Number of cases to be investigated ..
3530
3277
-253
Number of cases found to be trauncy or absenteeism
338
326
-12
Number of different pupils who were
truants or habitual absentees
184
180
-4
Number of truants for first time
107
99
-8
Number who were truants for the second time
39
40
+1
Number who were truants for three or more times
38
41
+3
Number of girls who were truants or absentees
108
169
+61
Number of visits to mercantile or
3
1
-2
Number of minors found to be work-
1
1
2
Number of employment certificates issued to boys
16
7
-9
Number of employment certificates re-issued to boys
2
3
+1
Number of employment certificates issued to girls
2
3
+1
Number of employment certificates re-issued to girls
0
1
+1
Number of educational literate cer-
tificates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)
1367
1892
+425
Number of newspaper licenses issued to boys 12 to 16 years of age
48
38
-10
Number of transfer cards investigated
2268
2117
-151
Number of cards forwarded
1055
1107
+52
Number of truants in County training School at the close of the year
0
Amount of board paid for truants
0
-
Disposition of truancy and habitual absentees cases
Warned and returned to schools
153
Left School (over 16)
14
Removed from City
5
Obtained certificates
1
Sent to House of Good Shepherd
2
Sent to Youth Service Board
5
Sent to County Training School
180
manufacturing establishments ..
ing without employment certificates
TABLE 14a TRUANCIES AND HABITUAL ABSENTEEISM BY AGES AND GRADES
BY AGES.
GRADE.
Total.
6
1
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
I
1
1
2
II.
3
3
IJI.
1
2
3
IV.
2
1
1
1
5
V.
1
1
1
4
6
4
14
VII
3
15
8
13
39
VIII
1
3
22
24
50
IX
8
22
4
34
X
1
1
XI.
0
Voc. 1
4
4
Voc. 11
2
5
7
Voc. 111
1
1
1
1
6
13
Total
1
5
0
2
5
6
13
23
44
77
4
180
..
..
3
VI ..
.
.
.
.
.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
()
XII
2
Ungraded
277
278
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 15 EVENING HIGH SCHOOL Season 1953-1954
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
102
269
371
Average Membership
53
123
176
Average Attendance
35
82
117
Number of Teachers
4
4
8
Number of Sessions
53
Cost of Instruction
$3,817.05
Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light and Sup-
plies
5,245.37
Total Cost
$9,062.42
TABLE 15a EVENING PRACTICAL ARTS Season 1953-1954
Women
Enrolled
342
Average Membership
234.95
Average Attendance
185.31
Number of Teachers
7
Number of Sessions
60
Student Hours
9547
Cost of Instruction
$2,599.95
Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light and Sup-
plies
2,527.88
Total Expenditure
$5,127.83
Reimbursement from State
1,261.50
Net Cost
$3,866.33
TABLE 15b AMERICANIZATION CLASSES Season 1953-1954
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
103
120
223
Average Membership
. : 50
85
135
Average Attendance
31.22
64.02
95.24
Number of Classes
10
Number of Teachers
7
Number of Sessions
65
Membership Hours
17,550
Cost of Instruction
$6,926.50
Cost of Supplies
7.07
Cost of Janitor, Fuel & Light
2,177.22
Total Cost
$9,110.79
Reimbursement form State
3,315.20
Net Cost
$5,795.59
Net Cost per membership hour ..
.33
279
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 16-Promotions from Elementary to Junior High Schools
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
Prescott
110
102
125
127
116
49
Hanscom
-
-
-
-
67
Bennett
20
20
15
26
17
19
Knapp
88
63
78
68
53
73
Pope
52
48
46
30
32
36
Cummings
33
37
33
32
29
32
Glines
48
30
34
57
35
52
Grimmons
26
24
28
36
30
27
Forster
100
82
82
76
70
87
Bingham
52
43
47
46
45
. 48
Carr
60
57
63
66
72
84
Morse
33
47
27
34
38
34
Proctor
24
34
21
20
36
37
Brown
37
35
36
34
35
41
Cholerton
101
31
65
81
88
83
Hodgkins
44
43
40
42
46
34
Cutler
94
70
88
88
87
115
Total
922
766
828
863
829
918
Average Member- ship of Elementary Schools
6442
6391
6099
5815
6044
6579
Per cent of Average Membership Pro- moted to Jr. High
14.32
11.99
13.58
14.84
13.72
13.95
1
-
280
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 17-ATTENDANCE STATISTICS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS
JUNE
ENROLLMENT
Average Membership
Average Attendance Attendance
Per cent. of
Number of Tardi- nesses
Ratio of Tardiness to Average Attendance
1914
13,932
12,320
11,610
94.2
7,380
0.635
1915
14,505
12,903
12,189
94.5
8,000
0.656
1916
14,647
13,191
12,323
93.4
9,373
0.761
1917
13,967
12,770
11,933
93.7
7,325
0.613
1918
14,256
12,656
11,798
93.2
8,970
0.760
1919
14,039
12,733
11,609
91.2
9,744
0.839
1920
14,091
12,836
11,807
91.9
11,628
0.993
1921
14,500
13,396
12,533
93.6
11,337
0.904
1922
15,225
14,004
13,160
94.0
11,620
0.883
1923
15,932
14,308
13,276
92.8
13,164
0.991
1924
16,092
14,554
13,647
93.8
12,528
0.918
1925
16,262
14,699
13,691
93.1
11,814
0.863
1926
16,687
15,042
14,074
93.6
12,256
0.871
1927
16,669
15,042
14,094
93.7
12,526
0.888
1928
16,807
15,190
14,232
93.1
15,160
1.065
1929
17,083
15,521
14,435
93.0
16,626
1.152
1930
16,851
15,632
14,666
92.8
13,904
0.948
1931
17,218
15,915
14,940
93.9
13,429
0.891
1932
17,389
16,030
15,104
94.2
15 634
1.035
1933
17,758
16,303
15,322
93.9
14 488
0.945
1934
17,903
16,616
15,591
93.8
14,962
0.960
1935
17,811
16,613
15,506
93.3
15,532
1.000
1936
17,926
16,707
15,470
92.6
13,656
0.982
1937
17,871
16,626
15,564
93.6
13,647
0.876
1938
17,762
16,623
15,551
93.6
14,508
0.932
1939
17,559
16,307
15,093
92.6
14,123
0.936
1940
17,486
16,325
15,276
93.6
15 572
1.019
1941
17,266
15,988
14,792
92.5
13,741
0.928
1942
16,416
15.170
13,939
91.9
13,797
0.989
1943
15,703
14,304
12,758
89.2
14,804
1.160
1944
14,975
13,742
12,296
89.5
18,497
1.504
1945
14,760
13,693
12,348
90.1
18,070
1.382
1946
14,811
13,670
12,347
90.3
14,937
1.209
1947
14,876
13,549
12,465
92.4
18,258
1.465
1948
14,591
13,507
12,263
90.7
16,087
1.312
1949
14,139
13,282
12,189
91.8
16,021
1.314
1950
13,888
12,957
11,966
92.4
16,189
1.352
1951
13,274
12,504
11,464
91.7
15,321
1.336
1952
13,384
12,465
11,293
90.6
14,042
1.243
1953
13,369
12,498
11,418
91.4
13,758
1.205
1954
13,499
12,566
11,560
92.0
13,810
1.195
(For years prior to 1914 see School Report of 1917)
281
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 18-MEMBERSHIP, ETC., OF HIGH SCHOOL FOR A SERIES OF YEARS
YEAR.
Average Membership all Schools.
Largest Number in High School.
Per cent. of Average Membership of all Schools.
Number of Graduates of High School.
Per cent.of Average Membership of all Schools.
1914
12,320
2,111
18.18
273
2 35
1915
12,903
2,258
17.50
311
2.41
1916
13,191
2,288
17.35
348
2.64
1917
12,770
1,973
15.45
340
2.66
1918
12,656
1,520
12.01
332
2.62
1919
12,733
1,854
14.56
310
2.43
1920
12,836
1,714
13.35
241
1.87
1921
13,396
1,762
13.15
316
2.36
1922
14,004
2,037
14.55
613
4.38
1923
14,308
2,061
14.40
419
2.93
1924
14,554
2,104
14.45
497
3.41
1925
14,699
2,229
15.16
524
3.56
1926
15,042
2,230
14.82
524
3.48
1927
15,042
2,318
15.41
521
3.46
1928
15,190
2,356
15.51
513
3.38
1929
15,521
2,430
15.66
606
3.90
1930
15,632
2,500
15.99
564
3.61
1931
15,915
2,723
17.11
621
3.90
1932
16,030
3,033
18.92
770
4.80
1933
16,303
3.226
19.79
700
4.29
1934
16,616
3,442
20.71
847
5.10
1935
16,613
3,468
20.87
826
5.00
1936
16,707
3,626
21.70
856
5.12
1937
16,626
3,594
21.62
871 920
5.53
1939
16,307
3,673
22.52
933
5.72
1940
16,325
3,775
23.12
996
6.10
1941
15,988
3,680
23.02
985
6.16
1942
15,170
3,348
22.07
906
5.97
1943
14,304
2,974
20.79
800
5.59
1944
13,742
2,719
19.78
677
4.93
1945
13,693
2,714
19.82
677
4.94
1946
13,670
2.850
20.85
688
5.03
1947
13,549
2,921
21.56
726
5.36
1948
14,591
2,751
18.85
742
5.09
1949
13,282 12,957
2,278
17.50
646
4.98
1951
12,504
2,373
18.98
622
4.97
1952
12,465
2,237
17.95
641
5.14
1953
12,498
2,238
17.90
636
5.09
1954
12,566
2,177
17.32
566
4.50
(For years prior to 1914 see School Report of 1917)
5.24
1938
16,623
3,626
21.81
788
5.93
1950
2,538
19.11
282
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 19 PROMOTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1954 Elementary Grades
GRADE.
On June
Promotion List.
Unconditionally
Promoted
to next Grade.
Promoted on Trial.
Retarded.
Promoted more
than One Grade.
Special Promo-
tions during Year.
Dropped Back
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